E-Visa

E-visa is granted to a foreigner whose sole objective of visiting India is recreation, sightseeing, casual visit to meet friends or relatives, attending a short-term yoga program, medical treatment under Indian systems of medicine and business purpose, and no other purpose or activity.

To be eligible to apply for an Indian E-visa the applicant must satisfy and consider the following conditions before applying:

• The applicant's (international traveler) sole objective for visiting India is

  • Recreation,

  • Sight-seeing,

  • A casual visit to friends and relatives,

  • Attending a short term yoga program,

  • Attending short-term courses(courses not exceeding six (6) months duration and not issued with a qualifying certificate/diploma etc.) on local languages, music, dance, arts & crafts, cooking, medicine, etc. which should not be a formal or structured course/program,

  • 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),

  • Medical treatment including treatment under Indian systems of medicine,

  • Business purpose,

  • As an attendant to e-Medical visa holder attending a conference/ seminar/ attached organizations & PSUs, and

  • Private conferences organized by private persons/ companies/ organizations/

• The applicant's passport should have at least 6 months validity at the time of making an application for a grant of e-visa.

• The applicant should have a return ticket or onward journey ticket, with sufficient money to spend during his/her stay in India.

• E-Visa is not available to Diplomatic/Official Passport Holders or Laissez-passer travel document holders.

• E-Visa is not available to individuals endorsed on Parent's/Spouse's Passport, i.e. each individual should have a separate passport.

• E-Visa is not available to International Travel Document Holders other than Passport.

India's E-visa has five (5) sub-categories:

• 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 the above-mentioned categories.

Foreigners applying for e-Conference visa will be permitted to club activities permitted under e-Tourist visa only (validity co-terminus with e-Conference Visa, i.e. 30 days only).

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

Applicants (for e-Tourist and e-Business visas only) may apply minimum four (4) days in advance of the date of arrival.

Applicants (for e-Medical, e-Medical Attendant, and e-Conference visa) may apply a minimum of four (4) days in advance of the date of arrival with a window of 120 days.

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.

Travelers must travel on the Passport which they have applied for e-Visa.

e-Visa is non-extendable, non-convertible, and not valid for visiting Protected/Restricted and Cantonment Areas. If you intend to visit those areas, you would require permission from the Civil Authority.

AIRPORTS

1. Ahmedabad

2. Amritsar

3. Bagdogra

4. Bengaluru

5. Bhubaneshwar

6. Calicut

7. Chandigarh

8. Chennai

9. Cochin

10. Coimbatore

11. Delhi

12. Gaya

13. Goa

14. Guwahati

15. Hyderabad

16. Jaipur

17. Kannur

18. Kolkata

19. Lucknow

20. Madurai

21. Mangalore

22. Mumbai

23. Nagpur

24. Patna

25. Port Blair

26. Pune

27. Srinagar

28. Surat

29. Tiruchirapalli

30. Tirupati

31. Trivandrum

32. Varanasi

33. Vijayawada

34. Vishakhapatnam

LAND ICPS

1. Attari Road

2. Akhaura

3. Banbasa

4. Changrabandha

5. Dalu

6. Dawki

7. Dhalaighat

8. Gauriphanta

9. Ghojadanga

10. Haridaspur

11. Hili

12. Jaigaon

13. Jogbani

14. Kailashahar

15. Karimgang

16. Khowal

17. Lalgolaghat

18. Mahadipur

19. Mankachar

20. Moreh

21. Muhurighat

22. Radhikapur

23. Ragna

24. Ranigunj

25. Raxaul

26. Rupaidiha

27. Sabroom

28. Sonouli

29. Srimantapur

30. Sutarkandi

31. Phulbari

32. Kawarpuchia

33. Zoripuri

34. Zokhawthar

SEAPORTS

1. Alang

2. Bedi Bunder

3. Bhavnagar

4. Calicut

5. Chennai

6. Cochin

7. Cuddalore

8. Kakinada

9. Kandla

10. Kolkata

11. Mandvi

12. Mormagoa Harbour

13. Mumbai Seaport

14. Nagapattinam

15. Nhava Sheva

16. Paradeep

17. Porbandar

18. Port Blair

19. Tuticorin

20. Vishakapatnam

21. New Mangalore

22. Vizinjam

23. Agati and Minicoy Island Lakshdwip UT

24. Vallarpadam

25. Mundra

26. Krishnapatnam

27. Dhubri

28. Pandu

29. Nagaon

30. Karimganj

31. Kattupalli

RAIL ICPS

1. Munabao Rail Check Post

2. Attari Rail Check Post

3. Gede Rail and Road Check Post

4. Haridaspur Rail Check Post

5. Chitpur Rail Check Post