How to Get India Tourist Visa
- A Complete Guide
Yes, India has opened all categories of tourist visa and welcoming international travelers and allows visitors from around 156 eligible countries to apply for a tourist e-Visa. Also, from March 27th, 2022, India has resumed regular international flights.
One month Tourist Visa
Duration : One Month (30 Days).
Entries : Double Entry, non-extendable and non-convertible
The 01-month tourist visa must be applied for online a minimum 4 days in advance
Duration : One year (365 Days) from the date of grant of Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA).
Entries : Multiple
The 01-year tourist visa must be applied 120 days in advance from proposed date of travel.
Duration : Five years from the date of grant of Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)
Stay duration : Continuous stay during each visit shall not exceed 90 days for countries except Canada, Japan, UK and USA. For Canada, Japan, UK and USA, continuous stay during each visit shall not be exceed 180 days.
The 01-year tourist visa must be applied 120 days in advance from proposed date of travel.
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The 05-year tourist visa must be applied 120 days in advance from proposed date of travel.
Fill and submit your e-Visa application on https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/Registration. This application form is for those foreign tourists who are applying for e-visa from outside India.
You need fill e-Visa application for each person separately as each form is for 01 (One) person only.
Fill the information exactly in the manner asked in the form, especially the Names, Date of birth and Address.
You are recommended to verify / double check the information filled before submitting as modification are not allowed once the application form is submitted. Incase if anyone is not ready to submit the application form, then you can click on “Save and Temporarily Exit” and you can complete it later by clicking “Complete Partially Filled Application Form”.
Make a note of Application ID (for further communication) which will be generated automatically by the system.
After filling out all the information, in the end you will be asked to upload a Photo of the applicant as per the below requirements. (Application is liable to get rejected, if the uploaded photograph is not clear or not as per the below specifications mentioned below).
Photo requirements
Format : JPEG
Size : Minimum 10 KB and Maximum 01 MB
The minimum dimensions are 350 pixels (width) and 350 pixels (height).
It should be recent front facing photograph with full face and eyes open with a white
background. No shadows should be on the face or in the background.
Center head within frame and present full head from top of hair to bottom of chin.
NOTE : Do not crop the passport Image to use it as your recent photograph
After successfully uploading your photograph, you would need to Click on “Confirm” and then you will be asked to pay the e-Visa Fees which you can pay by the Credit card / Debit card and payment wallets.
Once you make the payment, you will receive a confirmation of submission of your application on the email id provided by you while filling up the application form. Your e-Visa application may take 72 hours or more for processing. You will be intimated about your Visa status (Granted or Rejected) on your email id provided by you in the e-Visa application.
You may check the status of your e-Visa application by clicking 'Check your Visa Status' on https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html
Usually it takes 02 – 03 weeks to get your application processed but there is no exact timeline provided by the Government of India Officials
The tourist e-visa (30 Days) fee is just only 30 USD per person which is not included in the price mentioned price on this website.
Applicant can schedule the appointment as per his/ her convenience with the concerned Indian Mission.
Each applicant to schedule a separate appointment with the Indian Mission
Process for filling up online application form: Applicant shall access the Visa Application system online through the following link: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in
Applicant visits the above-mentioned web link and selects the Indian Mission from where he intends to apply for the Visa from the tab Select Mission.
Applicant fills the application on-line as per the forms standardized by the Ministry.
After filling the form and submitting it, the system shall automatically generate an Application Id. Applicants are requested to keep this Application Id for further communications with the concerned Indian Mission.
System will automatically ask the Applicant for the following confirmation: Select 'Yes' if the applicant want to seek appointment and make payment online or 'No' if the applicant just want to print the submitted application form.
If the applicant response is 'No', then it is requested by the applicant to take the printout of the submitted online application form and approach the concerned Indian Mission for submission of the online form along with supporting documents.
If the response from applicant is 'Yes' then the system automatically takes the link to perform the following:
Selection of Date and Time of appointment at the concerned Indian Mission
Calculation of Visa fee, service charge, VAT etc. as applicable according to the Visa type
e-Payment* using service providers payment system
In case the facility of Appointment Scheduling and e-Payment is not available for the concerned Indian mission, then applicant has to take the printout of the online application form and visit the concerned Indian Mission to submit the same along with supporting documents and make the payment.
*The e-payment facility is not available for all the Indian Missions abroad. Wherever the said facility is not available, it is requested to kindly submit the application submission fees to either the out sourcing agency or to the Mission directly along with the supporting documents.
Online application Form
This application form is meant for those foreigners who are applying for visa from outside India
Each online application form is meant for one person only. Separate application has to be filed for each applicant.
Furnish information exactly in the manner asked for in the forms, especially the names, address and date of birth.
Applicants are required to verify the application details before submitting the online application. They have an option to save the online application form, in case it is not to be submitted.
Once the online application form is submitted by the applicant, then further modifications are not allowed. Hence applicants are requested to check and validate the details before submitting the online application form.
Applicants are requested to keep the Application Id (generated automatically after the submission of online form) for further communications.
Photo Requirements
Online India Visa Application allows the Applicant to upload a digital photograph of self to complete the regular visa application.
The digital photograph to be uploaded along with the Visa application should meet the following requirements:
Format JPEG
Size: Minimum 10 KB and Maximum 300 KB
The height and width of the Photo must be equal.
Photo should present Full face, front view, eyes open.
Center head within frame and present full head from top of hair to bottom of chin.
Background should be plain light coloured or white background.
No shadows on the face or on the background.
Without borders.
Make sure that photo presents full head from top of hair to bottom of chin. Head should measure 1 inch to 1-3/8 inches (25mm to 35mm). Make sure eye height is between 1-1/8 inches to 1-3.
Usually it takes 02 – 03 weeks to get your application processed but there is no exact timeline provided by the Government of India Officials.
It varies from country to Country.