In case the information provided during the e-Visa India application process is incorrect, applicants will be required to reapply and submit a new application for an online visa for India. The old eVisa India application will be cancelled automatically.

I Have a Diplomatic Passport, can I Apply for the Indian eVisa?

The Government of India supplies Indian eVisa for travelers whose sole objectives such as tourism, short duration medical treatment or a casual business trip.

Yes, all travelers including children/minor must have the valid -visa to travel to India. Ensure that your child’s passport is valid at-least for next 6 months from the date of arrival in India.

Visitors that are from a Yellow Fever impacted nation must carry a Yellow Fever Vaccination Card when traveling 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

Important Note: If you have been to above countries mentioned above, you will be required to present a Yellow Fever Vaccination Card upon arrival. Failure to comply may result in quarantine for 6 days upon arrival to India.

Check the vaccines and medicines list and visit your doctor at least a month before your trip to get vaccines or medicines you may need.

Most travelers are recommended to vaccinated for:

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

All major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, Union Pay, American Express and Discover) are accepted. You can make payment in any of the 130 currencies and payment methods including Debit/Credit/Cheque/Paypal. All transactions are secured using PayPal’s highly secure merchant services.

Note that the receipt is sent by PayPal to the email id provided at the time of making payment.

If you find that your payment for India e-Visa is not getting approved, then the most likely reason is the issue that this international transaction is being blocked by your bank/credit/debit card company. Kindly call the phone number at the back of your card, and try to make another attempt at making payment, this resolves the issue in most of the cases.

Mail us at info@indianonlinevisa.org if the issue is still unresolved and 1 of our customer support staff will get in touch with you.

Nationals of Japan, South Korea & UAE (only for such UAE nationals who had earlier obtained e-Visa or regular/paper visa for India) are Eligible for Visa-on-Arrival

Applying for an online e-Visa (e-Tourist, e-Business, e-Medical, e-MedicalAttendand) for India has many advantages. You can complete the application entirely online from the comfort of your home and do not need to visit Indian Embassy or consulate. Most e-Visa applications are approved within 24-72 hours and are sent over email. You are required to have a valid passport, email and credit / debit card.

However when you apply for regular Indian Visa, you are required to submit the original passport along with your visa application, financial and residence statements, for the visa to be approved. The standard visa application process is much harder and much more complicated, and also has a higher rate of visa denials.

So e-Visa India is both faster and simpler than a regular Indian Visa

The below are authorised Immigration Check Points (ICPs) for exit from India. (34 Airports, Land Immigration Check Points, 31 Seaports, 5 Rail Check Points). Entry into India on an electronic India Visa (Indian e-Visa) is still allowed by only 2 means of transport – airport or via cruise ship.

Exit Points

Designated Airports for Exit

• 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
• Srinagar
• Surat 
• Tiruchirapalli
• Tirupati
• Trivandrum
• Varanasi
• Vijayawada
• Vishakhapatnam

Designated Seaports for Exit

• Alang
• Bedi Bunder
• Bhavnagar
• Calicut
• Chennai
• Cochin
• Cuddalore
• Kakinada
• Kandla
• Kolkata
• Mandvi
• Mormagoa Harbour
• Mumbai Seaport
• Nagapattinum
• Nhava Sheva
• Paradeep
• Porbandar
• Port Blair
• Tuticorin
• Vishakapatnam
• New Mangalore
• Vizhinjam
• Agati and Minicoy Island Lakshdwip UT
• Vallarpadam
• Mundra
• Krishnapatnam
• Dhubri
• Pandu
• Nagaon
• Karimganj
• Kattupalli

Land Immigration Check Points

• Attari Road
• Akhaura
• Banbasa
• Changrabandha
• Dalu
• Dawki
• Dhalaighat
• Gauriphanta
• Ghojadanga
• Haridaspur
• Hili
• Jaigaon
• Jogbani
• Kailashahar
• Karimgang
• Khowal
• Lalgolaghat
• Mahadipur
• Mankachar
• Moreh
• Muhurighat
• Radhikapur
• Ragna
• Ranigunj
• Raxaul
• Rupaidiha
• Sabroom
• Sonouli
• Srimantapur
• Sutarkandi
• Phulbari
• Kawarpuchia
• Zorinpuri
• Zokhawthar

Rail Immigration Check Points

• Munabao Rail Check Post
• Attari Rail Check Post
• Gede Rail and Road Check Post
• Haridaspur Rail Check Post
• Chitpur Rail Checkpost

e-Visa India allows entry into India through any of the following 28 authorised Airports and 5 authorised seaports in India:

List of the 28 authorised landing Airports and 5 seaports in India:

• 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

All those entering India with an e-Visa are required to arrive at 1 of the airports or seaports mentioned above. If you try to enter India with an e-Visa India through any other airport or seaport, you will be denied entry into the country.

Yes. However the cruise ship must dock at an e-Visa approved port. Authorised seaports are: Chennai, Cochin, Goa, Mangalore, Mumbai.

If you are taking a cruise which docks in another seaport, you must have regular visa stamped inside the passport.

Applicants will receive their approved e-Visa India via email. The e-Visa is an official document required to enter and travel inside India.

Applicants should print at least 1 copy of their e-Visa India and carry it with them at all times during their entire stay in India.

You are not required to have proof of hotel booking or flight ticket. However 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 .

Once an immigration officer has verified e-Visa, the officer will place a sticker in the passport, also known as, Visa on Arrival. Your passport needs to have at least 2 blank pages required 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.  

The e-Tourist 30 day Visa is a double entry visa where as e-Tourist for 1 year and 5 years are multiple entry visas. Similarly e-Business Visa is a multiple entry visa.

However e-Medical Visa is triple entry visa. All eVisas are non-convertible and non-extendable.

Nationals of following countries are eligible:

Albania, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameron Union Republic, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Island, Chile, China, China- SAR Hongkong, China- SAR Macau, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d’lvoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati,Kyrgyzstan , Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, 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 , Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, 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.

Note: If your country is not on this list, you will need to apply for a regular Indian Visa at the nearest Indian Embassy or Consulate.

It is advisable to apply 7 days in advance of the date of arrival especially during the peak season (October – March). Remember to account for the standard Immigration process time which is 4 business days in duration.

Please keep in mind that Indian Immigration requires you to have applied within 120 days of arrival.

To apply for an e-Visa India, passport needs to have at least 6 months’ validity from the date of arrival to India, an email, and have a valid credit/debit card. Your passport needs to have at least 2 blank pages required for stamping by the Immigration Officer.

Tourist e-Visa can be availed for maximum of 3 times in a calendar year i.e. between January to December.
Business e-Visa allows max stay of 180 days – multiple entries (valid for 1 year).
Medical e-Visa allows max stay of 60 days – 3 entries (valid for 1 year).

e-Visa is non-extendable, non-convertible & not valid for visiting Protected/Restricted and Cantonment Areas.

Applicants of the eligible countries/territories must apply online minimum 7 days in advance of the date of arrival.

International Travellers are not required to have proof of hotel booking or flight ticket. However proof of sufficient money to support your stay in India is helpful.