Indian e-Visa: An Official Permit to Visit India

Eligibility Criteria

As per the Indian government guidelines, there are few fixed eligibility criteria which determine whether you can get electronic-visa India or not. Check the below-given points and make sure your objective of visiting under falls under the specified criteria.

1. International travelers who are visiting India must be looking to visit India for re-creation, sight-seeing, meeting friends or relatives, attesting short term courses of Yoga or medical treatment. Other than this attending business meetings, conference/seminar held by the department of Indian government or invitation from the subordinate/associated organization makes you eligible for Indian e-Visa.
2. Passport must have at least six months validity from the date of arrival.
3. Two blank pages of the passport are necessary for stamping
4. The traveler must have a return ticket.
5. The travel must be able to bear the expenses.
6. The Pakistani origin applicants can only apply for regular visa
7. The diplomatic passport holders are not eligible to apply for Indian e-Visa
8. Laissez- document holders can not avail Indian e-Visa.
9. Every individual need to have a specific passport and an e-Visa printed copy
10. The International Travel document holders who don’t have a passport are not eligible for the etv India.

List Of Countries Whose Nationals Are Permitted To Attain ETV India:

Instructions and Requirements:

1. E-Visa can be divided into five different categories namely e-Tourist Visa India, e-Business Visa India, e-Medical Visa India, e-Medical Attendant Visa and e-Conference Visa.
2. The e-conference visa applicants are restricted to perform the activities which lie under the list of permitted activities and for the recreational purpose one must have the India travel or tourist visa.
3. Only two people can apply for a medical attendant e-Visa against one e-medical visa
4. The applicants of e-medical visa and e-business visa can only apply a minimum four days before the date of arrival and that can go to 120 days maximum.
5. The Indian e-Visa fees once submitted will not be refunded in any case
6. E-Visa neither can be extended nor converted any which way.
7. The applicant must carry a copy of Electronic Travel Authorization while traveling to India
8. Sometimes it takes up to 2-3 hours for e-Visa update, as technical or network errors can cause the delay.
9. The application traveling from Yellow Fever country must carry the Yellow Fever Vaccination Card.
10. You need to carry the same passport you used to while filling the application form.

Documents Requirements for Different Entry e-Visa India

For e-Tourist visa:

1. The scanned bio-page of a passport with all details and photographs

For e-Medical visa:

1. The scanned copy of passport displaying the Photograph and details
2. The copy of the prescription from hospital and letter on hospital’s letterhead which must include the date of admission, and suggested medication.

For e-Business attendant visa:

1. Scanned bio page of password with all details and photographs
2. Copy of Business Card
3. A letter of invitation card if any party has invited you for the sake of business.

For a Conference visa:

1. Scanned bio-page with all passport details and photographs
2. Organizer’s invitation on the letterhead of the organizer
3. Clearance from the ministry of external affairs
4. Event clearance from the ministry of home affairs

Requirements That Your Scanned Photograph Must Meet Are as Follows

1. Format: JPEG
2. Size: 10 KB to 1 MB
3. The image should be square shaped which means it must have equal length and width
4. Make sure the photo clearly shows your full face, and eyes.
5. Do not wear spectacles while taking the photograph
6. Your head should lie in the center, and must have full head from the top of the hair to bottom of the chin
7. The background should be white or any light plain color.
8. There should be no shadows or border in the photo.

Requirements for Bio Page of The Passport:

1. It should contain a photograph and all details
2. The format should be PDF
3. The size should be between 10 KB to 300 KB

1. Format: PDF
2. Size can range from 10 KB to 300 KB.

All Check Ports

With an online Indian e-Visa, you will only be able to enter through the below-given airports and seaports.

Indian e-Visa Fee

The government fee for Indian e-Visa varies from country to country. The fee is solely determined and collected by the Immigration department. However, if you make any changes in the form after paying the fee, you have to pay the fee again. Changes are considered as a new application and thus the same fee is charged.

The e-Visa fee as per the country is:

1. Free Argentina, Cook Islands, Fiji, Jamaica, Indonesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, Niue Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uruguay, Vanuatu


2. US$25 Japan, Singapore, Sri Lanka


3. US$80 Albania, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Island, Chile, China, China – Sar Hong Kong, China – Macau, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Vatican City – Holy See, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Iran, Cote d'Ivoire, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Korea, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger Republic, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal,Qatar, Macedonia, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago , Turks and Caicos, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe


4. US$100: Mozambique, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA

Our fee is the sum of the amount you need to pay in advance while filling the application form on the website. The service fee will cover services namely checking your documents, getting them verified by the officer and delivering you the result of the application i.e. approval or rejection.

There are two processing charges one is for normal processing and other for the urgent processing. The urgent processing fee is usually higher than the normal fee as you will receive the e-Visa within 24-72 hours.

If you are applying for a normal fee you will receive your e-Visa within a 4-7 business days.

The urgent e-Visa will be sent within 24-72 hours.

There is no provision of paying the fee by cash. The e-Visa application is entirely an online process and hence the fee can be paid online only using Credit/Debit card or PayPal account. It is important to check the payment methods and be sure of it, before applying the visa.