Nov 28, 2014, 3:38 am
Last edit by: JDiver
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
Jan 12, 2024 | 5:43 pm
#361
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I have a multiple entry Evisa. I used it for the first time recently and had the multi entry visa stamped in my passport at the Evisa queue. Next time I come do I have to use the Evisa queue or can I use any visa queue for international travellers. (usually faster than an Evisa queue)?
You now have a visa in your passport: so head for the general lines. There's no need to go through final stages of the e-visa process again. That last step essentially transfers the authorisation from the ether to the pages of your passport.
Feb 11, 2024 | 7:35 am
#362
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Submitted docs/application for a 5 year tourist visa on Friday morning. Visa was approved Saturday night - about 36 hours total processing time.
Mar 3, 2024 | 8:46 pm
#363
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,824
Obscure question: My flight is scheduled to arrive BLR at 23:55 on 31Mar, in other words 5 minutes before the visa price decreases to $10.
The odds of me actually being at the immigration counter before 01Apr are nil.
Can I apply for the $10 visa?
The odds of me actually being at the immigration counter before 01Apr are nil.
Can I apply for the $10 visa?
Mar 4, 2024 | 1:38 am
#364
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
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The charge will switch to the low price on the website starting April 1, so you still have to apply using the old price.
May 21, 2024 | 10:17 am
#366
Join Date: May 2024
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Register with FRRO/exit-permit
Hello,
My toddler is 1 year and is on e-visa and currently in india. His continuous stay of 180 days has been completed. I need to know if i have to apply for exit permit or register with FRRO or if i need to do anything else. Please if anyone can share their thought on this scenario.
Thank you.
My toddler is 1 year and is on e-visa and currently in india. His continuous stay of 180 days has been completed. I need to know if i have to apply for exit permit or register with FRRO or if i need to do anything else. Please if anyone can share their thought on this scenario.
Thank you.
May 22, 2024 | 6:25 am
#367
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Location: India
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Hello,
My toddler is 1 year and is on e-visa and currently in india. His continuous stay of 180 days has been completed. I need to know if i have to apply for exit permit or register with FRRO or if i need to do anything else. Please if anyone can share their thought on this scenario.
Thank you.
My toddler is 1 year and is on e-visa and currently in india. His continuous stay of 180 days has been completed. I need to know if i have to apply for exit permit or register with FRRO or if i need to do anything else. Please if anyone can share their thought on this scenario.
Thank you.
Jun 25, 2024 | 7:45 am
#368
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Where can I find the evisa fee for all countries? Google only shows me the reduced fees for US citizens;:
https://www.indianembassyusa.gov.in/News?id=24889
Embassy of India
Washington DC
Press Release - Reduction in E-Tourist Visa Fees
In order to promote tourism, the Government of India has decided to reduce the e-Tourist Visa fees for nationals of several countries, including the United States, as per details given below:-
(i) The fee for one-year e-Tourist Visa has been reduced from US$80 to US$40;
(ii) A 30-day e-Tourist Visa has been introduced with a fee of US$25, which will be applicable during the months from July to March;
(iii) During the April to June period, the fee for a 30-day e-Tourist Visa has been further reduced from US$25 to US$10;
(iv) The fee for a Five-year e-Tourist Visa would be US$80.
The procedure for e-Tourist Visa application remains the same as per details available at https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html.
Washington DC
Press Release - Reduction in E-Tourist Visa Fees
In order to promote tourism, the Government of India has decided to reduce the e-Tourist Visa fees for nationals of several countries, including the United States, as per details given below:-
(i) The fee for one-year e-Tourist Visa has been reduced from US$80 to US$40;
(ii) A 30-day e-Tourist Visa has been introduced with a fee of US$25, which will be applicable during the months from July to March;
(iii) During the April to June period, the fee for a 30-day e-Tourist Visa has been further reduced from US$25 to US$10;
(iv) The fee for a Five-year e-Tourist Visa would be US$80.
The procedure for e-Tourist Visa application remains the same as per details available at https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html.
Jun 26, 2024 | 2:03 am
#369
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: EY
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Where can I find the evisa fee for all countries? Google only shows me the reduced fees for US citizens;:
https://www.indianembassyusa.gov.in/News?id=24889
https://www.indianembassyusa.gov.in/News?id=24889
Aug 26, 2024 | 7:00 am
#370
formerly gohima
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 535
Will I have any issues being on an e-business visa while traveling with my wife on an e-tourist visa? I have an upcoming internal business meeting in DEL and planned to have the wife tag along so we can head out and explore the golden triangle after. It seems my options are either get her a physical spouse visa or just go the e-tourist visa route for her but wanted to understand if there may be an issue at the border if we are on different visa types. We are on US passports if that matters
Oct 12, 2024 | 5:56 am
#373
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: UK
Posts: 572
I'm visiting India on business with a UK passport in December for a week. I'm then returning to the UK, and then going back to India for tourism 10 days later.
The correct thing to do seems to be to get a business evisa and a tourism evisa and use the correct one on entering the country. Does this cause confusion at all? I suspect nobody would ever check, but it seems a risk not to get two.
The correct thing to do seems to be to get a business evisa and a tourism evisa and use the correct one on entering the country. Does this cause confusion at all? I suspect nobody would ever check, but it seems a risk not to get two.
Oct 14, 2024 | 12:59 am
#374
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I'm visiting India on business with a UK passport in December for a week. I'm then returning to the UK, and then going back to India for tourism 10 days later.
The correct thing to do seems to be to get a business evisa and a tourism evisa and use the correct one on entering the country. Does this cause confusion at all? I suspect nobody would ever check, but it seems a risk not to get two.
The correct thing to do seems to be to get a business evisa and a tourism evisa and use the correct one on entering the country. Does this cause confusion at all? I suspect nobody would ever check, but it seems a risk not to get two.
The extreme faff of applying for two visas would probably make me a risk-taker. My arrivals have occasionally involved some, errrr, discussions at the immigration desk, but i've never been quizzed on the purpose of my visit.
Oct 14, 2024 | 2:16 am
#375
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: AGH
Posts: 6,803
Last two arrivals in BLR they did ask for the purpose of my visit (with a Business visa). But they were happy with "having some Business meetings" 
In general entering on a business visa won't be a problem - even if your purpose it "tourism". The other way is a problem, i.e. trying to enter on a tourism visa and tell the immigration office you are there fore business.
In general entering on a business visa won't be a problem - even if your purpose it "tourism". The other way is a problem, i.e. trying to enter on a tourism visa and tell the immigration office you are there fore business.