Since 2015, foreign travelers whose nationality is listed below, wishing to travel to the Republic of India by air or sea, can apply for an online visa applicationThe visa is available at 30 airports and 5 ports in India. The fee ranges from 65 โฌ (Tourism) to 119 โฌ (Business, Medical).
Beware of sites that charge you extra and abusive fees for " emergency e-Visas" , this notion does not exist with the Indian authorities. The time limit indicated is incompressible.
Duration of validity of the online e-Visa
It is reserved for tourism (including cruises, yoga and visits to acquaintances, among others), business, medical or conference purposes. It cannot be used to live, take up a job, do an internship or do journalistic work. In these cases, a specific visa must be requested from the embassy.
No FRRO (Foreigners Regional Registration Office) registration is required for these e-Visas, and fingerprinting will take place on arrival. There is no need to go to the nearest embassy or consulate to finalise your application.
e-Visa Tourism
Tour, cruise, yoga: single or multiple entry stays, valid from 30 days to 5 years from date of issue.
e-Visa Business
Multiple stays of up to 180 days in India for 1 year from the date of issue of the e-Visa.
e-Visa
Medical
Patient and accompanying person: up to 3 entries for a maximum cumulative stay of 60 days. On issue, you have 120 days to enter.
e-Visa Conference
Only one entry is possible for up to 30 days in India. On issue, you have 120 days to enter India.
As part of the return of travellers to India, the government has resumed issuing 30-day, 1-year and 5-year e-Tourist Visas under the same conditions as before the Covid-19 pandemic. The 5-year e-Tourist Visas already issued before the crisis are valid again.
The e-Visa (also known as eTV or e-Tourist Visa) is for travellers who wish to travel to India by air or sea (cruise, etc.) If you are travelling by land, please contact your consulate. You can leave India by any means.
In addition to the e-Visa, travellers wishing to visit so-called "protected" or "restricted" areas must obtain additional permits, provided only by the local authorities. These areas are found, in whole or in part, in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir, Lakshadweep Islands, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim or Uttaranchal. To view details of these areas and apply for a special permit ($30), click here.
Contrary to popular belief, the e-Visa does not restrict the areas you can visit in India compared to a regular visa. Most of the time, tour packages take these restrictions into account and allow you not to have to take a special permit in addition to the e-Visa, such as for Ladakh/Leh for example where group travel is tolerated without a permit.
Which nationalities are covered by the e-Visa?
๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa
๐ฆ๐ฑ Albania
๐ฉ๐ช Germany
๐ฆ๐ฉ Andorra
๐ฆ๐ด Angola
๐ฆ๐ฎ Anguilla
๐ฆ๐ฌ Antigua and B.
๐ฆ๐ท Argentina
๐ฆ๐ฒ Armenia
๐ฆ๐ผ Aruba
๐ฆ๐บ Australia
๐ฆ๐น Austria
๐ฆ๐ฟ Azerbaijan
๐ง๐ธ Bahamas
๐ง๐ง Barbados
๐ง๐ช Belgium
๐ง๐ฟ Belize
๐ง๐ฏ Benin
๐ง๐พ Belarus
๐ง๐ด Bolivia
๐ง๐ฆ Bosnia-H.
๐ง๐ผ Botswana
๐ง๐ท Brazil
๐ง๐ณ Brunei
๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria
๐ง๐ฎ Burundi
๐ฐ๐ญ Cambodia
๐จ๐ฒ Cameroon
๐จ๐ฆ Canada
๐จ๐ป Cape Verde
๐ฐ๐พ Cayman Island
๐จ๐ฑ Chile
๐จ๐พ Cyprus
๐จ๐ด Colombia
๐ฐ๐ฒ Comoros
๐จ๐ฐ Cook Islands
๐จ๐ท Costa Rica
๐จ๐ฎ Ivory Coast
๐ญ๐ท Croatia
๐จ๐บ Cuba
๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark
๐ฉ๐ฏ Djibouti
๐ฉ๐ฒ Dominica
๐ฉ๐ด Dominican Rep.
