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e-TOURIST VISA (eTV) - India

Source: indianvisaonline.gov.in, 07/08/2015

e-Tourist Visa Facility is available for holders of passport of
following countries
Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize,
Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Island,Chile, China, China- SAR
Hongkong, China- SAR Macau, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Djibouti,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji,
Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras,
Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Latvia,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Mauritius,
Mexico, Micronesia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Myanmar, Nauru, New
Zealand,Nicaragua, Niue Island, Norway, Oman, Palau, Palestine,
Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Republic
of Macedonia, Russia, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Samoa, Singapore,
Solomon Islands,Sri Lanka,Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, UAE, Ukraine, USA,
Vanuatu,
Vatican City-Holy See, Vietnam.

Eligibility
• 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.
• 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,with sufficient money to spend during his/her stay in India.
• International Travellers having Pakistani Passport or Pakistani
origin may please apply for regular Visa at Indian Mission.
• Not available to Diplomatic/Official Passport Holders.
• Not available to individuals endorsed on Parent`s/Spouse`s Passport
i.e. each individual should have a separate passport.
• Not available to International Travel Document Holders.

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