🇮🇳eVisaA visa applied for and issued electronically before travel
This page separates the current comparison status from the official evidence collected for it. Rules shown here concern ordinary short visits unless a source states otherwise.
Official evidence collectedAccess data checked August 24, 2026Sources reviewed August 20, 2026
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How this access rule is documented
Current official routeeVisa
India: ordinary passports eligible for eVisa
The Bureau of Immigration's live eVisa portal lists these passport nationalities as eVisa-eligible; Japan and South Korea are kept in the easier visa-on-arrival policy.
Apply online, pay the eVisa fee, receive a granted ETA by email, print it, and present it at an eVisa-designated immigration check post.
For e-Tourist/e-Business applications, the portal says to apply at least four days before travel; an approved ETA is required before travelling.
Passport must generally have at least six months' validity; traveller needs onward/return travel and sufficient funds. Biometrics are captured on arrival.
eVisa is not available to diplomatic/official passports, laissez-passer or other non-passport travel documents, or persons endorsed on another person's passport.
Pakistani-passport holders or persons of Pakistani origin must apply for a regular visa at an Indian mission; this overrides nationality-list eligibility where applicable.
eVisa is non-extendable/non-convertible and not valid for protected, restricted, or cantonment areas without prior permission. It does not decide work, residence, transit outside the chosen eVisa category, crew, security, or admissibility.
Only destination governments, official immigration services, official diplomatic missions, and primary legal instruments qualify as published evidence.
Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of Indiaofficial portal · English