• The Electronic Visa (e-Visa) is an online visa issued by the Indian Government for citizens of 166 countries, who wish to visit India for tourist, business or medical reasons, for a maximum stay of 60 consecutive days. You can apply for an e-Tourist, e-Business or e-Medical Visa twice in a calendar year. A valid Indian visa and an international travel document, eg; a valid and current passport, are required for all USA nationals going to India.

The traditional Indian Visa can only be obtained through a physical application at the Embassy or consulate. The process to obtain a traditional Indian Visa is much more complicated and takes a lot longer, as you are required to submit your original passport along with your visa application, financial, residence and employment documents at the Embassy or consulate in order for the visa to be approved and stamped in the physical passport.
The Electronic Visa (e-Tourist, e-Business, e-Medical) application online is a much simpler and easier process, is issued electronically and sent to the applicant via e-mail, which he or she must print out to present upon arrival in India.

The e-Visa will be processed electronically and sent to the traveller via email. When the traveller arrives in India, they will need to have biometrics (fingerprints) taken at the airport after which their passport will be stamped.
Because the India e-Visa is issued online, it is not necessary to submit an original passport or other documents for processing. A scanned copy is sufficient for the e-Visa to be processed. The traveller must have an original, valid passport while traveling.
The Indian e-Visa is issued for a double entry visit with duration of stay up to 60 days from date of first entry. A maximum of two Indian e-Visas can be issued for the same traveller within one year.

Citizens of the following countries are eligible to apply for an e-Visa for India: Albania, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, 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 Hong Kong, 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, Eritrea, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, 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 , Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, 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, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City-Holy See, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe. If you were born in Pakistan, have any links to Pakistani nationals or have previously held a Pakistani passport, you will not be eligible for an India e-Tourist Visa.

The Online Visa for India can only be applied 120 days before your proposed date of travel and no later than 4 days before travel.

There are three kinds of India e-Visas for the ordinary passport holders only:

• Tourist e-Visa – For holidays, travelling, sightseeing, visiting friends or relatives;
• Medical e-Visa – for Treatment in the hospital or with specific doctors in India; and
• Business e-Visa – for doing business in India.

Your passport should be valid for at least six (6) months from your travel date.

The India e-Visa is a double-entry visa for the e-Tourist and e-Business and a triple entry for e-Medical visa. It is valid for 60 consecutive days, starting from the day of arrival in India. You can apply for an e-Visa a maximum of two (2) times per year.