General Instructions:

1. 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. A foreigner (other than those applying for e-Conference Visa) will be allowed to club activities permitted under these categories. Foreigners applying for an e-Conference visa will be permitted to club the activities permitted under an e-tourist visa only (validity co-terminus with e-Conference Visa only i.e. 30 days). Only two e-Medical Attendant Visas will be granted against one e-Medical Visa.
2. For e-tourist and e-Business visas, Applicants of the eligible countries/territories may apply online a minimum of 4 days in advance of the date of arrival.
3. For e-Medical, e-Medical Attendant, and e-Conference visas, Applicants of the eligible countries/territories may apply online a minimum of 4 days in advance of the date of arrival with a window of 120 days. Example: If you are applying on 1st Sept then the applicant can select the arrival date from 5th Sept to 2nd Jan.
4. Sample eVisa application form is available on the tab near the bottom of the eVisa main page.
5. Recent front-facing photographs with white backgrounds and a photo page of the Passport containing personal details like name, date of birth, nationality, expiry date, etc are to be uploaded mandatorily by the applicant. Additionally, one more document depending upon the e-Visa type would also be required to be uploaded. The application is liable to be rejected if the uploaded documents and photograph are not clear / as per specification.
6. e-Visa fee is country/Territory specific. Bank transaction charges of 2.5% will be charged additionally on applicable e-Visa fees. The fee must be paid at least 4 days before the expected date of travel otherwise the application will not be processed. To know the fee applicable to your Country/Territory please Click here (for an e-tourist Visa) and for other e-visa Click here.
7. 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).
8. Applicant should carry a copy of Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) along with him/her at the time of travel. Please confirm that your ETA status is shown as ‘GRANTED’ on this website prior to the commencement of your journey. Applicants can track the status of their application online by clicking Visa Status.
9. Biometric details of the applicant will be mandatorily captured at Immigration on arrival in India.
10. e-Visa is non-extendable, non-convertible & not valid for visiting Protected/Restricted and Cantonment Areas. If you intend to visit Protected/Restricted/Cantonment areas, you would require prior permission from the Civil Authority please visit here.
11. The e-Visa fee payment status updation may take up to 2 hours due to technical reasons/network delays. Before re-applying, the applicants are requested to wait for 2 hours for payment status updating, after final submission of the application form and payment of the fee. In cases, where the e-Visa fee has been deducted but the status is not updated, the applicants are advised to verify their payment status by clicking on the ‘Verify Payment/Pay Visa Fee’ tab or by clicking on the link Verify Payment.
12. Nationals of Yellow fever-affected countries or travelers arriving from these countries must carry a YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION CARD at the time of arrival in India, otherwise, they may be quarantined for 6 days upon arrival in India. Please visit our Ministry Of Health & Family Welfare’s latest guidelines regarding yellow fever countries here.
13. You must travel on the Passport which you have applied for eVisa. Entry will be allowed into India on the new passport even if the ETA has been issued on the old passport, however, in such cases a traveler must carry the old passport on which the ETA was issued.

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 out your e-visa 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 eVisa application himself/herself give the correct information in each column and take responsibility for the correctness of the information provided.

For e-Conference Visa

• Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details*
• Invitation from the organizer, which the applicant may seek from this organizer.
• Political clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs
• Event clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs

The digital photograph to be uploaded along with the Visa application should meet the following requirements:

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

Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details.

• Format: PDF
• Size: Minimum 10 KB, Maximum 300 KB

Other documents for Business/Medical Purposes

• Format: PDF
• Size: Minimum 10 KB, Maximum 300 KB