India Visa Online Resumes for 166 Countries

By order of India's Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) India Visa Online has been restored with immediate effect from 30th March 2021 for foreign nationals of 166 countries. The following categories of India Online Visa (or India eVisa) has been restored:

India Online Business Visa: Who intend to visit India for the commercial purposes
India Online Medical Visa: Who intend to visit India for medical treatment
India Online Medical Attendant Visa: Who intend to visit India as attendants of an India eMedical Visa holder

However, India eTourist Visa currently stands suspended.

India Online Visa facility is still not available to nationals of China, Hong Kong, Canada, United Kingdom, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia.

Prior to restrictions that were announced in 2020 due to Covid-19, India Online Visa was available to citizens of 171 countries. Post the first wave of Covid-19, in October of 2020, India had restored all existing regular visas (except all types of Online or Electronic Visas, tourist, and medical visas) enabling foreigner nationals to come to India for business, employment, education, research and medical purposes.

Here is the full list of countries whose national are eligible for India eVisa facility

Albania	Andorra	Angola
Anguilla	Antigua and Barbuda	Argentina
Armenia	Aruba	Australia
Austria	Azerbaijan	Bahamas
Barbados	Belarus	Belgium
Belize	Benin	Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Botswana	Brazil
Brunei Darussalam	Bulgaria	Burundi
Cambodia	Cameroon	Canada
Cape Verde	Cayman Islands	Chile
Colombia	Comoros	Cook Islands
Costa Rica	Cote D'Ivoire	Croatia
Cuba	Cyprus	Czech Republic
Denmark	Djibouti	Dominica
Dominican Republic	Ecuador	El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea	Eritrea	Estonia
Eswatini	Fiji	Finland
France	Gabon	Gambia
Georgia	Germany	Ghana
Greece	Grenada	Guatemala
Guinea	Guyana	Haiti
Honduras	Hungary	Iceland
Indonesia	Iran	Ireland
Israel	Italy	Jamaica
Japan	Jordan	Kazakhstan
Kenya	Kiribati	Korea South
Kyrgystan	Gibraltar	Guernsey
Isle of Man	Jersey	Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia	Lesotho	Liberia
Liechtenstein	Lithuania	Luxembourg
Macau	Macedonia	Madagascar
Malawi	Malaysia	Mali
Malta	Marshall Islands	Mauritius
Mexico	Micronesia	Moldova
Monaco	Mongolia	Montenegro
Montserrat	Morocco	Mozambique
Myanmar	Namibia	Nauru
Netherlands	New Zealand	Nicaragua
Niger	Niue	Norway
Oman	Palau	Palestinian Territory
Panama	Papua New Guinea	Paraguay
Peru	Philippines	Poland
Portugal	Qatar	Romania
Russian Federation	Rwanda	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Samoa
San Marino	Saudi Arabia	Senegal
Serbia	Seychelles	Sierra Leone
Singapore	Slovakia	Slovenia
Solomon Islands	South Africa	Spain
Sri Lanka	Suriname	Sweden
Switzerland	Taiwan	Tajikistan
Tanzania	Thailand	Timor-Leste
Togo	Tonga	Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands	Tuvalu	Uganda
Ukraine	United Arab Emirates	United Kingdom
United States	Uruguay	Uzbekistan
Vanuatu	Vatican City	Venezuela
Vietnam	Zambia	Zimbabwe

What is India Visa Online or India E Visa?

An online Visa is provided in following major categories — India eVisa for Tourism, India eVisa for Business, conference, India eVisa for Medical, and India eVisa for Medical Attendants.
Under the India Online Visa programme, foreign nationals can apply and complete the application online and do not need to visit an Indian embassy or consulate in person.
After the application is completed online along with payment, an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) is emailed to the applicant, which has to be presented at the immigration checkpost on arrival.
Entry on Indian eVisa is allowed only at 28 designated international airports and 5 major seaports in India.
India eVisa facility is not available for the current or former citizens of Pakistan and they are expected to apply for regular visas from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad.
Indian E-visas are valid only for Ordinary passport and not for foreign diplomats which are dealt separately.

Should you have any doubts or require assistance for your trip to India or India e-Visa,contact Indian eVisa Help Desk for support and guidance.