Entry requirements for India
Short tourist stays only.
- Entry
- Electronic authorisation or e-visa
- Stay
- Up to 30 days
Visa information is provided for information purposes and may contain mistakes. Check official government websites or sources for current requirements and updates before travelling.Check your passport is valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive.Official site: indianvisaonline.gov.inApply only on the official government website linked here. Other websites may charge extra fees for the same application.Last checked 14 October 2026Arrival card last checked 15 October 2026
Change from 31 December 2026 Published MY 30-day tourist e-visa fee-waiver period ends; subsequent fee treatment is not stated.
Conditions
- Passport validity
If using eVisa, an individual passport must be valid at least 6 calendar months at application and have 2 blank pages.
For a child’s separate eVisa application, the passport must also be valid at least 6 calendar months from arrival.
- Onward ticket
The eVisa branch requires a return or onward journey ticket.
- Proof of funds
The eVisa branch requires sufficient funds for the stay.
- Arrival card
The central notice says foreigners can submit e-Arrival within 72 hours before arrival; it does not establish mandatory registration.
- Health requirement
Arrival within 6 days of departure from a yellow-fever endemic country requires an original valid vaccination certificate.
- Fee
Submitted eVisa processing fees are non-refundable regardless of grant/rejection; payment-failure reconciliation is a separate process.
Electronic payment surcharges vary: SBI cards 3%, PayPal 4%, Axis maximum 3% plus tax; Razorpay displays method-specific charges.
Published eTourist fees (USD): 30-day 0 April–June/0 July–March; 1-year 40; 5-year 200. Payment charges are separate.
High Commission of India, Kuala Lumpur: the Malaysian 30-day e-Tourist visa has no visa fee from 1 Jul 2024 to 31 Dec 2026; other categories pay fees.
An eVisa applicant needs any re-entry permit required by the passport-issuing country’s law.
The eVisa photo must be square, full-face with eyes open, no spectacles, shadows or borders.
Tourist eVisa filing is at least 4 days before arrival; applications can be made 120 days before proposed travel.
An applicable eVisa fee must be paid at least 4 days before expected travel; otherwise the application will not be processed.
The eVisa branch requires GRANTED ETA status before the journey and a copy during travel; biometrics are captured on arrival.
An eVisa applicant uploads a recent front-facing, white-background photograph and the passport personal-details page.
For eVisa, photographs are JPEG, 10 KB–1 MB; the passport bio-page is PDF, 10–300 KB. All uploaded documents must be in English.
Each traveller, including a child, needs an individual passport and separate eVisa application with correct information.
Travel uses the ETA-linked passport; renewal requires both the new passport and the old passport on which ETA was issued.
E-visa excludes Pakistani nationals and persons with a parent/grandparent born or permanently resident in Pakistan.
Serving or retired military, defence, security or police backgrounds are not eligible for eVisa.
E-visa is non-extendable/non-convertible; protected, restricted and cantonment areas require separate prior permission.
For a 30-day eTourist product, first arrival must be between ETA issue/expiry; its 30-day validity runs from first arrival.
The 1-/5-year tourist eVisa products separately limit stay to 180 days per calendar year; product validity is a different clock.
Tourist mountaineering under eVisa additionally requires clearance from the Indian Mountaineering Foundation.
If ETA details differ from the application, the published procedure is to contact eVisa support at least 24 hours before the journey.
High Commission says the gratis 30-day e-Tourist visa has double entry; the central portal says multiple entry within the 30-day validity.
Central FAQ says e-visa holders enter only by designated airports or seaports, while the same page's entry-point list also names land ports.
1-year and 5-year e-Tourist products limit stay to 180 days per calendar year; the 30-day product's validity runs from first arrival.
Official application pageindianvisaonline.gov.in
Arrival card
e-Arrival card (Indian Visa Su-Swagatam)
Required before arrival.
- Who files it
- Foreigners arriving in India.
- When
- Online within 72 hours before arrival, on the website or the official Indian Visa Su-Swagatam mobile app.
- Official page
- e-Arrival card (Indian Visa Su-Swagatam)indianvisaonline.gov.in
Official sources
- Indian Visa Online (e-Visa), Government of Indiaindianvisaonline.gov.in
- High Commission of India, Kuala Lumpurhcikl.gov.in
- Indian Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs — country/product tourist eVisa fee tableindianvisaonline.gov.in