Fast Indian Visa - e-Tourist Visa

for India . . .

USA, Canadians, UK, Australian as well as

citizens of many other countries eligible Indian

e-TVisa

The government of India has now added 31 more countries to India’s e-tourist visa scheme announced initially on November 27, 2014 and periodically more countries are being added to this list of countries whose citizens can use the Indian tourist e- Tourist Visa facility for easier Indian visa for their trip to India. A list of countries is provided at the end of this page. More countries are expected to be added in the near future.

How to apply

Applicants for e-Tourist visa for Indian can apply for their visa by: Filling on-line visa application Uploading photo and passport data page Pay visa fee on-line Following their on-line submission of the above, they will receive an email in about 72 hours authorizing them to travel to India. This authorization email must be printed and taken by the applicant with them for presentation to the immigration authorities on arrival in India.

Points to note:

Application for e-Tourist visa must be made at least 4 days in advance of your date of arrival. For example if visa application is made say on day 1, then your arrival date should not be before day 5 and no later than 34 days of filling the application. The validity of the visa is 30 days from the date of arrival and is restricted to a single entry only. This type of on-line visa is available only for tourist visa. No other activity is allowed. o MHA specifies the allowed activities under e-Tourist Visa as, ▪ Sightseeing ▪ Casual visit to meet relatives ▪ Recreation ▪ Short duration medical treatment ▪ Casual business visit Passport should have validity of at least six months from the date of arrival and at least two blank pages for Indian immigration officer to stamp the passport A valid ticket to leave India on expiry of their visa period and sufficient funds to cover the stay in India are required. The gap of two months between two visits on a Tourist Visa now applies ONLY to citizens of Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan, Iraq, Sudan, foreigners of Pakistan origin and Stateless persons.

The recently added countries are:

1. Anguilla 2. Antigua and Barbuda 3. Austria 4. Albania 5. Bahamas 6. Barbados 7. Belize 8. Bolivia 9. Botswana 10. Brunei 11. Bulgaria 12. Bosnia 13. Canada 14. Cayman Island 15. Chile 16. Costa Rica 17. Comoros 18. Croatia 19. Czech Republic 20. Denmark 21. Dominica 22. Dominic an Republic 23. Ecuador 24. El Salvador 25. Estonia 26. France 27. Gabon 28. Greece 29. Guinea 30. Gambia 31. Georgia 32. Ghana 33. New Zealand 34. Singapore To apply for the Indian e - Tourist Visa visit: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/tvoa.html