An Indian e-Visa is an electronic travel authorization (ETA) for foreigners to visit India subjects on tourism, business, medical treatment, Conferences e-Ayush Visa, e-Student Visa, e-Student Dependent Visa.
Types of Indian e-Visa
e-Tourist Visa
- 30 Days, Double entry (start duration you will come in India)
- Non-extendable and non-convertible.
- One year (365 Days) from the date of grant of ETA, multiple entry, (stay in Indian 180 days in a calendar year}
- 5 Year from the date of grant of ETA, multiple entry, (stay in India 180 days in a calendar year}
- Max stay per visit Usually up to 90 days or 180 days as per countries
- E-visa subjects on:
- Tourism and sightseeing
- Visiting friends or relatives
- Short-term yoga or wellness programs etc.
e-Business Visa
- 1 Year visa (365 days) from the date of grant of ETA multiple entry, (stay in Indian 180 days in a calendar year)
- Permitted Activities on e-Business Visa
- Business meetings and negotiations
- Sale/purchase/trade of products
- Participating in exhibitions or trade fairs
- Setting up industrial/business ventures
- Delivering lectures under Global Initiative for Academic.
- Note– If the intension is to stay for more then 180 days, shall get registered with FRRO/FRO concerned within two weeks (14 Days) after the expiry of 180 days.
e-Medical Visa
- 60 Day from the date of arrival into India
- Triple entry
e-Medical Attendant
- 60 Day from the date of arrival into India
- Triple entry
e-Ayush Visa
- 60 Day from the date of arrival into India
- Triple entry
e-Ayush Attendant Visa
- 60 Day from the date of arrival into India
- Triple entry
e-Conference Visa
- 30 Days
- Single entry
- Attending official, government-approved conferences, seminars, or workshops
- Not Allowed Tourism, business, or employment, journalism, etc ❌
- Organizers to upload all details & documentation on the MHA website (conference.mha.gov.in)
e-Student Visa
- One year (365 Days) from the date of grant of ETA
- Four entry
- Registration on study in india portal for initiative
- Fill in your details and get student id
- Apply for e-student visa using student id
- Get electronic travel authorization (eta) online
e-Student Dependent Visa
- One year (365 Days) from the date of grant of ETA
- Four entry
Persons holding e-Visa will be allowed to enter into India only through the designated 32 intranational airports.
- Delhi
- Mumbai
- Chennai
- Kolkata
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Bengaluru
- Hyderabad
- Cochin
- Goa(Dabolim)
- Goa(Mopa)
- Ahmedabad
- Amritsar
- Gaya
- Jaipur
- Lucknow
- Trichy
- Varanasi
- Calicut
- Mangalore
- Pune
- Nagpur
- Coimbatore
- Bagdogra
- Guwahati
- Chandigarh
- Visakhapatnam
- Madurai
- Bhubaneswar
- Port Blair
- Kannur
- Indore
- Surat
Seaport entry for cruise tourists
- Mumbai
- Cochin
- Mormugao
- Chennai
- New Mangalore
- Port Blair
SEAPORTS
- Alang
- Bedi Bunder
- Bhavnagar
- Calicut
- Chennai
- Cochin
- Cuddalore
- Kakinada
- Kandla
- Kolkata
- Mandvi
- Mormagoa Harbour
- Mumbai Seaport
- Nagapattinum
- Nhava Sheva
- Paradeep
- Porbandar
- Port Blair
- Tuticorin
- Vishakapatnam
- New Mangalore
- Vizhinjam
- Agati and Minicoy Island Lakshdwip UT
- Vallarpadam
- Mundra
- Krishnapatnam
- Dhubri
- Pandu
- Nagaon
- Karimganj
- Kattupalli
Entry though Land ICPs
- Attari Road
- Akhaura
- Banbasa
- Changrabandha
- Dalu
- Dawki
- Dhalaighat
- Gauriphanta
- Ghojadanga
- Haridaspur
- Hili
- Jaigaon
- Jogbani
- Kailashahar
- Karimgang
- Khowal
- Lalgolaghat
- Mahadipur
- Mankachar
- Moreh
- Muhurighat
- Radhikapur
- Ragna
- Ranigunj
- Raxaul
- Rupaidiha
- Sabroom
- Sonouli
- Srimantapur
- Sutarkandi
- Phulbari
- Kawarpuchia
- Zorinpuri
- Zokhawthar
RAIL ICPs
- Munabao Rail Check Post
- Attari Rail Check Post
- Gede Rail and Road Check Post
- Haridaspur Rail Check Post
- Chitpur Rail Checkpost
Eligibility and Eligible countries name
- International travellers whose sole objective for visiting India is recreation, sight seeing,casual visit to meet friends and relatives, attending a short term yoga programme, Short term courses on local languages, music, dance, arts & crafts, cooking, medicine etc.
