India visa requirements · checked 13 October 2026
Visa & Entry Requirements for IndiaMost travellers can visit India without going to an embassy: 3 passports enter visa-free, 165 apply online for an eVisa.
India's Bureau of Immigration says visa-free entry is available to citizens of Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives; for others a valid passport and a regular visa, e-Visa or OCI card are required. Citizens of the countries and territories on India's e-Visa list can apply online for an e-Tourist Visa of one month, one year or five years; the portal's fee table gives each nationality's fee, and its FAQ says indianvisaonline.gov.in is the only official website to apply.
Do I need a visa for India? Quick answers
United States
eVisa
United Kingdom
eVisa
Germany
eVisa
China
Visa required
Canada
eVisa
Australia
eVisa
Poland
eVisa
France
eVisa
Another passport? Use the checker or find it in the table below.
Visa for India — requirements summaryAll travellers must meet the entry rules set by India, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.
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India visa types, fees and processing timesFee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.
Multiple entries; the maximum stay in India during one calendar year should not exceed 180 days. Some nationalities pay a different fee or nothing.
Multiple entries; the maximum stay in India during one calendar year should not exceed 180 days. Some nationalities pay a different fee (US citizens USD 160) or nothing.
Multiple entries; continuous stay during each visit shall not exceed 180 days.
Multiple entries. The portal's FAQ gives a validity of 60 days from the first arrival in India; its e-Visa sub-category table gives one year (365 days) from the date of arrival. Up to two e-Medical Attendant visas are granted per e-Medical Visa. Like every e-Visa it cannot be extended or converted.
Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.
Official application site →Per passenger, including children, or the equivalent in foreign currency; paid before the visa is granted. Available only at the designated international airports at Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai, for business, tourism, conference and medical purposes. UAE nationals qualify only if they have earlier obtained an Indian e-Visa or regular/paper visa. The immigration officer may grant a double-entry visa on arrival valid up to 60 days.
Entry requirements for IndiaIndia's e-Visa instructions say the passport should have at least six months' validity at the time of applying for the e-Visa and at least two blank pages for stamping. The UK Foreign Office tells British nationals their passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date they arrive and at least 2 blank pages.
Indian Visa Online — e-Visa instructions and FAQ (Government of India)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
Indian Visa Online — e-Visa eligibility, instructions and FAQ (Bureau of Immigration)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
India's Bureau of Immigration says anyone arriving from or transiting through a yellow fever endemic country by air or sea must hold a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate, and that foreigners or Indians (excluding infants below six months) arriving without one who have visited or transited such an area will be kept in quarantine for up to 6 days. It lists 30 notified endemic countries in Africa and 13 in South America.
Bureau of Immigration, India — Health Regulation✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
WHO's country list says India requires proof of oral polio vaccination, taken at least 4 weeks before departure, from resident national travellers from polio-endemic countries (Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan) and from countries with poliovirus circulation following importation (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Syria).
WHO — Vaccination requirements and recommendations for international travellers, country list (ITH 2022)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for India. The UK Foreign Office advises checking before you travel that you have appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected medical evacuation.
UK FCDO — India travel advice: health✓ Checked 4 Oct 2026
India's e-Visa instructions say the foreigner should have a return ticket or onward journey ticket, with sufficient money to spend during the stay in India.
Indian Visa Online — e-Visa eligibility, instructions and FAQ (Bureau of Immigration)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
India's e-Visa instructions say the foreigner should have a return ticket or onward journey ticket, with sufficient money to spend during the stay in India. No official source we could read states an amount.
Indian Visa Online — e-Visa eligibility, instructions and FAQ (Bureau of Immigration)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
The e-Visa portal says eVisa holders will be allowed to enter India only through the designated international airports (37 on its checkpoint list) and seaports listed on the e-Visa website.
Indian Visa Online — e-Visa eligibility, instructions and FAQ (Bureau of Immigration)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
India's visa portal says foreign nationals and OCI/eOCI cardholders must complete and submit the e-Arrival Card, a free service of Indian Immigration, and that it can be submitted online within 72 hours before arrival at boi.gov.in or indianvisaonline.gov.in or via the official 'Indian Visa Su-Swagatam' app. It says this is for arrival information, not a visa.
Indian Visa Online (Bureau of Immigration) — e-Arrival Card form ('It is free of cost service of Indian Immigration'); the 72-hour window is in the portal's home page notice✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
The Air Suvidha portal says all international passengers arriving in India are required to submit a health self-declaration online through the portal before arrival. It says the form is free of cost, can be filled up to 72 hours before arriving, is mandatory under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and the Disaster Management Act, 2005, and that the registration number is presented at the health desk on landing.
Air Suvidha 2.0 — instructions for the Self-Declaration Form (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare / Ministry of Civil Aviation)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Every keeper of accommodation must have each foreign guest, including Overseas Citizen of India cardholders, give their particulars and sign on arrival, and record the date and time of departure and the onward address. Accommodation includes boarding houses, paying guest houses, hostels, rented accommodation, home stays, tents and hospitals, among other premises. The keeper must send a completed Form III (Form C) electronically to the Registration Officer as soon as possible, and no later than 24 hours after the foreigner arrives. The foreigner must give the keeper the particulars asked for. Subject to sub-section (3), the Act's duty does not apply to residential premises of a non-commercial nature. Breaches of the Act or its rules for which no specific punishment is provided are punishable by up to three years' imprisonment, a fine of up to three lakh rupees, or both.
Bureau of Immigration (Ministry of Home Affairs) — Obligation of Hotels, Hospitals & Educational Institutes✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Under section 23 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, a foreigner who stays in India beyond the period for which the visa was issued can be punished with imprisonment of up to three years, a fine of up to three lakh rupees, or both. The Bureau of Immigration says violating Indian visa rules is likely to affect future entry into India or future visas.
Bureau of Immigration, India — The Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
India's customs guide for travellers says you must declare to Customs on a Currency Declaration Form when foreign exchange exceeds USD 10,000 or its equivalent and/or foreign currency notes exceed USD 5,000 or equivalent, and that residents may carry INR 25,000 abroad. Canada's travel advice says non-residents are prohibited from importing or exporting the Indian rupee.
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs — International Travellers: Guide for Travellers (February 2026)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
India visa requirements statisticsWe track the entry rules of India for 198 passports. The most common situation is eVisa, which applies to 165 passports (83%). 2% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is visa-free (3 passports).
Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of India or its official immigration website before you travel.
Frequently asked questions about India visasData: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).
Travelling from India?
India passport holders can visit 27 countries without a visa. Open a country for the exact rules.
Angola
30d
Barbados
90d
Bhutan
14d
Dominica
180d
El Salvador
180d
Fiji
120d
Gambia
90d
Grenada
90d
Haiti
90d
Iran
15d
Jamaica
∞
Kazakhstan
14d
Kiribati
90d
Macau
30d
Malaysia
∞
Mauritius
90d
Micronesia
30d
Nepal
∞
Palestine
∞
Rwanda
30d
Saint Kitts and Nevis
90d
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
90d
Senegal
90d
Seychelles
90d
Thailand
60d
Trinidad and Tobago
90d
Vanuatu
120d
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
Colombia
Comoros
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
DR Congo
Ecuador
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Finland
Gabon
Georgia
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Portugal
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Saint Lucia
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Tunisia
Türkiye
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe