The visa-upon-arrival revocation for visitors from Chennai in Tamil Nadu is to stay for good, says the Internal Affairs Ministry.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Internal Affairs Abdul Rahman Ibrahim clarified that the ministry's decision to revoke the visa-upon-arrival for visitors from Chennai would not be changed.

"Once the VOA is revoked , it is revoked." he said.

The non-renewable visa has been revoked for entries from Chennai, India after the immigration department found that many visitors had used them for illegal overstay.