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India e-Visa - Frequently Asked Questions

ETA stands for Electronic Travel Authorization. It is an online system that allows travelers to apply for an Indian visa from anywhere in the world.

An Indian e Tourist visa is an electronic visa that allows tourists to visit India for short stays of up to 90 days for tourism, sightseeing, or visiting friends and family.

To apply for an e Visa to India, you can visit the Indian government's official website and follow the instructions for filling out the application form and uploading the required documents.

Yes, you can apply for an Indian visa online through the www.indianonlineevisa.org.in.

The processing time for an eVisa India varies depending on the type of visa and other factors such as the number of applications received by the Indian government at that time.

No, Indian Visa on Arrival has been discontinued. However, eligible foreign nationals can apply for an e Visa before traveling to India.

An e Tourist visa is valid for 1 year from the date of issuance, and the maximum stay allowed is up to 90 days

Yes, you can apply for an Urgent Tourist Visa for India if you need to travel urgently. However, you may have to pay an additional fee for expedited processing.

The Indian visa online application process involves filling out the application form, uploading the required documents, paying the visa fee, and scheduling an appointment at the Indian Embassy or Consulate for biometric data collection.

The Indian visa online application process involves filling out the application form, uploading the required documents, paying the visa fee, and scheduling an appointment at the Indian Embassy or Consulate for biometric data collection.

To be eligible for an Indian e Visa, you must have a valid passport from an eligible country, such as the United States, Canada, or the United Kingdom. You must also have a valid email address, a passport-sized photograph, and a scanned copy of your passport's bio page. Additionally, you must not be of Pakistani origin or have visited Pakistan in the last two years.

Afghanistan,Albania,Andorra,Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda,Argentina,Armenia,Aruba,Australia,Austria,Azerbaijan,Bahamas,Barbados,Belarus,Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon Union Republic, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Island, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Coted' lvoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, EastTimor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger Republic, Niue Island, Norway, Oman, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, SierraLeone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Island, Tuvalu, UAE, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City-Holy See, Venezuela,Vietnam,Zambia and Zimbabwe

Yes, British citizens need a visa to travel to India and British citizens are eligible for indian e-Visa. However, the indian e-Visa is not applicable for British Subject, British Protected Person, British Overseas Citizen, British National (Overseas) or British Overseas Territories Citizen.

Yes, united states of America citizens require a visa to travel to India and us citizens are eligible for e-Visa to india.

There are 3 catagory of tourist visa 30 days visa with double entry and 1 year or 5 year are multiple entries visa and similiarbussiness visa is also a multipile entry visa. e-medical visa is triple entry visa and it is non extendbale or convertible.

Yes. the cruise ship must dock at an e-Visa approved port. Authorised seaports are: Chennai, Cochin, Goa, Mangalore, Mumbai.If you are travlling with a cruise which docks in another seaport, you must have regular visa stamped inside the passport.

e-Visa India allows entry into India 28 authorised Airports and 5 authorised seaports in India:

List of the 28 authorised landing Airports and 5 seaports

  • Ahmedabad
  • Amritsar
  • Bagdogra
  • Bengaluru
  • Bhubaneshwar
  • Calicut
  • Chennai
  • Chandigarh
  • Cochin
  • Coimbatore
  • Delhi
  • Gaya
  • Goa
  • Guwahati
  • Hyderabad
  • Jaipur
  • Kannur
  • Kolkata
  • Lucknow
  • Madurai
  • Mangalore
  • Mumbai
  • Nagpur
  • Port Blair
  • Pune
  • Tiruchirapalli
  • Trivandrum
  • Varanasi
  • Vishakhapatnam

Or these authorised seaports:

  • Chennai
  • Cochin
  • Goa
  • Mangalore
  • Mumbai

Citizens of Japan, South Korea and UAE (only for such UAE nationals who had earlier got e-Visa or regular for India) are Eligible for Visa-on-Arrival

Travelers should be vaccinated for:

  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Typhoid fever
  • Encephalitis
  • Yellow fever

Travellers who are from a Yellow Fever impacted nation must carry a Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate when you are planning to travel to India:

  • Africa
  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Congo
  • Cote d' Ivoire
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea Bissau
  • Kenya
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Sudan
  • South Sudan
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • South America
  • Argentina
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
  • French Guyana
  • Guyana
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Suriname
  • Trinidad (Trinidad only)
  • Venezuela

Yes, all travellers including children/minor must have the valid -visa to travel to India.so remember that yours Childers visa should be valid for next 6 month from the date of travel.

In case the giving information by applicant are incorrection the indian e-visa indiaapplication form so applicant can submit a new application for indian online visa to india.your last old visa application will be cancelled automatically.

Applicants will receive their approved or granted indian e-visa via email. The indian e-Visa is an official document required to enter inside India.

Applicants should print at least 1 copy of their e-Visa and carry along with the passport at time of journey.You are not required to have proof of hotel booking or flight ticket and proof of sufficient money to support your stay in India is helpful

Upon arrival at 1 of the 28 authorised airports or 5 designated seaports, applicants will be required to show their printed e-Visa India. when you will arrival at 1 of the 28 authorised airports or 5 designated seaports, applicants will be required to show their printed e-Visa India.

Once an immigration officer has verified e-Visa, the officer will stamp a sticker in the passport, also known as, Visa on Arrival. Your passport needs required at least 2 blank pages for stamping by the Immigration Officer.

Note that the Visa on Arrival is only available for those who have previously applied and obtained an eVisa India.

e-Visa fee once submitted is non-refundable as the fee is for processing of the application and is not dependent on either Grant or Rejection of Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA).

No. You have already paid the required processing fee online.

Business card means 'a card provided to you by the company you are working for' OR you can also upload 'an invitation letter from the company in India including company's information, address andphone number in India'.

A Copy of Letter from the Hospital Appointment letter in India on its letterhead which includes the tentative date of admission/treatment in the hospital mentioning the name, nationality and Passport number of the patient/ e-Medical Visa applicant.

For e-Conference Visa required documents:

  • Invitation from organizer (mandatory)
  • Political clearance from Ministry of External Affairs, Govt of India (mandatory)
  • Event clearance from Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India (optional)

You may be allowed entry into India on the new passport even if ETA has been issued on the old passport with the condition that you must carry the new Passport and old passport on which ETA was issued.

No, You can only enter the designated airports/seaports which are listed on Indian e-Visa website.

You have to put the Previous visa details in the application form as it is mandatory. You can write NA or Not Available or Not Applicable or any other suitable phrase according to you in the applicationform if you do not remember your earlier Visa number/details.