E-Tourist Visa

Online E-Tourist Visa

         

 E-Tourist Visa Facility is available for Nationals of following Countries / Territories

Citizens of Albania, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Island, Chile, China, China- SAR Hongkong, China- SAR Macau, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d’lvoire, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niue Island, Norway, Oman, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Island, Tuvalu, UAE, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Vanuatu, Vatican City-Holy See, Venezuela, Vietnam., Zambia, Zimbabwe can get a “Tourist Visa On Arrival” Its validity would be for 30 days, it would be valid only for single entry and is available only at the international airports at Bangalore, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Trivendrum. This visa can neither be extended nor converted to any other kind of visa during the stay in India except in certain exceptional circumstances.

Eligibility:
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • International Travellers should have return ticket or onward journey ticket,with sufficient money to spend during his/her stay in India.
  • International Travellers having Pakistani Passport or Pakistani origin may please apply for regular Visa at Indian Mission.
  • Not available to Diplomatic/Official Passport Holders.
  • Not available to individuals endorsed on Parent’s / Spouse’s Passport i.e. each individual should have a separate passport.
  • Not available to International Travel Document Holders.
How It Works

1.) Apply Online – Upload Photo and Passport Page

2.) Pay Visa Fee Online – Using Credit / Debit card

3.) Receive E-Tourist Visa Online – E-Tourist Visa Will be sent to your e-mail

4.) Fly To India – Print E-Tourist Visa and carry at the time of travel

INSTRUCTIONS

Instructions for Tourist Visa on Arrival

1.) Applicants of the eligible countries/territories 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 fees is country/Territory specific ($60). Bank transaction charges of 2.5% will be charged additional on applicable e-Tourist Visa fees. The fee must be paid at least 4 days before the expected date of travel otherwise application will not be processed. To know the fee applicable on your Country/Territory please.

4.) E-Tourist Visa 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 E-Tourist Visa along with him/her at the time of travel.

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

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

8.) E-Tourist Visa is valid for entry through 16 designated Airports i.e. Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Chennai, Cochin, 
Delhi, Gaya, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum & Varanasi. 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 is allowed for a maximum of two visits in a calendar year.

11.) E-Tourist Visa 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 E-Tourist Visa 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 our 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

Documents Required

The documents required for E-Tourist Visa are :
1.) Scanned First Page of Passport.
2.) Format – PDF
3.) Size : Minimum 10 KB, Maximum 300 KB

The digital photograph to be uploaded along with the Visa application should meet the following requirements:

1.) Format – JPEG
2.) Size : Minimum 10 KB, Maximum 1 MB
3.) The height and width of the Photo must be equal.
4.) Photo should present Full face, front view, eyes open.
5.) Center head within frame and present full head from top of hair to bottom of chin.
6.) Background should be plain light colored or white background.
7.) No shadows on the face or on the background.
8.) Without borders.

Application

Please visit Government of India website to apply

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