๐ช๐จ Ecuador
๐ธ๐ป El Salvador
๐ฆ๐ช Emirates. A. U.
๐ช๐ท Eritrea
๐ช๐ธ Spain
๐ช๐ช Estonia
๐ธ๐ฟ Eswatini
๐บ๐ธ United States
๐ซ๐ฏ Fiji
๐ซ๐ฎ Finland
๐ซ๐ท France
๐ฌ๐ฆ Gabon
๐ฌ๐ฒ Gambia
๐ฌ๐ช Georgia
๐ฌ๐ญ Ghana
๐ฌ๐ท Greece
๐ฌ๐ฉ Grenada
๐ฌ๐น Guatemala
๐ฌ๐ณ Guinea-Conakry
๐ฌ๐ถ Guinea-Eq.
๐ฌ๐พ Guyana
๐ญ๐น Haiti
๐ญ๐ณ Honduras
๐ญ๐บ Hungary
๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland
๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland
๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel
๐ฎ๐น Italy
๐ฏ๐ฒ Jamaica
๐ฏ๐ต Japan
๐ฏ๐ด Jordan
๐ฐ๐ฟ Kazakhstan
๐ฐ๐ช Kenya
๐ฐ๐ฎ Kiribati
๐ฐ๐ฌ Kyrgyzstan
๐ฑ๐ฆ Laos
๐ฑ๐ธ Lesotho
๐ฑ๐ป Latvia
๐ฑ๐ท Liberia
๐ฑ๐ฎ Liechtenstein
๐ฑ๐น Lithuania
๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg
๐ฒ๐ฌ Madagascar
๐ฒ๐พ Malaysia
๐ฒ๐ผ Malawi
๐ฒ๐ฑ Mali
๐ฒ๐น Malta
๐ฒ๐ญ Marshall Islands
๐ฒ๐บ Mauritius
๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico
๐ซ๐ฒ Micronesia
๐ฒ๐ฉ Moldova
๐ฒ๐จ Monaco
๐ฒ๐ณ Mongolia
๐ฒ๐ช Montenegro
๐ฒ๐ธ Montserrat
๐ฒ๐ฟ Mozambique
๐ฒ๐ฒ Myanmar
๐ณ๐ฆ Namibia
๐ณ๐ท Nauru
๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand
๐ณ๐ฎ Nicaragua
๐ณ๐ช Niger
๐ณ๐บ Niue
๐ณ๐ด Norway
๐ด๐ฒ Oman
๐บ๐ฌ Uganda
๐บ๐ฟ Uzbekistan
๐ต๐ผ Palau
๐ต๐ธ Palestine
๐ต๐ฆ Panama
๐ต๐ฌ Pap.-N-Guinea
๐ต๐พ Paraguay
๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands
๐ต๐ช Peru
๐ต๐ญ Philippines
๐ต๐ฑ Poland
๐ต๐น Portugal
๐ฐ๐ท Rep. of Korea
๐ฒ๐ฐ Rep. of Macedonia
๐จ๐ฟ Czech Rep.
๐ท๐ด Romania
๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom
๐ท๐บ Russia
๐ท๐ผ Rwanda
๐ฐ๐ณ St. Kitts N.
๐ฑ๐จ St. Lucia
๐ป๐จ St. Vincent-Gre.
๐ผ๐ธ Samoa
๐ธ๐ฒ San Marino
๐ธ๐ณ Senegal
๐ท๐ธ Serbia
๐ธ๐จ Seychelles
๐ธ๐ฑ Sierra Leone
๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore
๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia
๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia
๐ธ๐ง Solomon Islands
๐ฑ๐ฐ Sri Lanka
๐ธ๐ท Suriname
๐ธ๐ช Sweden
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland
๐น๐ผ Taiwan
๐น๐ฏ Tajikistan
๐น๐ฟ Tanzania
๐น๐ญ Thailand
๐น๐ฑ East Timor
๐น๐ฌ Togo
๐น๐ด Tonga
๐น๐น Trinidad and T.
๐น๐จ Turks and Ca.
