India e-Tourist Visa (eTV)

India e-Tourist Visa (eTV) facility is available for holders of passport of following countries:

Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Island, Chile, China, China-SAR Hong Kong, China-SAR Macau, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Myanmar, Nauru, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niue Island, Norway, Oman, Palau, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Republic of Macedonia, Russia, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, UAE, Ukraine, USA, Vanuatu, Vatican City-Holy See, Vietnam.

Extension of e-Tourist Visa (eTV) scheme to 36 more Countries / Territories and 7 more Airports from 15th August 2015

1. Andorra
2. Argentina
3. Armenia
4. Aruba
5. Belgium
6. Bolivia
7. Colombia
8. Cuba
9. East Timor
10. Guatemala
11. Hungary
12. Ireland

13. Jamaica
14. Malta
15. Malaysia
16. Mongolia
17. Monaco
18. Mozambique
19. Netherlands
20. Panama
21. Peru
22. Poland
23. Portugal
24. Seychelles

25. Slovenia
26. Spain
27. St Lucia
28. St Vincent & the Grenadines
29. Suriname
30. Sweden
31. Taiwan
32. Tanzania
33. Turks & Caicos Island
34. United Kingdom
35. Uruguay
36. Venezuela

Simultaneously, Immigration India has added 7 more Indian Airports as Designated Airports for entry on e-Tourist Visa from 15th August 2015. New Airports being included in the scheme are:-

1. Ahmedabad
2. Amritsar
3. Gaya
4. Jaipur
5. Lucknow
6. Tirchy
7. Varanasi

Existing airports that accept entry of e-Tourist Visa are Bengaluru, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai & Trivandrum.

With this total number of Designated Airports will become 16.

Eligibility

1. International Travellers whose sole objective of visiting India is recreation, sight seeing, casual visit to meet friends or relatives, short duration medical treatment or casual business visit.

2. Passport should have at least six months validity from the date of arrival in India. The passport should have at least two blank pages for stamping by the Immigration Officer.

3. International Travellers should have return ticket or onward journey ticket, with sufficient money to spend during his/her stay in India.

4. International Travellers having Pakistani Passport or Pakistani origin may please apply for regular Visa at Indian Mission.

5. Not available to Diplomatic / Official Passport Holders.

6. Not available to individuals endorsed on Parent’s/Spouse’s Passport i.e. each individual should have a separate passport.

7. Not available to International Travel Document Holders.

How it works

Apply online - Upload Photo and Passport Page

Pay visa fee online - Using Credit / Debit card

Receive eTV Online - eTV Will be sent to your registered e-mail

Fly To India - Print eTV and carry at the time of travel

Instructions for e-Tourist Visa

1. Applicants of the eligible countries may apply online minimum 4 days in advance of the date of arrival with a window of 30 days. Example: If you are applying on 1st Sept then applicant can select arrival date from 5th Sept to 4th Oct.

2. Recent front facing photograph with white background and photo page of Passport containing personal details like name,date of birth, nationality , expiry date etc. to be uploaded by the applicant. The application is liable to be rejected if the uploaded document and photograph are not clear / as per specification.

3. e-Tourist Visa (eTV) fee is US$ 60/- per passenger excluding interchange charge for credit/debit cards. The fee must be paid at least 4 days before the expected date of travel filled by you otherwise application will not be processed.

4. eTV 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 VISA.

5. Applicant should carry a copy of eTV along with him/her at the time of travel.

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

7. The validity of visa will be 30 days from the date of arrival in India.

8. eTV is valid for entry through 9 designated Airports i.e. Bengaluru, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai & Trivandrum. However, the foreigner can take exit from any of the authorized Immigration Check Posts (ICPs) in India.

9. This facility is in addition to the existing Visa services.

10. e-Tourist Visa (eTV) is allowed for a maximum of two visits in a calendar year.

11. e-Tourist Visa (eTV) once issued on arrival is Only single entry , non-extendable , non-convertible & not valid for visiting Protected/Restricted and Cantonment Areas.

12. Applicants can track the status of their application online by clicking visa status.

13. Please be careful while making payment of the eTV fee. If the number of unsuccessful attempts is more than three (03), then the application id would be blocked and the applicant would be required to apply afresh by filling the application form again and regenerating a new application id.

14. Before re-applying, the applicants are requested to wait for 4 hours for payment status updating, after final submission of the application form and payment of the fee. The payment status updating may take up to 4 hours.

15. Nationals of Yellow Fever affected countries must carry 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 India Ministry Of Health & Family Welfare latest guidelines regarding yellow fever countries here.

16. For any assistance call 24 * 7 Visa support center at +91-11-24300666 or send email to indiatvoa@gov.in.

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