- which should not be a formal or structured course/programme (courses not exceeding 6 months duration and not issued with a qualifying certificate/ diploma etc),Voluntary work of short duration (for a maximum period of one month, which do not involve any monetary payment or consideration of any kind in return),
- Medical treatment including treatment under Indian systems of medicine, business purpose, as attendant to e-Medical visa holder, attending a conference/ seminar/ workshop organized by a Ministry or Department of the Government of India, State Governments or UT Administrations etc. & their subordinate/ attached organizations & PSUs and private conferences organized by private persons/companies/organizations.
- Passport holders name, father’s name, nationality, date of birth must be correct. Entry will not be granted in case of a mismatch
- Must enter India through one of 31 designated international airports or 5 seaports. Can exit from any authorized Immigration Check Post (ICP.
- Applicant’s passport should have at least six months validity at the time of making application for grant of e-Visa. Must have at least 2 blank pages for stamping.
- 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 or Laissez-passer travel document 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 other than Passport.
- Not allowed❌ for journalism, film shooting, long-term work or study, missionary activities, or residence.
- If you have a defence/military/security/police background (serving/retired) or hold an official/diplomatic passport, please note that you are not eligible for e-Visa for India. You are advised to apply for regular visa through the Indian Visa Online portal of the Government of India. If you attempt to enter India on an e-Visa by suppressing information about your professional background, you may be denied entry into India and deported from India to the port of embarkation.
Eligible countries name
- Albania
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
23. Brunei
24. Bulgaria
25. Burundi
26. Canada
27. Cambodia
28. Cameroon Union Republic
29. Cape Verde
30. Cayman Islands
31. Chile
32. Colombia
33. Comoros
34. Cook Islands
35. Costa Rica
36. Côte d’Ivoire
37. Croatia
38. Cuba
39. Cyprus
40. Czech Republic
41. Denmark
42. Djibouti
43. Dominica
44. Dominican Republic
45. East Timor
46. Ecuador
47. El Salvador
48. Equatorial Guinea
49. Eritrea
50. Estonia
51. Eswatini
52. Fiji
53. Finland
54. France
55. Gabon
56. Gambia
57. Georgia
58. Germany
59. Ghana
60. Gibraltar
61. Greece
62. Grenada
63. Guatemala
64. Guernsey
65. Guinea
66. Guyana
67. Haiti
68. Honduras
69. Hungary
70. Iceland
71. Indonesia
72. Ireland
73. Isle of Man
74. Israel
75. Italy
76. Jamaica
77. Japan
78. Jersey
79. Jordan
80. Kazakhstan
81. Kenya
82. Kiribati
83. Kyrgyzstan
84. Laos
85. Latvia
86. Lesotho
87. Liberia
88. Liechtenstein
89. Lithuania
90. Luxembourg
91. Macedonia
92. Madagascar
93. Malawi
94. Malaysia
95. Mali
96. Malta
97. Marshall Islands
98. Mauritius
99. Mexico
100. Micronesia
101. Moldova
102. Monaco
103. Mongolia
104. Montenegro
105. Montserrat
106. Morocco
107. Mozambique
108. Myanmar
109. Namibia
110. Nauru
111. Netherlands
112. New Zealand
113. Nicaragua
114. Niger Republic
115. Niue Island
116. Norway
117. Oman
118. Palau
119. Palestine
120. Panama
121. Papua New Guinea
122. Paraguay
123. Peru
124. Philippines
125. Poland
126. Portugal
127. Qatar
128. Republic of Korea (South Korea)
129. Romania
130. Russia
131. Rwanda
132. Saint Christopher and Nevis
133. Saint Lucia
134. Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
135. Samoa
136. San Marino
137. Saudi Arabia
138. Senegal
139. Serbia
140. Seychelles
141. Sierra Leone
142. Singapore
143. Slovakia
144. Slovenia
145. Solomon Islands
146. South Africa
147. Spain
148. Sri Lanka
149. Suriname
150. Sweden
151. Switzerland
152. Taiwan
153. Tajikistan
154. Tanzania
155. Thailand
156. Togo
157. Tonga
158. Trinidad & Tobago
159. Turks & Caicos Islands
160. Tuvalu
161. United Arab Emirates (UAE)
162. Uganda
163. Ukraine
164. United Kingdom
165. Uruguay
166. United States of America (USA)
167. Uzbekistan
168. Vanuatu
169. Vatican City (Holy See)
170. Venezuela
171. Vietnam
172. Zambia
173. Zimbabwe
Process Of e-Visa Application
General Instructions
- e-Tourist and e-Business visa, Applicants of the eligible countries/territories may apply online minimum 4 days Before of the date of arrival.
