Update: India has restored the eVisa system to travelers from 156 countries. Land and river crossing remains shut down. All previously issued eVisas have also been restored.
Overview
The India e-Visa is an official document required to enter and travel inside India. It is not required to meet with the Indian embassy or consulate at any time.
People traveling for tourism, business, or medical reasons can apply for and receive a visa to India online. The process is straightforward and makes entering India smoother than ever before.
It takes a few minutes to apply for a eVisa to India and a few days to get it processed. Before long, travelers will have their visas in hand without ever surrendering their passports or standing in line.
This online application has been designed to streamline the visa to India process, making it as easy as possible. Currently, travelers from over 160 countries are eligible to apply for a number of different electronic visas online.
Processing Steps
Online Application
Form is received and reviewed for approval.
Receive Document
Receive the approved document via e-mail.
Arrive in India
Present the document upon arrival.
Requirements for Application
Funds and Exiting India
You need to have a return ticket or ticket of your onward visit and sufficient money to support your stay in India.
You may exit from any of the authorized Immigration Check Posts (ICPs) in India.
Pakistan Origin
If you are of Pakistan-origin or you have a Pakistan passport, then you will have to apply for a regular visa at Indian Mission.
Passport Validity
Your passport needs to have at least six (6) months' validity from the date of arrival to India. Your passport needs to have at least two blank pages required for stamping by the Immigration Officer.
Unavailable to Certain Passport Holders
Unavailable to Laissez-passer travel document holders or Diplomatic/Official Passport Holders. A regular visa will be needed. Contact India embassy or mission.
India e-Visa Processing
Application - To begin the process of getting your India visa, you need to fill out the application. There are a few important forms and pieces of information that you?ll need to have with you to complete the sign-up process. Some of the forms you?ll need to apply for an India visa are: valid passport, a photo of yourself, a photograph of a personal data page, details about your travel plans around India, and a valid form of payment such as a credit card.
Paying the fees - Before you can apply for your India visa, you will have to pay the application fee to submit the form online. After you pay the application fee, your profile will be submitted to our agents for review. While under review, our team will go over all of the details of your application to ensure that all pieces of information presented are accurate.
Review - Once your visa application has been reviewed by your team, it will be submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for further review and approval. This process typically takes 1-3 days to receive a response from the Indian officials. In the event that there is a problem with your application, we will notify you via email with the next steps required by you to complete your application process. If you application is approved, we will send you an email with details about how to receive your visa.
India Visa Fees
Our India visa fee schedule varies depending on your nationality and the application type. We offer three different types of India via options which are: Tourist eVisa, Business eVisa, and Medical eVisa. Each of these visa types gives you varying level of access to India during your visit. Tourist eVisa gives you a maximum stay allotment of 30-60 days and it can be valid for 30 days, 1 year, or 5 years. Our Business eVisa gives you the ability to stay in India for a maximum of 180 days and it?s valid for 1 year. Finally, our Medical eVisa allows you to stay in the country for 60 days while giving you permission to receive medical evaluation amongst other related services. There is also the 10 year visa available; this visa type is not available through natvisa.com
- Tourist eVisa:
- 30 day max stay - 2 entries (valid for 30 days).
- 60 day max stay - multiple entries (valid for 1 year).
- 60 day max stay - multiple entries (valid for 5 years).
- Business eVisa: 180 day max stay - multiple entries (valid for 1 year).
- Medical eVisa: 60 day max stay - 3 entries (valid for 1 year).
Delivery of Visa Document
Now that your application is approved, we will send you your eVisa to the email you used during the application process. It typically takes about 1-4 business days for our team to send your eVisa to the email provided, once you receive your eVisa you need to print it out and place it with your other required travel documents. This is one of the primary benefits of using our service to obtain a travel visa to India when compared to traditional methods.
Some of the other benefits you gain access to by using our online visa service are:
- No visit to the embassy
- Visa is sent via email after approval
- Credit card payments
- Secure application process
Avoid Multiple Visa Applications
Do not apply for your visa several times, multiple visa applications will be rejected and the application fee will be non-refundable so keep this in mind before trying to submit another application. If your visa application is denied, you will need to wait to receive an email from our team with the next steps required. Rest assured, if your visa application is denied, we will work with you to resolve any issues so you can start exploring.
Who Are The Leading Countries That Visit India?
Currently, travelers from Bangladesh are leading foreign arrivals in India as of 2019. Other leading tourist arrivals are:
India's Covid Response
Since the country's first cases were reported at the end of January 2020, India has worked tirelessly to minimize the loss of human life to Covid-19. This has included tracking services augmented with preventive and therapeutic healthcare facilities along with diagnostic and research facilities.
Travel restrictions were implemented in March of 2020 but with confirmed cases of Covid-19 constantly dropping since January of this year, India joined the growing ranks of countries reopening their borders. This is due to several factors, such as worldwide cases decreasing, almost one-billion residents of India having received at least one vaccine dose, well over 800,000,000 being fully vaccinated, and a positivity rate of just 0.4%. When you compare that to a 2.16% for the U.S. and 10.8% in the U.K. as of March 21, it's clear that India's response is working rather well.