As per the official statistics, more than 25 lakh E-Visas were offered by India in 2018. The Indian Visa regime has been revamped in the last 2 years. It has been made easier to administer and understand.
The E-Visa is permissible just under 5 streams and it has 5 sub-streams:
- E-Conference Visa
- E-Medical Attendant Visa
- E-Medical Visa
- E-Business Visa
- E-Tourist Visa
The Government of India has not made any provision of emergency fee or extra fee. This is for offering any Express/Emergency E-Visa, as quoted by the Times Now News. Only those overseas travellers are offered the India E-Visa whose only purpose of arriving at India is for:
- Attending a workshop/seminar/ conference/ organized by a Department or Ministry of the Government of India, UT Administrations or State Governments, etc
- As an attendant to the e-Medical Visa holder
- Business purpose
- Medical treatment including treatment under Indian systems of medicine
- Attending a short term yoga program
- A casual visit to visit friends and relatives
- Sightseeing
- Recreation
Below is the list of documents required for various categories of India E-Visa:
E-Tourist Visa:
- Passport’s scanned Bio page with the Photo and details
E-Medical Visa:
- Passport’s scanned Bio page with the Photo and details
- Copy of Letter from the concerned hospital in India on letterhead inclusive of tentative date/date on which admission has been advised
E-Medical Attendant Visa:
- Passport’s scanned Bio page with the Photo and details
E-Business Visa:
- Passport’s scanned Bio page with the Photo and details
- Business Card copy
- If applicable, an invitation letter from the parties in India that want you to conduct business
E-Business Visa “For delivering lecture/s through GIAN – Global Initiative for Academic Networks”
- Passport’s scanned Bio page with the Photo and details
- Host institute’s invitation to the overseas faculty
- Sanction order copy under GIAN offered by IIT Kharagpur – National Coordinating Institute
- Synopsis copy of the courses that will be undertaken by the faculty
E-Conference Visa:
- Passport’s scanned Bio page with the Photo and details
- Organizer’s invitation that the applicant can obtain from the organizer
- External Affairs Ministry’s political clearance
- Home Affairs Ministry’s event clearance
The digital photo that has to be uploaded with the application for India E-Visa must fulfil the following requirements:
- Size – Maximum 1 MB Minimum 10 KB
- Format – JPEG
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