Visa Information
Regular Visa
All foreign nationals require a valid visa for entry into India, either as a tourist or for business or in any other capacity. Persons visiting India for recreation, sightseeing, casual visits to meet friends and relatives, etc., can obtain a tourist visa valid for 180 days with multiple entries during the validity of the visa from the concerned Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) or Indian High Commission. Please note the validity of the passport shall be more than 180 days. For detailed information, please visit https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/.
e-Tourist Visa
The e-Tourist Visa is completely online; no personal visits or facilitation is required by any intermediaries/agents, etc., and it is more useful for foreign travellers whose sole objective of visiting India is recreation, sightseeing, casual visits to meet friends or relatives, short-duration medical treatment, or casual business visits.
Visa on arrival is granted for 30 days with a single entry, only two visits on an e-tourist visa-on-arrival are permissible in a calendar year, and there must be a gap of at least two months between each visit.
e-Tourist Visa Facility is available for nationals of 150 countries as listed below:
Albania, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, China- SAR Hongkong, China- SAR Macau, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'lvoire, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niue Island, Norway, Oman, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Island, Tuvalu, UAE, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Vanuatu, Vatican City-Holy See, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Please apply only through https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/tvoa.html, the official website of the Government of India, and not to deal with other websites. Please go through the 'Instructions for Applicant' on the website for more details.
We recommend that guests apply for the visa at least 10 days prior to the date of travel. Please remember to carry a printout of your electronic tourist visa at the time of travel.