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e-Visa Scheme


In order to avail of the facility of e-Visa, the foreign national concerned shall mandatorily fill in the application online on the e-Visa website https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/tvoa.html 

Advisory:

Services of e-Visa involves completely online application for which no facilitation is required by any intermediary / agents etc. It is advised not to believe or fall in trap of any such unscrupulous elements who claim speedy/express grant of e-Visa and charge money for it.
Do not share your personal information with any unauthorized website as it may lead to your personal data piracy. Only visit Government of India website with address indianvisaonline.gov.in for any kind of service or clarification. For any clarification or doubt, you may write to us on our email i.e. indiatvoa[at]gov[dot]in.

Recently Government of India has introduced a number of changes in the E-Visa Scheme for the International Travellers whose sole objective of visiting India is recreation, sight-seeing, casual visit to meet friends or relatives, short duration medical treatment or casual business visit.

Applicant’s passport should have at least six months validity from the date of arrival in India. The passport should have at least two blank pages for stamping by the Immigration Officer. International Travellers should have return ticket or onward journey ticket. E-visa is not available to International Travel Document Holders. E-Visa India Facility is available for passport holder for the 161 countries including nationals of New Zealand and are eligible for a stay up to 60 days in India and the validity of visa will be 120 days. Double entry is permitted on e-Tourist Visa and e-Business Visa. Triple entry will be permitted on e-Medical Visa and can only be issued twice in a year. The traveller will get a confirmation by email after submission your e-Tourist Visa application processing. This visa facility is in addition to the existing visa services available at the Indian High Commission, Wellington.

Instructions for E-Visa

  • E-Visa has 3 sub-categories i.e., e-Tourist visa, e-Business Visa and e-Medical visa. A foreigner will be permitted to club these categories.

  • Applicants of the eligible countries/territories may apply online minimum 4 days in advance of the date of arrival with a window of 120 days. Example: If you are applying on 1st Sept then applicant can select arrival date from 5th Sept to 2nd Jan

  • Recent front facing photograph with white background and photo page of Passport containing personal details like name, date of birth, nationality, expiry date etc are to be uploaded mandatorily by the applicant. The application is liable to be rejected if the uploaded documents and photograph are not clear / as per specification.

  • E-Visa fee is country/Territory specific. For an applicant of New Zealand nationality, fee is about US $ 80/- per person. Bank transaction charges of 2.5% will be charged additionally on applicable e-Visa fees. The fee must be paid at least 4 days before the expected date of travel otherwise application will not be processed.

  • E-Visa fee once submitted is non-refundable as the fee is for processing of the application and is not dependent on either Grant or Rejection of Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA).

  • Applicant should carry a copy of Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) along with him/her at the time of travel. Please confirm that your ETA status is shown as 'GRANTED' on this website prior to commencement of your journey. Applicants can track the status of their application online by clicking Visa Status.

  • Biometric details of the applicant will be mandatorily captured at Immigration on arrival in India.

  • The validity of E-Visa will be 60 days from the date of arrival in India. Double entry is permitted on e-Tourist Visa and e-Business Visa. Triple entry will be permitted on e-Medical Visa.

  • E-Visa is valid for entry through 24 designated Airports (i.e. Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Calicut, Chennai, Chandigarh, Cochin, Coimbatore, Delhi, Gaya, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum & Varanasi) and 3 designated seaports (i.e. Cochin, Goa, Mangalore). However, the foreigner can take exit from any of the authorized Immigration Check Posts (ICPs) in India.

  • E-Visa can be availed for maximum of two times in a calendar year i.e. between January to December.

  • E-Visa is non-extendable, non-convertible & not valid for visiting Protected/Restricted and Cantonment Areas. If you intend to visit Protected/Restricted/Cantonment areas, you would require prior permission from the Civil Authority.

  • Please be careful while making payment of the e-Visa fee. If the number of unsuccessful attempts is more than three (03), then the application id would be blocked and the applicant would be required to apply afresh by filling the application form again and regenerating a new application id.

  • The e-Visa fee payment status updation may take up to 4 hours due to technical reasons/network delays. Before re-applying, the applicants are requested to wait for 4 hours for payment status updating, after final submission of the application form and payment of the fee. In cases, where e-Visa fee has been deducted but status is not updated, the applicants are advised to verify their payment status by clicking on 'Verify Payment/Pay Visa Fee' tab or by clicking on the link Verify Payment in the website link https://indianvisaonline.gov.in

  • For any assistance call 24 * 7 e-Visa support center at +91-11-24300666 or send email to indiatvoa[at]gov[dot]in

Services of E-Visa involves completely online application for which no facilitation is required by any intermediary/agent etc. It is advised not to believe or fall in trap of any such unscrupulous elements who claim speedy/express grant of E-Visa and charge money for it. Do not share your personal information with any unauthorised website as it may lead to your personal date piracy. Only visit Government of India website with address https://indianvisaonline.gov.in for any kind of service or clarification

Document Requirement

All documents uploaded by the applicant including business cards,invitation letters etc. must be in English language, failing which e-Visa application would be liable for rejection.

The documents required for e-Visa are :

For e-Tourist Visa

  • Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details

For e-Medical Visa

  • Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details
  • Copy of Letter from the Hospital concerned in India on its letterhead

For e-Business Visa

  • Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details
  • Copy of Business Card

For e-Business Visa visiting "To deliver lecture/s under Global Initiative for Academic Networks (GIAN)"

  • Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details
  • Invitation of the host institute to the foreign faculty
  • Copy of the sanction order under GIAN issued by the National Coordinating Institute viz. IIT Kharagpur
  • Copy of the synopsis of the courses to be taken up by the faculty

The digital photograph to be uploaded along with the Visa application should meet the following requirements:

*  Format – JPEG
*  Size

  • Minimum 10 KB
  • Maximum 1 MB

*   The height and width of the Photo must be equal.
*   Photo should present full face, front view, eyes open and without spectacles
*   Center head within frame and present full head from top of hair to bottom of chin
*   Background should be plain light colored or white background.
*   No shadows on the face or on the background.
*   Without borders.
*   Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details.

  • Format -PDF
  • Size : Minimum 10 KB ,Maximum 300 KB

*  Other document for Business/Medical Purpose

  • Format -PDF
  • Size : Minimum 10 KB ,Maximum 300 KB

Regarding e-Visa help / enquiry kindly contact: +91-11-24300666 or email on indiatvoa[at]gov[dot]in 

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