Great Notes & Important Instruction for e-Tourist Visa (eTV)

Instruction for e-Tourist Visa Applicants of the eligible countries/territories can apply online between 4 days to 30 days in advance of the date of arrival into India. Example : If you are applying on 1st April, then applicant can select arrival date from 5th April to 4th May. Recent front facing photograph with white background and photo page of Passport containing personal details like name, date of birth, nationality , expiry date etc. to be uploaded by the applicant. The application may be rejected if the uploaded document/s and photograph are not clear / as per specification. eTV fee once submitted is non-refundable as the fee is for processing of the application and is not dependent on either Grant or Rejection status of VISA. Applicant should carry a copy of eTV along with him/her at the time of travel. Biometric details of the applicant will be captured at Immigration area, on arrival in India. The validity of VISA will be 30 days from the date of arrival in India. eTV is valid for entry through 16 designated Airports i.e. Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Gaya, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum & Varanasi. However, the foreigner can take exit from any of the authorized Immigration Check Posts (ICPs) in India. This facility is in addition to the existing VISA services. e-Tourist VISA (eTV) is allowed for a maximum of two visits in a calendar year. e-Tourist VISA (eTV) once issued on arrival is Only single entry, non-extendable, non-convertible & not valid for visiting Protected/Restricted and Cantonment Areas. Applicants can track the status of their application online by clicking VISA status. Nationals of Yellow Fever affected countries must carry YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION CARD at the time of arrival in India, otherwise they may be quarantined for 6 days upon arrival in India. Please visit our Ministry Of Health & Family Welfare latest guidelines regarding yellow fever countries here. The eTV fees are divided into four slabs of ZERO, US$25, US$48 and US$60, depending on nationality, plus a bank fee of 2.5% of the visa fee. Citizens of the following countries do not pay a visa fee — Afghanistan, Argentina, Bangladesh, DPR Korea, Jamaica, Maldives, Mauritius, Mongolia, Seychelles (up to 3 months), South Africa and Uruguay The fee must be paid at least 4 days before the expected date of travel otherwise application will not be processed. Some tips for regarding payment of fees: Be careful while making payment of the eTV fee. If the number of unsuccessful attempts is more than three (03), then the Application ID would be blocked and the applicant would be required to apply afresh by filling the application form again and regenerating a new Application ID. The VISA fee payment status updation may take up to 2 hours due to technical reasons/network delays. Applicants are advised to wait for 2 hours before payment of VISA fee again. In cases, where VISA fee has been deducted but status is not updated, the applicants are advised to verify their payment status by clicking on ‘Verify Payment/Pay VISA Fee’ tab or by clicking on the link Verify Payment. Before re-applying, the applicants are requested to wait for 4 hours for payment status updating, after final submission of the application form and payment of the fee. The payment status updating may take up to 4 hours Stay connected across India.Getting an e-Visa will also help you to get Trabug.Trabug is a unique solution. It provides you a high-end smartphone and 4G SIM card with unlimited data. All the information about localised services is preloaded and it is delivered at your doorstep anywhere in India. For a better travelling experience get Trabug. For any assistance, call 24 * 7 VISA support center at +91-11-24300666 or send an email to indiatvoa@gov.in While getting a VISA is now easier, getting a mobile connection in India still requires a lot of paperwork and time. If you prefer to do things online, check out our travel offerings at Trabug. We provide a smartphone loaded with helpful travel information and services, bundled with voice and a 4G data plan to keep you connected. If you want to know more, read about 20 ways in which Trabug can benefit you. Review from a happy customer “We had a good time in India. Your service really helped us. I will contact you when I need in future.” Navanee United Kingdom You might also want to read these:

How to know the difference between in PIO Card vs OCI Card?

Asked yourself this question? Well, good because these technical differences do make a huge difference when one is travelling. Let’s take a look at all of them one by one. Who is an OCI card holder?A person registered as and OCI meaning an Overseas Citizen of India Card holder under section 7A of the Citizenship Act, 1955. He/she receives all the OCI card benefits. An OCI card holder does not require any VISA including the U VISA sticker as of 2015 to travel to India. Who is eligible to pass as an OCI card?Following categories of foreign nationals are eligible to apply for Overseas Citizen of India or OCI registration as a Cardholder:- who was a citizen of India at the time of, or at any time after 26 January 1950 who was eligible to become a citizen of India on 26 January 1950 who belonged to a territory that became part of India after 15 August 1947 who is a child or a grandchild or a great-grandchild of such a citizen who is a minor child of such persons mentioned above who is a minor child and whose both parents are citizens of India or one of the parents is a citizen of India spouse of foreign origin of who a citizen of India or spouse of foreign origin of an Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder and whose marriage has been registered and subsisted for a continuous period of not less than two years immediately preceding the presentation of the application. NoteNo person, or either of whose parents or grandparents or great-grandparents is or had been a citizen of Pakistan or Bangladesh shall be eligible for registration as an Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder.