India has always been a country that fascinates me, mainly because of the huge number of people that live there. Although I am not planning a trip there in the near future, I certainly love to travel and can definitely see myself traveling there sometime in the future.
Fortunately, Rohit reached out to me and encouraged me to visit his wonderful site, Trans India Travels. While there, I was blown away by the beauty of the country, especially the treks in the Himalayas. Rohit wrote this article to share how to apply for a tourist visa to India. Enjoy the article and also enjoy the beauty of the country by visiting his website and planning a trip!
~Nathan
India is a land with a rich and varied cultural heritage. It is a vast country containing almost every kind of flora and fauna housed by a regular continent because of which India has been called a subcontinent by itself. Because of this marvelous architectural, religious, cultural and natural beauty, India has become one of the favorite international tourist destinations among the travelers residing all over the world. Thus, the concern regarding the application for a tourist Visa to India has grown among the tourists and, hence, this issue requires a proper guidance and clarification.
Eligibility
- Only those people are eligible to apply who only have the intention of tourism, sight-seeing, a visit to the relatives or acquaintances, a medical visit or a short business trip.
- Each tourist applying for a Visa to India must have an independent passport.
- The tourists are eligible to stay in India as per the issued Visa for a duration of 6 months only from the date of arrival in India.
- The tourists must see to it that their passports have a minimum validity of 6 months starting from their date of arrival in India.
- At least two pages must be kept vacant so that the Immigration Office can perform the task of imprinting the legal stamps.
- The visitors must be able to portray their return ticket or any other ticket taking them to their next destination.
- The tourists have to show their financial status especially if they are minors, retired persons or unemployed to justify that they have sufficient amount of money required to spend in India during their time of stay.
- If the travelers are diplomatic or official passport holders then, they would not be allowed to apply for a regular tourist Visa to India.
Application Procedure
- Unlike the olden days, the Indian government has enabled an easy online application procedure for the procurement of the Visa to India for the foreign nationals.
- You have to apply minimum 4 days and maximum 30 days in advance to your arrival in India.
- The applicants have to get themselves registered at the Online Portal for applying for a Visa.
- https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/Registration
- Fill up the required fields.
- Upload the scanned copy of the necessary documents in the prescribed format.
- After filling up all the necessary details, take a print out of the application form.
- Verify that the information that you have provided is correct.
- Now pay the required fee for the application of Visa online through your Debit Card or Credit Card or through the Net Banking procedure.
- After you have submitted the fees, book an appointment schedule if required.
- Within a few hours, you will receive your eTV, that is, your e-Tourist Visa for immigrating in any of the 16 airports as mentioned in the official website provided that your application is genuine.
- The eTV is your gateway to India and you will be checked for your biometric details by the Immigration Authorities of India after you set foot on any of the 16 mentioned airports.
- As soon as you are done with the verification procedure, you are free to go out to your dream destination.
Thus, it can be perceived that applying for a Visa to India is now a piece of cake provided you follow the guidelines carefully. In case you have queries regarding the form fill up, feel free to contact the Indian Embassy in your respective countries or drop a mail at indiatvoa@gov.in. You can also consult the helpline: +91-11-24300666 preferably between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. IST on weekdays. For any query regarding the payment procedure, talk to the helpdesk of: SBI ePay = +91-1800221401 from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. IST or Axis = +91-22-7131-2125/2126 from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. IST.
Now go ahead quickly and plan a wonderful trip to India. Enjoy the beauty and bounty of the nation in every shade of color. May you have a wonderful experience and take back fond memories as you return home wishing to come back to India again.
Namaste!
Author Bio:
Rohit is simply crazy about travelling to different places of the world. His love for travelling and discovering nature and culture in a new and unseen way has led him to take up tourism as a passion. Thus, he spends a lot of time helping out Indians and foreign nationals in organizing a comfortable and enriching trip in every part of India. You can read more about his travel journeys at Trans India Travels.
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