Tourist E-Visa is a valid traveler permit to enter and stay in India for a period of time, which predetermined for tourism and Holiday purposes.
Tourist E-Visa is a valid traveler permit to enter and stay in India for a period of time, which predetermined for tourism and Holiday purposes.
Fare Summary
The dynamic and widespread diversity of culture helps India attract a lot of tourists. Each and every region in India offers a varied experience for visitors in food, dance, music, religious traditions, festivals and architecture. Yoga and various Indian healing traditions, focusing to enhance the spiritual and physical wellbeing of mankind, also brings in tourism. India is a country where celebrations exist throughout the year in the form of dance festivals, music festivals, seasonal festivals (like Diwali, Holi, Sankranti, Durga pooja etc) and the reliable weather (in the form of monsoons, winter and summer) helps the tourists plan their travel with more flexibility. The financial affordability and loving hospitality attracts visitors to visit various sites including UNESCO heritage sites like Taj Mahal (which is also a world wonder), Ellora caves, Chola temples, Sun temple, and more. To boost the economy and to encourage the world to experience India, the Indian government announced the rollout of the eTourist visa.
The e-tourist visa is a short-term visa granted for tourism reasons. This type of visa is only granted for recreation, sight-seeing, meeting friends/relatives and short-term yoga programs.
The following nationalities are eligible for the e tourist visa India: Zimbabwe, Zambia, Vietnam, Venezuela, Vatican City, Vanuatu, Uzbekistan, USA, Uruguay, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Uganda, UAE, Tuvalu, Turks & Caicos Island, Trinidad & Tobago, Tonga, Thailand, Tanzania, Tajikistan, Taiwan, Switzerland, Sweden, Swaziland, Suriname, Sri Lanka, Spain, South Africa, Solomon Islands, Slovenia, Slovakia, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Seychelles, Serbia, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, San Marino, Samoa, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Rwanda, Russia, Romania, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Korea, Qatar, Portugal, Poland, Philippines, Peru, Paraguay, Papua New Guinea, Panama, Palestine, Palau, Oman, Norway, Niue Island, Niger Republic, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Netherlands, Nauru, Namibia, Myanmar, Mozambique, Montserrat, Montenegro, Mongolia, Monaco, Moldova, Micronesia, Mexico, Mauritius, Marshall Islands, Malta, Mali, Malaysia, Malawi, Madagascar, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Lesotho, Latvia, Laos, Kyrgyzstan, Kiribati, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Jordan, Japan, Jamaica, Italy, Israel, Ireland, Iran, Indonesia, Iceland, Hungary, Honduras, Haiti, Guyana, Guinea, Guatemala, Grenada, Greece, Ghana, Germany, Georgia, Gambia, Gabon, France, Finland, Fiji, Estonia, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, El Salvador, Ecuador, East Timor, Dominican Republic, Dominica, Djibouti, Denmark, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Cuba, Croatia, Cote d'lvoire, Costa Rica, Cook Islands, Comoros, Colombia, China- SAR Macau, China- SAR Hongkong, China, Chile, Cayman Islands, Cape Verde, Canada, Cameroon Union Republic, Cambodia, Burundi, Bulgaria, Brunei, Brazil, Botswana, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bolivia, Benin, Belize, Belgium, Belarus, Barbados, Bahamas, Azerbaijan, Austria, Australia, Aruba, Armenia, Argentina, Antigua & Barbuda, Anguilla, Angola, Andorra, Albania
Bhutan, Maldives, and Nepal.
The cost varies depending on your nationality and the nature of your visit, which ranges from $0 to $82 USD. Please use our visa widget to find out the cost of your specific nationality. There is also a $10 USD service fee.
The e-tourist visa application may take 4 days or more for processing. The applicant must apply once the travel plan is confirmed.
An e-tourist visa India is valid for a period of 30 days to 5 years, from the date of first arrival in India. Single, double and multiple entry will be allowed within the e-Visa validity period stamped on the passport.
The maximum number of days you can stay in India is determined by the validity and type of the visa, the applicant, and the nationality.
A passport should have at least six months’ validity at the time the application is made for the granting of the Tourist e-Visa. The passport should have at least two blank pages for stamps for the immigration officer.
For e-tourist visa India, the following documents are needed:
You may arrive at any of 28 designated airports: Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Calicut, Chennai, Chandigarh, Cochin, Coimbatore, Delhi, Gaya, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Port Blair, Pune, Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum, Varanasi & Visakhapatnam; and 5 designated seaports: Cochin, Goa, Mangalore, Chennai and Mumbai seaports. You may depart from any of the Indian Immigration Check Posts (ICPs).
No. The e-tourist visa for India must be obtained prior to your entry into India.
The traveler should carry a copy of the e-tourist visa with them at the time of entry into India. Confirm that your visa is shown as “GRANTED” on https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/StatusEnquiry before you try to enter the country. Biometric information of the applicant will be taken by immigration officers on arrival in India.
Yes. A child’s passport must be valid for at least the next 6 months after the date of arrival in India.
No. An e- tourist visa is not valid for employment. You must apply for a regular visa in order to work in India.
Travelers with dual or multiple citizenship must choose which nationality and passport to use on their trip. Travelers of Pakistani origin or who have a Pakistani passport are not eligible for an e-tourist visa. Travelers who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (maternal or paternal) were born in, or were permanently residents in, Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e- tourist visa. They must apply for a regular visa at Indian Mission.
Yes. However, travelers applying for an e-tourist visa India must apply using the passport of the eligible country.
No. You cannot apply online if you do not have a valid passport from an eligible country with at least 6 months validity. Indian e-tourist visas are also not available to diplomatic/official passport holders or laissez-passer/international travel document holders.
No. The applicant will receive an electronic visa, which does not require anything to be stamped prior to travel. All visas are sent via email. The applicant should print out a copy of their visa before they travel and bring it with them to the port of entry.
When using an e-tourist visa India, you can use it for recreation/sight-seeing, meeting friends/relatives and short-term yoga programs.
The applicant must prove the purpose of travel by presenting the valid passport, valid accommodation booking, return flight ticket and travel itinerary.
No. Upon approval, Click2Visas will send the applicant their e-tourist visa via email in PDF format.
No. Only citizens from eligible countries can apply for the e-tourist visa India. Use our visa widget to see you qualify for the e-tourist visa.
Yes, all travelers need to have a valid e-tourist visa India before traveling to India.
No, the validity period of the e-tourist visa begins from the date specified on their application. The traveler can enter India on any date within this period.
No. The e-tourist visa India is just a landing authorization. It’s up to Indian’s customs authorities to allow entry to a traveler upon arrival.
