🛂 Applying for an e-visa

• To travel to India, you must apply for an e-visa (electronic visa) on the Indian government website
  • You can only apply within 30 days of arriving in India
• It can be a bit confusing, so I made this guide to help!
• ⏱️ Estimated application time: 30-60 minutes
• 💵 Application fee: $25
• Once you've applied, you should automatically receive your visa within 48 hours

✅ Prerequisites

• 🛂 Your passport
• ✈️ A list of the countries you've visited within the last 10 years (you can check your passport if you've forgotten)
• 📸 A scan or clear picture of the passport page with your info
  • ⚠️ It must be in a pdf format and a max size of 300 kb
• 🖼️ A headshot/photo of your face with a white background (like the one you used for your passport or a similar one)
  • ⚠️ It must be in a jpg format and a max size of 1 mb
• 💳 A credit/debit card or PayPal account to pay the $25 application fee

👟 Steps to apply

1. Go to https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html , scroll down and click Apply here for e-visa:

   

2. Initial details:

   

3. Applicant/passport details:

   

4. Address/family/job details:

   

5. History/reference details:

   

   * ℹ️ Reference details:

   Field	Value
   Reference name	Carolann Hooper
   Address line 1	The Rajbari Bawali
   Address line 2	North Bawali, Kolkata 743384
   State	West Bengal
   District	South 24 Parganas
   Phone #	913341800305

6. Criminal activity details:

   

7. Upload photo:

   

8. Crop photo:

   

9. Have a scan/clear photo of your passport saved as a pdf and a max of 300 kb. Here is an example of mine that I scanned:

   

   Click Choose File, select your passport pdf, then click Upload Document:

   

10. Check the I have verified box and click Confirm:

    

11. Verify application:

    

12. Generate application:

    

13. Select payment:

    

14. Begin payment:

    

    If you want to pay with PayPal, click the PayPal heading, click the PayPal logo to initiate the PayPal checkout flow, then click Pay Now:

    

🖨️ Printing your e-visa after approval

Once your e-visa is approved (usually within 2 days), you will need to print it. The document is called an ETA (Electronic Travel Authorization).

⚠️ Important: Only printing the email is not enough to grant entry into India. You must follow these steps to print the official e-visa travel authorization document which includes a generated QR code, your photo, and all the other pieces of information for immigration officials to inspect.

1. You should receive an email from noreply-vss@nic.in. You will need to copy the application id and passport number for the next steps:

   

2. Go to https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html , scroll down and click the Check your visa status button:

   

3. Enter your application id, passport number, then click Check status:

   

4. Click print status:

   

5. Download this pdf and save it somewhere where you can access it while you're in India, like Google Drive, OneDrive, your email, your phone, etc.:

   You will also need to print this pdf and take it with you when you travel to show the immigration officers.