- For e-Medical, e-Medical Attendant and e-Conference visa, Applicants of the eligible countries/territories may apply online minimum 4 days in advance of the date of arrival with a window of 120 days. Example: If you are applying on 1st Sept then applicant can select arrival date from 5th Sept to 2nd Jan
- Recent front facing photograph with white background and photo page of Passport containing personal details like name, date of birth, nationality, expiry date etc are to be uploaded mandatorily by the applicant. Additionally one more document depending upon the e-Visa type would also be required to be uploaded. The application is liable to be rejected if the uploaded documents and photograph are not clear / as per specification.
- e-Visa fee is country/Territory specific. Bank transaction charges of 2.5% will be charged additionally on applicable e-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 Click here (for e-Tourist Visa) and for other e-Visa Click here.
- e-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 Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA).
- Applicant should carry a copy of Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) along with him/her at the time of travel. Please confirm that your ETA status is shown as ‘GRANTED’ on this website prior to commencement of your journey. Applicants can track the status of their application online by clicking VisaStatus
- Biometric details of the applicant will be mandatorily captured at Immigration on 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 here.
- The e-Visa fee payment status updation may take up to 2 hours due to technical reasons/network delays. Before re-applying, the applicants are requested to wait for 2 hours for payment status updating, after final submission of the application form and payment of the fee. In cases, where e-Visa fee has been deducted but status is not updated, the applicants are advised to verify their payment status by clicking on ‘Verify Payment/Pay Visa Fee’ tab or by clicking on the link Verify Payment.
- Nationals of Yellow Fever affected countries or travellers arriving from these 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.
- You must travel on the Passport which you have applied for eVisa. Entry will be allowed into India on the new passport even if ETA has been issued on the old passport, however in such cases a traveler must carry the old passport on which ETA was issued
- The documents required for completing the eVisa application is indicated against each type of eVisa. Please keep all these documents ready at hand before beginning to fill your eVisa application. All documents including Business cards, Invitation letters etc. must be in English language, failing which the application would be liable for rejection. The entire process may take 10 to 15 minutes to complete the application and make the payment.
- Applicants must be fill eVisa application himself/herself and give correct information in each column and take responsibility for the correctness of information provided.
- For e-Tourist Visa
- Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details *
- For short term courses, copy of letter from the institute/organization/hospital etc. concerned on its letter-head *
- For voluntary work of short duration, copy of letter from the organization concerned on its letter-head *
- For e-Medical Visa
- Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details *
- Copy of Letter from the Hospital concerned in India on its letterhead which including the date / tentative date which admission have been suggested .
- For e-Medical Attendant Visa
- Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details*
- For e-Business Visa
- Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details*
- Copy of Business Card
- Any letter of invitation if applicable from indian parties which wish you conduct the business (optional).
- For Sports Related Activity
- Copy of Passport page containing personal particulars *
- Approval of the Government of India in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Department of Sports)
- Invitation Letter to foreign sports teams and sports persons to visit India by the concerned Sports Federation/Association in India.
- If the applicant had participated in any commercial sports event during his/her previous visit to India, then documents regarding Tax compliance for the said visit are to be furnished
- If the sports event entails visit to Restricted or Protected Areas in India, below mentioned additional documents are also to be submitted
(a) Clearance for holding the event from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
(b) Political Clearance for holding the event from the Ministry of external Affairs, Government of India.
(c) Requisite clearance from the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports - For e-Business Visa visiting “To deliver lecture/s under Global Initiative for Academic Networks (GIAN)”
- Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details*
- Invitation of the host institute to the foreign faculty
- Copy of the sanction order under GIAN issued by the National Coordinating Institute viz. IIT Kharagpur
- Copy of the synopsis of the courses to be taken up by the faculty
- For e-Conference Visa
- Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details*
- Invitation from organizer, which applicant may seek from this organiser.
- Political clearance from Ministry of External Affairs
- Event clearance from Ministry of Home Affairs
- The digital photograph to be uploaded along with the Visa application should meet the following requirements:
- Format – JPEG
- Size
- Minimum 10 KB
- Maximum 1 MB
- The height and width of the Photo must be equal.
- Photo should present full face, front view, eyes open and without spectacles
- Center head within frame and present full head from top of hair to bottom of chin
- Background should be plain light colored or white background.
- No shadows on the face or on the background.
- Without borders.
- Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details.
- Format -PDF
- Size : Minimum 10 KB ,Maximum 300 KB
- Other document for Business/Medical Purpose
- Format -PDF
- Size : Minimum 10 KB ,Maximum 300 KB
Customer services and supporting information
payment related Customers support email us at sbiepay[at]sbi[dot]co[dot]in for any queries related to their transaction. Alternatively, SBIePay provides 24*7*365 customer support to all the e-Visa applicants. Applicants can also call us on the below mentioned number(s)
- Contact No: +91-22-2753-5773
- SBI ePay: +91-22-2753-5773 (24 x 7)
- Axis Bank : +91 1800-419-0073 (24 x 7)
- eVisa Helpdesk +91 827 808 7808
- indian -evisa@gov.in (email)
