The India e-Visa eligiblity is essential before you can apply and obtain the necessary authorisation to enter India.
The India e-Visa is currently available to citizens of nearly 166 countries. This means that you do not need to apply for a regular Visa if you intend to visit for tourism, business or medical visits. You can simply apply online and obtain the necesssary entry authorisation to visit India.
A few valuable focuses about e-Visa are:
- Tourist Visa for India can be applied for 30 days, 1 year and 5 years - these allow multiple entries within a calendar year
- Business Visa for India and Medical e-Visa for India are both valid for 1 year and allow multiple entries
- e-Visa is non-extendable, non-convertible
- International Travellers are not required to have proof of hotel booking or flight ticket. However proof of sufficient money to spend during his/her stay in India is helpful.
It is advisable to apply 7 days in advance of the date of arrival especially during the peak season (October - March). Remember to account for the standard Immigration process time which is 4 business days in duration.
India e-Visa Eligible Countries
| Albania | Andorra | Angola | Anguilla | Antigua & Barbuda | Argentina | Armenia | Aruba | Australia |
| Austria | Azerbaijan | Bahamas | Barbados | Belarus | Belgium | Belize | Benin | Bolivia |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Botswana | Brazil | Brunei | Bulgaria | Burundi | Cambodia | Cameroon | Canada |
| Cape Verde | Cayman Island | Chile | China | Hong Kong | 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 | Equatorial Guinea | 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 | Korea | kenya | Kiribati |
| Kyrgyzstan | Laos | Latvia | Lesotho | Liberia | Liechtenstein | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Madagascar |
| Malawi | Malaysia | Mali | Malta | Marshall Islands | Mauritius | Mexico | Micronesia | Moldova |
| Monaco | Mongolia | Montenegro | Macedonia | 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 | Romania |
| Russia | Rwanda | St Christopher and Nevis | St Lucia | St Vincent & Grenadines | Samoa | San Marino | Saudi Arabia | 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 | United Arab Emirates | Uganda | Ukraine | United kingdom | Uruguay |
| United States | Uzbekistan | Vanuatu | Vatican City | Venezuela | Vietnam | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
Click here to read about Documents Required for Indian e-Visa.