India FAQ
The situation in each country during the Covid 19 pandemic is changing rapidly. Please check with the foreign office of the country in order to ascertain the most up to date entry requirement for vaccination and Covid tests.
You can enter India, via your Medical eVisa, on any date within the period it’s valid.
If you reside in or you’re travelling from a yellow fever-affected country, you’ll be required to present proof of vaccination against the disease.
An official document that enables you to enter and travel in India, a Medical eVisa can be obtained for entry and travel specifically for receiving medical treatment at a reputed/ recognised hospital or treatment centre in the country.
You’ll need a hospital letter (outlining the medical purposes of your visit), a digital copy of the last page of your passport, a digital passport-sized photo and a credit/ debit card or PayPal account (for payment).
Once obtained, a Medical eVisa is valid for 60 days, beginning the date of your arrival in India, and enables you to enter the country a total three times within that 60-day window. However, be aware that a completed Self Declaration Form is valid for just one single entry to the country.
Your passport must be valid for no less than six months beyond the date of your arrival (and contain two blank pages for stamping purposes).
You can apply for and use a Medical eVisa for India three times in a calendar year (January-December).
Once your application has been processed, we will email you your Medical eVisa document for India. Be sure, then, to print out a hard copy of the document (and print out a hard copy of your completed and processed Self Declaration Form) to present it to an immigration official on your arrival.
The maximum stay in the country with a single Medical eVisa is 60 days.
A single Medical eVisa enables you to enter three times within its 60-day window of validity.
A Medical eVisa can be used to enter India via 26 designated airports; Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Calicut, Chennai, Chandigarh, Cochin, Coimbatore, Delhi, Gaya, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum and Varanasi & Vishakhapatnam. As well as the Cochin, Goa, Mangalore, Mumbai and Chennai seaports. (Medical eVisa holders can, however, leave the country by any authorised Immigration Check Post)
No, the Tourist eVisa is suitable for leisure and tourism visits to India only – it’s also not suitable for holders of emergency/ limited passports.
Yes. Once your application has been processed, we will email you your Tourist eVisa document for India. Be sure, then, to print out a hard copy of the document to present it to an immigration official on your arrival.
If your nationality (as stated in your passport) is one of the following, you’ll be able to apply for a Tourist eVisa:
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 Hongkong
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
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
Zimbabwe
The Indian Government requires travellers to apply for a Tourist eVisa no earlier than 30 days before their expected arrival date (for an eVisa of 30 days’ validity) or no earlier 120 days before their expected arrival date (for an eVisa of one year or five years of validity). You’re advised not to apply any later than five days before your arrival date.
You can apply for a Tourist eVisa for India twice in a calendar year (January-December).
The Tourist eVisa enables foreign nationals to enter India for a relatively short-term stay for leisure purposes.
No, you must only stay the number days allowed, per visit, by the Tourist eVisa.
You’ll need to provide a digital scan of the last of the last page of your passport, a passport-sized photo and a credit/ debit card or PayPal account for payment purposes.