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E-Visa / ETA and 30 Day Single Entry Visa on Arrival in India
India new Visa On Arrival
(Actually advance online e-Tourist Visa with actual visa issued on arrival)
https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/tvoa.html
The Indian e-Tourist Visa is available for holders of passports of following countries and territories:
Albania, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Island, Chile, China, China (Hong Kong SAR), China (Macau SAR), 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 Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and 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 and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, UAE, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Vanuatu, Vatican City-Holy See, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Eligibility
Citizens of the above-listed countries using ordinary passports from such countries when the sole objective of visiting India is one or more of the following: recreation (of most but not all sorts); sight seeing (in most of India); casual visit to meet friends or relatives (in most of India); short duration medical treatment; or casual visits for most (but not all) business purposes.
The passport should have at least six months' validity on the date of arrival.
International Travellers should have return ticket or onward journey ticket,with sufficient money to spend during his/her stay in India.
The visa is valid for a single entry for a stay of 30 days (from the date of entry) and cannot be extended.
Be sure to fill out your information very accurately! If there's anything off, you may be required to board the next flight out operated by your airline of entry.
Travellers having Pakistani Passport or Pakistani origin may please apply for regular Visa at Indian Mission.
Not available to Diplomatic/Official Passport Holders.
E-TOURIST VISA APPLICATION PROCESS
Step 1
Apply online
Upload Photo and Passport Page
Step 2
Pay visa fee online
Using Credit / Debit card
Step 3
Receive ETA Online
ETA Will be sent to your e-mail
Step 4
Print ETA and carry it for and on the flight to India so you can present it on arrival at the immigration desks.
This being India, it is the real experience on arrival that is critical, especially since this is a brand new operation.
We need datapoints for
- How long it took you to get through immigration?
- Any issues (human, bureaucratic or technological?)
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Evisa & Visa on arrival for India
Apr 5, 2023, 9:19 am
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In practice immigration officials rarely ask for documentation to prove any such requirements are satisfied. However I notice that one-way tickets are increasingly attracting the attention of check-in agents, a symptom (I'm guessing) of Timatic-driven tick-boxes and concerns about fines for delivering ineligible visitors.
Apr 5, 2023, 11:40 am
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Yes. The documentation associated with covid-era travel intensified and set that shift in responsibility from immigration at destination to check-in agents at the origin airport.
Sure. the border forces retain ultimate authority, but their workload has been lightened....
May 9, 2023, 12:17 pm
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Etourist_fee_final.pdf (indianvisaonline.gov.in)
Jul 4, 2023, 2:12 pm
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Trying to walk through this minefield and have a few questions:
I understand that I can apply for a e visa 30 days prior to departure but do I understand that the validity starts the countdown from the date of the entry stamp on arrival?
Does the standard 30 day visa allow for 2 entries and is this defined in the application
Any suggestions on the photo required? Digital picture from an iPhone OK
Thanks for the feedback
I understand that I can apply for a e visa 30 days prior to departure but do I understand that the validity starts the countdown from the date of the entry stamp on arrival?
Does the standard 30 day visa allow for 2 entries and is this defined in the application
Any suggestions on the photo required? Digital picture from an iPhone OK
Thanks for the feedback
Jul 4, 2023, 3:12 pm
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I understand that I can apply for a e visa 30 days prior to departure but do I understand that the validity starts the countdown from the date of the entry stamp on arrival?
Does the standard 30 day visa allow for 2 entries and is this defined in the application
Any suggestions on the photo required? Digital picture from an iPhone OK
Does the standard 30 day visa allow for 2 entries and is this defined in the application
Any suggestions on the photo required? Digital picture from an iPhone OK
Application ID :-
Passport Number :-
Application Status :-Granted
ETA Number :-
Nationality :-GERMANY
Visa Type :-e-Visa
Service Name :-eTOURIST VISA
No. of Entries :-Double
- Date of issue of ETA :- December 07th,2022
- Date of expiry of ETA :- January 06th,2023
- Visa Processing Fee Paid (Excluding Bank Charges) :- $25
- e-Tourist Visa Validity period is 30 days from the date of arrival in India. The e-Visa validity period will be stamped on your Passport upon arrival which will be 30 days from the date of entry
- Activities Permitted :
- Tourism,Recreation,Sight-seeing
- Double entries will be granted within the e-Visa validity period stamped on your passport.
- Covid 19 related guidelines of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India shall be strictly adhered to (www.mohfw.gov.in)
- This ETA is not valid for entry into India from Land Immigration Check Posts.
- For Tele Enquiries (IVRS enquiry) call at +91-11-24300666.Please use 00125226622 as key.
- Note :
- Please carry a copy of this ETA at the time of your arrival in India.
- e-Visa is non-extendable, non-convertible & not valid for visiting Protected/Restricted and Cantonment Areas.If you intend to visit Protected/Restricted/Cantonment areas, you would require prior permission from the Civil Authority.Please visit (http://www.mdoner.gov.in/content/rap...ed-area-permit) for more information.
- Biometric details of the applicant will be mandatorily captured at Immigration on arrival in India.
- Applicant must arrive with the same passport as mentioned above. However, entry may be allowed on the new passport even if ETA has been issued on the old passport, but in that case the traveler must carry the old passport on which ETA was issued.
- Please check all the details including Nationality, Name, Passport number, Date of Birth etc. mentioned on the ETA. If there is any discrepancy, please contact e-Visa support centre at [email protected] for assistance.
