e-Visa has 5 sub-categories viz. e-Tourist Visa (for 30 days/01 year/05 years), e-Business Visa, e-Medical Visa, e-Medical Attendant Visa, and e-Conference Visa.

Applicants of eligible countries/territories may apply online a minimum of 4 days in advance of the date of arrival for e-Tourist and e-Business visas.

Applicants of eligible countries/territories may apply online a minimum of 4 days in advance of the date of arrival with a window of 120 days for e-Medical, e-Medical Attendant, and e-Conference visas.

 Recent front-facing photograph with a white background and the photo page of Passport are mandatory. Additionally, one more document depending upon the e-Visa type would also be required to be uploaded.

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

Applicants should carry a copy of Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) along with them at the time of travel. ETA status should be ‘GRANTED’ on your document before the journey.

Biometric details of the applicant will be mandatorily captured at Immigration on arrival in India.

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

Nationals of Yellow Fever affected countries or travelers arriving from these countries must carry YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION CARD at the time of arrival in India.

You must travel on the Passport for which you have applied for eVisa. Entry will be allowed into India on the new passport even if ETA has been issued on the old passport.

The documents required for completing the eVisa application are indicated against each type of eVisa. Please keep all these documents ready at hand before beginning to fill your eVisa application. All documents, including Business cards, Invitation letters, etc., must be in the English language, failing which the application would be liable for rejection. The entire process may take 10 to 15 minutes to complete the application and make the payment.

Applicants must fill the eVisa application themselves and give correct information in each column, taking responsibility for the correctness of the provided information.

• For e-Tourist Visa: Scanned Bio Page of the passport, Copy of letter from the institute/organization/hospital for short term courses, Copy of letter from the organization for voluntary work of short duration.
• For e-Medical Visa: Scanned Bio Page of the passport, Copy of Letter from the Hospital concerned in India on its letterhead.
• For e-Medical Attendant Visa: Scanned Bio Page of the passport.
• For e-Business Visa: Scanned Bio Page of the passport, Copy of Business Card, Any letter of invitation from Indian parties.
• For Sports Related Activity: Copy of Passport page, Approval of the Government of India, Invitation Letter from the concerned Sports Federation/Association.
• For e-Business Visa visiting “To deliver lecture/s under Global Initiative for Academic Networks (GIAN)”: Scanned Bio Page of the passport, Invitation from the host institute, Copy of the sanction order under GIAN, Copy of the synopsis of the courses.
• For e-Conference Visa: Scanned Bio Page of the passport, Invitation from organizer, Political clearance from Ministry of External Affairs, Event clearance from Ministry of Home Affairs.

1. Format: JPEG
2. Size: Minimum 10 KB, Maximum 1 MB
3. The height and width of the Photo must be equal.
4. Photo should present a full face, front view, eyes open and without spectacles.
5. Center head within the frame and present full head from top of hair to the bottom of the chin.
6. Background should be a plain light-colored or white background.
7. No shadows on the face or on the background.
8. Without borders.

The validity of e-Visa depends on the type:

• For e-Tourist Visa (01 year / 05 years): 365 days / 05 years from the date of grant of ETA with Multiple entries, Maximum stay in India during one Calendar Year should not exceed 180 days.
• For e-Tourist Visa (30 days): 30 days from the date of first arrival in India with Double entries within the e-Visa validity period.
• For e-Business Visa: 365 days from the date of grant of ETA with Multiple entries, Continuous stay during each visit should not exceed 180 days.
• For e-Conference Visa: 30 days from the date of arrival in India with Single entry.
• For e-Medical Visa: 60 days from the date of first arrival in India with Triple entry allowed within the e-Visa validity period.
• For e-Medical Attendant Visa: 60 days from the date of first arrival in India with Triple entry allowed within the e-Visa validity period.

No, e-Visa is non-extendable and non-convertible.

You may arrive at 31 designated Airports and 5 designated seaports. You may depart from any of the Indian Immigration Check Posts (ICPs).

Ensure you delete the browser history and cookies before trying to make payment. Also, try to change the browser if the problem persists. In case you have already tried more than thrice, then you may have to re-submit the entire application form.

Payment receipt is auto generated on the email address provider’

Upload the business card along with the details of the Indian Firm/Company for business activities.

A 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, and phone number in India.’

You have to put the Previous visa details in the application form. If you do not remember your earlier Visa number/details, you can write NA or Not Available or Not Applicable in the application form.

The Visa on Arrival facility is only for the nationals of Japan, South Korea, and UAE (only for such UAE nationals who had earlier obtained e-Visa or regular/paper visa for India). For the nationals of all other countries eligible for e-Visa, the e-visa application has to be filled online, and the applicant must wait till the confirmation/Grant of ETA for traveling to India.

e-Visa processing 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 the Application.

Entry by cruise ship is allowed with the ETA through 5 designated seaports namely Mumbai, Chennai, Cochin, Goa, and Mangalore seaports.

‘Visible identification mark’ generally means moles, birthmarks, permanent scars, etc. which are visible and can be shown if asked for by the Indian Immigration Authority.

All the foreigners arriving in India within 6 days of departure from any yellow fever endemic country are required to possess (in original) a valid yellow fever certificate of vaccination.

The applicant must check all the details including Name, Nationality, Passport Number, and Date of Birth, photograph/self-image before final submission of the e-Visa application. The applicant would be responsible for any discrepancy irrespective of grant/rejection of e-Visa application. However, if any discrepancy found on ETA, e-Visa Support Centre may be contacted for assistance at least 24 hours before the journey date.

No, e-Visa is not allowed for employment. You may apply for a Regular Visa.

e-Visa is not allowed for NGO activities and journalism purposes. However, Voluntary work of short duration (for a maximum period of one month, which do not involve any monetary payment or consideration of any kind in return) is allowed.

Only two e-Medical Attendant Visas will be granted against one e-Medical Visa (patient).

For any clarification, you may write to the email id ‘indian-evisa[at]gov[dot]in’ or contact the helpline at +91 11 24300666.