India visa service

Whether arriving for work or pleasure, a few weeks or a few months, pretty much every nationality (with the exception of those from Nepal or Bhutan) travelling to India will require one of several e-visas.

For travellers, you’ll need the specific Indian e-tourist visa, which is available to citizens of 160+ countries. It is only available if your trip to India is for the following reasons:

"recreation, sightseeing, casual visit to meet friends and relatives".

"Attending a short term yoga programme, short term courses on local languages, music, dance, arts & crafts, cooking, medicine etc. which should not be a formal or structured course/programme (courses not exceeding 6 months duration and not issued with a qualifying certificate/ diploma etc)

"Voluntary work of short duration (for a maximum period of one month, which does not involve any monetary payment or consideration of any kind in return)

There are other categories of the Indian e-visa, including the e-business Visa, e-Conference Visa, and e-Medical Visa. All of the information within this article is relevant to those categories too, but our focus is on the Indian e-tourist visa application process and requirements for backpackers and tourists.