๐น๐ป Tuvalu
๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine*
๐บ๐พ Uruguay
๐ป๐บ Vanuatu
๐ป๐ฆ Vatican City
๐ป๐ช Venezuela
๐ป๐ณ Vietnam
๐ฟ๐ฒ Zambia
๐ฟ๐ผ Zimbabwe
* Currently, only the Business eVisa is available to Ukrainians. For a Tourist Visa please contact the Embassy.
Please note that nationals of Nepal ๐ณ๐ต or Bhutan ๐ง๐น must obtain a "traditional" visa.
Travellers with Pakistani origins may have difficulties in obtaining an e-Visa. This is at the discretion of the Indian authorities. We advise them to get a traditional visa from the nearest consulate or embassy.
Which ports and airports of arrival are eligible for e-Visa?
29 airports and 5 seaports are authorized entry points for these electronic visas:
- Airports: Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Calicut, Cannanore, Chennai, Chandigarh, Cochin, Coimbatore, Delhi, Gaya, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kunan, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Port Blair (Andaman Islands), Pune, Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum, Varanasi and Visakhapatnam.
- Seaports: Cochin, Goa, Mangalore, Chennai, Mumbai
What are the advantages of e-Visa compared to the traditional visa?
1๏ธโฃ Filling out an application
A simple form in French, with clear explanations
2๏ธโฃ Secure payment
Get a receipt for your secure payment, via a proven system
3๏ธโฃ Procedural timeframe
We send you a return within 72 hours, average delay observed
4๏ธโฃ Print and go!
You will receive your visa by email in PDF format, so you can leave with a clear conscience!
The authorities may take a few more days to edit the document
The India e-Visa in brief
Format | Electronics only |
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Number of entries | 1 or unlimited |
Time to obtain | 4 days |
Length of stay | 0 to 180 days |
Validity | 4 months to 5 years |
Consular fees | 9 โฌ ร 75 โฌ |
For travel to India, a visa is a mandatory document. The India e-visa is not available on arrival, we advise you to apply online.
The e-Visa India allows you to stay up to 180 days in India for a fee ranging from 65 โฌ to 119 โฌ.
Your reason for visiting India must be for tourism, business, conference or medical purposes. If your reason for visiting India is different, we advise you to apply for a regular visa at the Embassy.
With your India e-Visa you can enter 29 international airports and 5 seaports. If you are arriving by land, we advise you to apply for a classic visa at the embassy.
When to go to India?
It is advisable to visit India between November and March. Indeed, at this time of the year, it is the most pleasant season to visitSouth India andNorth India without too much difficulty. In order to avoid a large tourist influx, it is advisable toavoid travelling to India in December.
Places to visit in India
The second most visited site in India, the Mysore Palace is a great wonder. Dating from the 14th century, this building is both the royal residence of the Wodeyar dynasty and the seat of the Mysore kingdom. A coastal city in the south-east of the country, Pondicherry is a former French colony and thrives today thanks to its port activities and its cotton and silk factories.
Jim Corbett National Park invites you to get away from the hustle and bustle of the country. On your way to the park, you will have the chance to see some exceptional wildlife, as well as its Tiger Project. Built in 1936, it is the oldest national park in India. The banks of the Ganges is considered the holiest of the seven rivers. Over three thousand kilometres long, the Ganges offers unique beauty and biodiversity.
Practical information
- Official country name: Republic of India
- Location: South Asia
- Capital city: New Delhi
- Area: 3.287 million km2
- Language: Indian, English
- Currency: Indian rupee
- Climate: Monsoon, tropical
- Time zone: UTC +5:30
Time in India
Information
- Safety: Foreign tourists are advised against travelling to the Kashmir Valley and along the border with Pakistan. Travel to Ladakh and the Himalayas from Srinagar is also not recommended.
- Health: No vaccinations are compulsory, however it is advisable to be vaccinated against Hepatitis A & B, Japanese encephalitis, malaria, rabies and typhoid. It is important to be up to date with your universal vaccinations. More information on Vaccin-Voyage.