E-Visa requirement for Rest of the World
1 Eligibility
e-Visa is granted to a foreigner whose sole objective of visiting India is recreation, sight seeing, casual visit to meet friends or relatives, attending a short term yoga program, medical treatment including treatment under Indian systems of medicine and business purpose and no other purpose/ activity. This facility shall not be available if the person or either of his / her parents or grand parents (paternal or maternal) was born in, or was permanently resident in Pakistan. e-Visa facility shall not be available to holders of Diplomatic/Official passports, UNLP (UN Passport) holders and international travel document holders e.g. INTERPOL officials. List of countries whose nationals are presently eligible for e-visa is given in Appendix I.
2 Procedure for applying for e-Visa The foreign national may fill in the application online on the website https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/tvoa.html . The applicant can apply 120 days in advance prior to expected date of arrival in India.
3 Sub-categories of e-Visa There are three sub-categories of e-Visa i.e. (a) e-Tourist Visa : For recreation, sightseeing,casual visit to meet friends or relatives, and attending a short term yoga program, (b)eBusiness Visa : For all activities permitted under normal Business Visa and (c) e-Medical Visa :For medical treatment, including treatment under Indian systems of medicine. A foreign national will also be permitted to club these activities provided he/she had clearly indicated the same in the application form along with requisite documents.
4 Entry points Persons holding e-Visa are allowed to enter into India only through the designated international airports namely, (1) Delhi (2) Mumbai (3) Chennai (4) Kolkata (5) Trivandrum (6) Bangalore (7)Hyderabad (8) Cochin (9) Goa (10) Ahmedabad (11) Amritsar (12) Gaya (13) Jaipur (14)Lucknow (15) Trichy (16) Varanasi (17) Calicut (18) Mangalore (19) Pune (20) Nagpur (21)Coimbatore (22) Bagdogra (23) Guwahati , (24) Chandigarh and (25) Visakhapatnam.Further, e-visa facility is also provided for entry at 5 major Indian seaports i.e. (1) Mumbai (2)Cochin (3) Mormugao (4) Chennai and (5) New Mangalore for cruise tourists.Persons holding e-Visa can depart from any of the authorized Immigration Check Posts in India.
5 Validity e-visa will be granted for a period up to 60 days with double entry on e-Tourist Visa and eBusiness Visa and triple entry on e-Medical Visa. In the case of e-Medical Visa, extension maybe granted up to 6 months on case to case basis on merits of each case by the FRRO/ FRO concerned.2
6 Conditions for e-Visa – Visa shall be non-extendable except in the case of e-Medical Visa as mentioned in para 5above. e-visa is also non-convertible except in specific cases. Regarding conversion of e-visa to other categories of visa, please see the general policy guidelines relating to Indian visa on this website.
7 Fee for e-Visa Fee for e-Visa for nationals of various countries will be fixed by the Government from time to time.
8 Repeat visits e- Visa will be allowed for a maximum of two times in a calendar year to a foreigner.II.
VISA-ON-ARRIVAL
9 Eligibility Visa-on-Arrival is granted to a Japanese national who is visiting India for business, tourism,conference and medical purposes. This facility shall not be available to the citizens of Japan if the person or either of his / her parents or grandparents (paternal or maternal) was born in, or was permanently resident in Pakistan. This facility shall not be available to holders of Diplomatic/Official passports and UN Passport holders having Japanese nationality..
10 Procedure for applying for Visa-on-Arrival Japanese nationals would be required to fill an application form and approach the “Visa Counter”at the designated airport on arrival. After checking the eligibility criteria and payment of fee,the Immigration officer would then stamp Visa-on-Arrival on the passport.
11 Entry points Visa-on-Arrival is provided to Japanese nationals only at 6 designated international airports namely, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Hyderabad.
12 Validity The Immigration officer may grant a double entry Visa-on-Arrival valid up to 60 days to the citizens of Japan.
13 Conditions for Visa-on-Arrival Visa-on-Arrival shall be non-extendable and non-convertible to any other type of visa except in specific cases. Regarding conversion of Visa-on-Arrival to other categories of visa, please seethe general policy guidelines relating to Indian visa on this website.
14 Fee for Visa-on-Arrival A fee of Rs 2000/- or equivalent in foreign currency per passenger (including children), will be charged from each Japanese national.
List of countries whose nationals are eligible for e- Visa facility
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Albania
- Austria
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameron Union Republic
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Cayman Island
- Chile
- China
- China- SAR Hongkong
- China- SAR Macau
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Cote d’lvoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Eritrea
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger Republic
- Niue Island
- Norway
- Oman
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Republic of Korea
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Christopher and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
- San Marino
- Samoa
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Switzerland
- Sweden
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Turks & Caicos Island
- Tuvalu
- UAE
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom(UK)
- United States of America (USA)
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City-Holy See
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Uganda
- Kazakhstan
