Answers to the Most Common Questions We Receive
No, you cannot extend the validity of your standard Indian e-Visa while in India. You can only extend the validity of your medical e-visa up to 6 months if you follow all the necessary steps.
You cannot apply for a visa if your Australian passport has less than six months of validity. Having a minimum of six months of validity of a passport is one of the requirements for an indian visa application.
The stay duration for the Indian e-Visa depends on the type of visa. For 30 day Indian Tourist eVisa, you can stay up to 30 days in India. For 1 year and 5 year Indian Tourist eVisa, you can stay up to 90 days in each year.
The usual time it takes for a 1-year Indian Tourist eVisa to process is 3 to 5 working days.
To check the status of your visa for India, you need to visit the official site of the e-visa application. Then click on “Check Visa Status” and enter all the required details like passport number, application ID, and captcha code.
No, you cannot get an Indian Tourist visa for Canadians the same day you apply. The minimum time to get it processed is 3 working days.
If you apply for an Indian eVisa from Canada, then it takes around 4 days on average to get it approved.
Your stay in India depends on which type of Indian e-Visa you have applied for. For a 30-day Indian Tourist e-Visa for Canada, you can stay up to 30 days. For a 1-year Indian Tourist eVisa, you can stay up to 180 days in a year.
Generally, it takes around 3 to 5 working days to process the Indian Visa for Canadian Citizens.
Canadian citizens with defense, security, military, or police backgrounds are not eligible for Indian e-visas. Additionally, citizens holding official/diplomatic passports, as well as those with UN passports, are not eligible to apply for the Indian eVisa for Canada.
The documents required for the Indian e-visa applications are a scanned copy of the passport’s front page and a recent passport-sized photo.
The eligibility criteria for UK citizens are that they should have all the required documents, and they should have the purpose mentioned on the visa. They need to pass all the background checks.
A recently clicked digital photo is required for the application for an Indian Tourist visa. It should be in the right format and meet all the requirements.
The photo requirements for the Indian e-Visa application are recent, passport-sized, and colored. It should be uploaded in JPEG format.
The validity time of the 5-year Indian e-tourist visa is 5 years.
The time for the 5-year Indian tourist e-visa approval is usually 3 to 5 business days.
To apply for an e-visa in the UK, you need to visit the official government e-visa website, or you can also visit Visament for easy applications.
For British Citizens, the Indian e-Visa process takes 3 to 4 working days.
The entry is limited to some selected airports and border crossings for this visa type. You can see the list of the approved ports in the visa application process.
If you are arriving by a cruise ship, you can also apply for a visa. If you plan to stay on board, then provide the details of your cruise ship in the accommodation section.
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