India Visa

Yes , there are three different types of e-visas for India and you need to select the one which corresponds to your need and situation.

The fees will depend on the passport of which country you are holding.

It will depend. India will require proof of yellow fever vaccination if you are arriving from a country with risk of yellow fever.

The e-Visa is not available for Diplomatic/Official passport holders or Laissez-passer travel document holders. This also includes applicants holding an emergency/limited passport.

No. The e-visa can only be used at the following airports: Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar , Calicut, Chennai, Chandigarh, Cochin, Coimbatore, Delhi, Gaya, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Port Blair , Pune, Tiruchirapalli , Varanasi , Thiruvananthapuram and Visakhapatnam .

And 5 seaports:

Cochin, Goa, New Mangalore, Mumbai and Chennai 

No.

Many of them travel around the region while volunteering in India for extended periods on tourist visas. A person coming for voluntary work can apply for ‘Employment (E)’ Visa. Tourist visa is not the appropriate visa in such cases.

The gap of two months between two visits on a tourist visa will apply to nationals of Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, Iraq, Sudan, foreigners of Pakistan origin and stateless persons.

No. All travelers who wish to apply online for their India visa need to have a valid passport document.

If you have a refugee travel document, then you need to contact the nearest Indian Consulate to apply.

E-Visa is applied and received online. You don’t need to submit a passport or any documents. 

On the other hand, you need to contact to embassy of India in your country and submit all required documents to get India visa. 

You also have to wait about weeks for having traditional visa instead of few days as e-visa.

No. The Indian e-visa is only available for a maximum of two times in calendar year (January to December).

Yes you can travel with your old passport (with Indian visa) and new valid passport as long as your visa and passport are both are valid.

It is optional to transfer your valid visa to a new passport.

The validity of an existing visa does not expire if you acquire a new passport (if the old passport has expired or is damaged), as long as your particulars and nationality have not changed. You, as the visa holder, can travel carrying your old passport with a valid Indian visa along with your new passport.

Spouse and children of a person of Indian origin (PIO) traveling to India to visit family or for tourist-related reasons have the option to apply for a tourist visa.

No. If you are B1/B2 visa holders then you cannot apply for the Indian visa from the USA. If you want to travel to India, then you need to apply for Indian visa from your home country.

Yes, you can apply for an Indian visa on your US passport.

Holders of a ‘blue book’ issued by the US government should select their nationality as ‘USA’ in living country.

No. If you are an Indian origin and surrendered your Indian passport and your spouse is of Pakistan origin then, neither your spouse nor your children can apply for an "Entry Visa".

Minor applicants whose parents hold an Indian passport can apply for entry visa. However, the parents need to submit a self-attested letter along with the visa application stating their reason for not holding any valid US visa.

It is advisable that you always travel with the type of visa that is most appropriate for your travel purpose. Immigration officials may deny your entry into India if the type of visa does not match the purpose of the visit.