The following are the eligibility conditions for availing e-Visa services–

1. Nationals of countries listed are eligible to apply for e-Visa Services.
2. Foreigners whose sole objective for visiting India is
   1. Recreation and sightseeing
   2. Casual visit to meet friends and relatives
   3. Attending short term yoga programme or short term courses on local languages, music, dance, arts & crafts, cooking, medicine etc. which should not be a formal or structured course/programme
      (courses not exceeding 6 months duration and not issuing a qualifying certificate/diploma etc. to the participants)
   4. Voluntary work of short duration (for a maximum period of one month, which do not involve any monetary payment or consideration of any kind in return)
   5. Medical treatment, including treatment under Indian systems of medicine
   6. As attendant to e-Medical visa holder
   7. Business purpose
   8. Attending a conference/ seminar/ workshop.
3. Passport should have at least six months validity at the time of making application for grant of e-Visa and a re-entry permit, if that is required under the law of the country of nationality of the applicant.
   The passport should have at least two blank pages for stamping by the Immigration Officer.
4. The foreigner should have return ticket or onward journey ticket, with sufficient money to spend during his/her stay in India.
5. Foreigners of Pakistani origin or having Pakistani Passport are not eligible for e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) was born
   in, or was permanently resident in Pakistan, are also not eligible for e-Visa. They may apply for regular Visa at Indian Mission.
6. Not available to Diplomatic/Official Passport Holders or Laissez-passer/ international travel document holders.
7. Not available to individuals endorsed on Parent’s/Spouse’s Passport i.e. each individual should have a separate passport.

• For e-Tourist Visa (01 year / 05 years), e-Business Visa and e-Conference visa, applicants of the eligible countries/territories may apply online minimum 4 days in advance of the date of arrival. Such application can be made 120 days in advance from proposed date of travel.
• For e-Tourist Visa (30 days), applicants of the eligible countries/territories may apply online minimum 4 days in advance of the date of arrival. Such application can be made 30 days in advance from proposed date of travel.

Yes. Immediately after you submit your e-Visa application and make the payment, you will receive a confirmation of submission of your application on the email id provided by you while filling up your application form.

Your e-Visa application may take 72 hours or more for processing. You will be intimated about your Visa status (Granted or Rejected) on your email id provided by you in the e-Visa application.

The validity of e-Visa would be according to the e-Visa service you have requested in the application form as:

• For e-Tourist Visa (01 year / 05 years), the validity would be 365 days / 05 years from the date of grant of ETA with Multiple entries and Maximum stay in India during one Calendar Year should not exceed 180 days.
• For e-Tourist Visa (30 days), the validity would be 30 days from the date of your first arrival in India. Double entries will be granted within the e-Visa validity period stamped on your Passport. Your first arrival must be between the date of issue and expiry of ETA.
• For e-Business Visa, the validity would be 365 days from the date of grant of ETA with Multiple entries and continuous stay during each visit which shall not exceed 180 days and no registration would be required if stay is for a period of less than 180 days. However, if the intention is to stay for more than 180 days, then the foreigner shall get himself/herself registered with the FRRO/FRO concerned (https://indianfrro.gov.in)within two weeks after the expiry of 180 days of his/her arrival in India.
• For e-Conference Visa, the validity would be 30 days from the date of arrival in India with Single entry.

No, e-Visa is non-extendable and non-convertible.

You may arrive at 31 designated Airports i.e. Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Calicut, Chennai, Chandigarh, Cochin, Coimbatore, Delhi, Gaya, Goa(Dabolim), Goa(Mopa), Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kannur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Port Blair, Pune, Tiruchirappalli, Trivandrum, Varanasi & Visakhapatnam, and 5 designated seaports (i.e. Cochin, Goa, Mangalore, Chennai and Mumbai seaports). You may depart from any of the Indian Immigration Check Posts (ICPs).

Yes, ensure that your child’s passport is valid at-least for next 06 (six) months from the date of arrival in India.

e-Visa processing 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).