Apply Indian eVisa

Ans: Eligibility

• Staybook.in helps you to get an e-Tourist visa with ease, for foreigners who want to visit India to explore Indian culture, sightseeing, visit friends or family, get short-duration medical treatment, or have a casual business meeting. This visa is only for these purposes and not for any other activities such as research, study, or long stay.

• The applicant's passport must be valid for at least six months, failing which the application will not be considered valid/ or you can not apply for an Indian e-tourist visa.
• The applicant must have a return ticket or onward ticket and must have sufficient funds to spend during his/her stay in India. Applicants failing to fulfil these conditions will not be granted entry into India.
• International travellers holding Pakistani passports or having domicile in Pakistan cannot apply for an e-tourist Visa, but they can apply for a regular visa from an Indian Mission.
• Indian e-tourist Visa is not available to applicants holding diplomatic/official passports or laissez-passer travel documents.
• Applicant must have a separate passport, i.e. Indian e-Tourist Visa is not available to persons mentioned in parent/spouse's passport.

Validity period of e-Tourist visa

One-month e-tourist visa:

• The validity of a one-month e-Tourist Visa is 30 days.
• This allows double entry, and it can not be extended or converted into other visas.

One-year e-tourist visa:

• A one-year e-tourist visa is valid for only 365 days, from the date of grant from ETA.
• A one-year e-tourist visa gives multiple entries.
• Applicants can stay for maximum of 180 days in a calendar year.

Five-year e-tourist visa:

• Five -years e-tourist visa is valid for only 1826 days, from the date of grant from ETA.
• Five-year e-tourist visa gives multiple entries.
• The maximum stay should not exceed 180 days in a calendar year.

Conditions for Indian e-Tourist Visa

• e-Tourist Visa is non-extendable, non-convertible, and not valid for visiting protected/restricted, and cantonment areas and requires prior permission from the government of India.
• Applicants of eligible countries/territories must apply online for an e-tourist visa a minimum of 4 days before his/her date of arrival in India.
• e-tourist visa fees vary depending on the country/region. A bank transaction fee of 2.5% will be charged additionally on top of the applicable e-visa by the india immigration department. The fee must be paid a minimum of before 4 days of the applicant’s date of arrival in India
• e-tourist visa fee is non-refundable if once submitted for further processing, The fee is for processing your application for an e-tourist visa and is not dependent on the approval or rejection of the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA).
• The Biometric details of the applicant will be captured at the time of arrival in India by the authorities.
• The applicant has to carry a copy of the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) at the time of travel, and the Electronic Travel Authorization status must be shown as “Granted ” staybook.in will assist you in tracking your application status.
• The electronic visa India fee payment status update 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.
• Applicants must travel on a passport for which he/she has applied for an e-tourist visa. Entry will be allowed into India on the new passport even if the ETA has been issued on the old passport, there is no solution for this situation in such cases travellers must carry their old passport on which the ETA was issued.
• Indian e-tourist Visa is not available to applicants holding only international travel documents, the applicant must have a valid passport for up to six months.
• Applicants having a defence/military/security/police background (working/retired) or an official/diplomatic passport holder are not eligible for an Indian e-tourist visa. You are advised to ​​apply for an Indian visa online for a regular visa through the Indian visa online portal of the Government of India. If you attempt to enter India on an e-Visa also named as electronic visa india by concealing information about your professional background, you may be denied entry to India and deported from India to the port of embarkation(this condition is especially for Canadian Nationals)
• Repeat visit condition, e-Tourist visa is allowed for a maximum of two times in a calendar year to travellers of foreign countries.
• In some cases, the e-Visa fee is deducted but the status is not updated, applicants are advised to Verify payment/wait for visa fee payment to be processed and cooperate with our operator.
• Travellers arriving from Yellow fever-affected countries must carry a 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 the Ministry Of Health & Family Welfare latest guidelines regarding yellow fever countries.

The applicant should furnish an undertaking on the following line:-

(a) That he/she is not engaged in Business activities, nor in Employment or pursuing studies/research etc. in India

Countries Affected by Yellow Fever: