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Tourist evisa for 30 days

Entry:

Double

Validity:

30 Days

Processing:

5-7 Days

Starting Fees:

$25*

Tourist evisa for 1 Year

Entry:

Double

Validity:

1 Year

Processing:

5-7 Days

Starting Fees:

$40*

Tourist evisa for 5 years

Entry:

Double

Validity:

5 Years

Processing:

5-7 Days

Starting Fees:

$80*

Indian eVisa Application Process

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Q. DETAILS FOR 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:

AfricaCentral & South America
  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Congo
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • The Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Kenya
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Sudan
  • South Sudan
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • Argentina
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
  • French Guiana
  • Guyana
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Suriname
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Venezuela

This list was last updated on 3rd January 2023 by WHO.

Q. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR INDIAN eVISA

    Ans:

  • Passport with minimum validity of 6 months
  • Scanned Biographic Page of the applicant's passport showing the Photograph and other details.
    • Format: PDF
    • PDF size minimum 10KB, and maximum 300 KB.
  • A recent photograph of the traveller
  • The digital photograph to be uploaded along with the e-Visa application should meet the following requirements:
    • The format of the photograph must be: JPEG
    • Size must be:
      • (a) Minimum 10 KB
      • (b) Maximum 1 MB
    • The height and width of the Photo must be equal, without borders.
    • The photo should present a full face, front view, eyes open and without spectacles
    • Centre head within frame and present full head from top of hair to bottom of chin
    • The background should be plain and light in colour or white background.
    • No shadows on the face or on the background.

    keep all these documents ready at hand, the entire process may take around 10-15 minutes including the payment of processing the visa application.

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About Indian e-Tourist Visa

The Indian e-Tourist Visa is a convenient online system that allows citizens from over 160 countries to apply for a visa to India without visiting an embassy or consulate. It caters to travel purposes. Applicants can complete the process online by filling out a form, submitting required documents, and paying the fee, after which the eVisa is emailed to them, simplifying their travel preparations.

The Indian e-tourist visa is a convenient online system that allows citizens of 160 countries around the globe to apply for an e-tourist visa to India hassle-free, applicants can apply for an e-tourist visa without visiting an Indian mission. Staybook helps you apply for an Indian e-tourist visa with a few easy steps, providing us with the necessary information, and required documents. After completing the documentation and the form-filling applicant shall pay the e-visa India fees required for an e-tourist visa fees for Indian e-visa 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 e-visa India fee must be paid a minimum of 4 days before the applicant’s date of arrival in India. applicants will receive their e-tourist visa by e-mail, simplifying their travel preparations. Staybook offers significant advantages in terms of convenience & assures applications be processed within 72 hours, it can take a little longer in some cases. The e-tourist visa system accommodates 11th-hour travel plans with no bureaucratic hurdles for travellers; there are three different types of e-tourist visas: one month, one year, and five years. Each has different conditions and validity periods such as double entry or multiple entry, making the Indian tourism sector more accessible.

Applicants must go through the policies and conditions before applying for an Indian e-tourist visa, applications must be submitted a minimum 4 days before the date of arrival in India, e-tourist visa holder travellers are permitted only through designated airports and seaports list available on our website.

e-Tourist visa cannot be exceeded or converted into other visas, breach of policies or overstaying makes you liable to penalties or future restrictions.

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