- Applicant can arrive at 29 e-Visa designated airports i.e. Ahmedabad , Amritsar , Bagdogra , Bengaluru , Bhubaneshwar , Calicut , Chandigarh , Chennai , Cochin , Coimbatore , Delhi , Gaya , Goa , Guwahati , Hyderabad , Jaipur , Kannur , Kolkata , Lucknow , Madurai , Mangalore , Mumbai , Nagpur , Portblair , Pune , Tiruchirapalli , Trivandrum , Varanasi , Vishakhapatnam and 5 designated seaports (i.e. Chennai , Cochin , Goa , Mangalore , Mumbai ). However, he/she can depart from any of the authorized Immigration Check Posts in India.
- In case of arrival at Port Blair airport, Restricted Area Permit/ Protected Area Permit is mandatory.
- e-Visa is not allowed for employment, NGO activities and journalism purposes
- Once you have entered India, you will be subject to Indian Laws.
- This electronic travel authorization does not entitle you for guaranteed entry into India. Your entry can still be refused at the time of arrival.
- Please confirm that your ETA status is shown as "GRANTED" on our Official website (https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/tvoa.html) prior to commencement of your journey.
- Applicant must carry YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION CARD if arriving from yellow fever affected countries. Please visit the link given below (http://www.mohfw.nic.in/index1.php?l...=1342&lid=1259)
- You have paid US $25 towards Visa Processing Fee. Government of India has not authorized any third party to act as intermediary in issuance of e-Visa. Only 2.5% (3.5% in case of PayPal) bank charges apply.
- For any assistance contact e-Visa support center at [email protected]
Jul 5, 2023, 5:42 am
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You get issued with a document authorising your entry, and the issue of the visa. You should make sure you print out a copy of this: it's in their system, they can access it, but, well, this is India
You should head with your paperwork to the dedicated desks dealing with e-visas: though this might be a feature of the busier entry airports. At Mumbai the e-visa desks are at the far end of the immigration hall. For subsequent arrivals on that visa, now stamped in your passport, you can head for the regular visa desks: that, at least is my experience ... but Indian immigration has a capacity to surprise us,
Jul 5, 2023, 5:54 am
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You should head with your paperwork to the dedicated desks dealing with e-visas: though this might be a feature of the busier entry airports. At Mumbai the e-visa desks are at the far end of the immigration hall. For subsequent arrivals on that visa, now stamped in your passport, you can head for the regular visa desks: that, at least is my experience ... but Indian immigration has a capacity to surprise us,
Jul 6, 2023, 3:10 am
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The temperamental finger-print gathering devices were still in place, but I wasn't asked to use one. There's still a bit of faff involved, i guess matching system data with the paper-work, but it was a relatively speedy process, allowing me just enough time to fill in the arrival form at the desk
Aug 11, 2023, 7:42 am
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Thanks all for your previous help. I am now in the process of completing the visa application (eVisa) and just wanted to ask if there is anything which I should take care of and be careful about?
Also on the last page it asks for a reference in India. As we are a Tourist what do we enter here as it seems mandatory? Hotel details?
Also on the last page it asks for a reference in India. As we are a Tourist what do we enter here as it seems mandatory? Hotel details?
Aug 11, 2023, 6:08 pm
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Thanks all for your previous help. I am now in the process of completing the visa application (eVisa) and just wanted to ask if there is anything which I should take care of and be careful about?
Also on the last page it asks for a reference in India. As we are a Tourist what do we enter here as it seems mandatory? Hotel details?
Also on the last page it asks for a reference in India. As we are a Tourist what do we enter here as it seems mandatory? Hotel details?
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...ccc/edit?pli=1
I'm no longer sure what I put as a reference, but I think it was my first-night hotel. The key points in the form seem to be don't be a journalist and don't have Pakistan connections.
They'll also want an address from you in the landing form you present at the immigration desk. The days when airlines routinely distributed these onboard seem to be over, so you should pick one up from one of the tables holding them in the run up to the immigration hall. They're pretty short and simple and you can fill them in while waiting in line.
Oct 4, 2023, 9:43 am
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it seems the sort of question you might expect in the application for a consular visa, particularly from India - a country twitchy about the nationality, antecedents and profession of its visitors.
I, too, might be unhappy if I thought my citizenship might inhibit the issue of a visa.
But otherwise I wouldn't give a toss.
I, too, might be unhappy if I thought my citizenship might inhibit the issue of a visa.
But otherwise I wouldn't give a toss.
Also, I previously visited India and got a visa on arrival at the airport. The question about whether I've previously visited asks for a visa number and visa category. I don't have that because it was just a stamp in my passport (not even a full page sticker-type visa). I wonder if I should select 'no' to that question.
Oct 4, 2023, 11:35 am
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Also, I previously visited India and got a visa on arrival at the airport. The question about whether I've previously visited asks for a visa number and visa category. I don't have that because it was just a stamp in my passport (not even a full page sticker-type visa). I wonder if I should select 'no' to that question.
Oct 4, 2023, 11:42 am
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I suppose "hinder" is one way to put it. You cannot repeat cannot currently get a visa based on your Canadian passport. But you can use your other passport.If you got a VoA, presumably the category is VoA, no? If this is a menu and does not have that as a choice, you could choose "tourist". I was not aware that VoAs do not have numbers--- I guess you could enter zeroes, but in any case it is best not to make a false statement that you have not visited India before.
India used to issue VoA for a few countries. There was just a stamp in my old passport which I don’t have access to.
Oct 4, 2023, 12:20 pm
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Aware that I can’t use the Canadian. But wondering if they’re taking further punitive measures against Canadian dual nationals. I’d guess not, but never know!
India used to issue VoA for a few countries. There was just a stamp in my old passport which I don’t have access to.
India used to issue VoA for a few countries. There was just a stamp in my old passport which I don’t have access to.
Even with these there are restrictions based on family origin etc ..