TOURIST VISA

Application in the prescribed form (which may be downloaded from the Embassy's website) along with:

• Two recent passport size photographs
• Passport in original with photocopies of its first five pages
• A supporting letter from the company/organization in which the applicant is working in case of all nationals other than UAE.
• Confirmed return air ticket in original with a photocopy, should be presented in person.

• Tourist visa will only be granted to a foreigner who does not have a residence or occupation in India and whose sole objective of visiting India is recreation, sightseeing or casual visit. No other activity is permissible on a Tourist Visa.
• The Tourist visa is non-extendable and non-convertible.
• Normally, tourist visa is issued for a period of 3-months with single entry.

Please note:

There should be a minimum gap of 2-months between two successive visits to India on a Tourist Visa. The restriction of 2-months gap for re-entering India does not apply to foreign nationals coming to India on any other type of visa and also to people of Indian origin holding PIO & OCI cards.

Please see the Frequently Asked Questions section for additional details.

The Government of India grants 'Tourist Visa on Arrival' for citizens of 11 countries viz Finland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Laos, Indonesia and Myanmar. This visa on arrival shall be only at Delhi Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata Airports and will have a maximum validity of 30 days with single entry. The following terms and conditions will apply for such categories of visas:

• The sole purpose of visiting India on tourist visa on arrival should be for recreation, sightseeing, casual visit, visit to meet friends or relatives etc. and no other purpose/activities.
• The applicant does not have a residence or occupation in India.
• The applicants' passport has minimum 6 months validity and a re-entry permit if that is required under the law of the country of nationality of the applicant.
• The applicant should be of assured financial standing (the production of return ticket and availability of sufficient money to spend during his stay in India).
• The applicant is not a persona-non-grata to the Government of India.
• The citizens from the above named countries who want to come to India for longer duration will be granted visa by the Indian missions concerned.
• The facility shall not be available to citizens of above countries (Finland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Singapore) if either of his/her parents or grandparents (paternal or maternal) was born in and was permanently resident in Pakistan. Such persons can visit India after obtaining appropriate visas from the Indian missions concerned.
• The tourist visa on arrival can neither be extended not converted to any other kind of visa during applicant's stay in India except in the following circumstances with the prior approval of the Ministry of Home Affairs
• The Tourist visa on Arrival may be converted to ‘X (entry) visa’ if a foreign national who has come to India married an Indian national during the validity of his/her tourist visa on arrival. Proper documents including a copy of registered marriage certificate will be required for this.
• Tourist visa on Arrival of foreign nationals who fall ill after their entry into India and require specialized medical treatment may be converted to ‘Medical visa’. In such cases, tourist visa on arrival of the attendant may also be converted into medical attendant (MEDX) after submission of medical certificate from government/government recognized hospitals.
• A fee of US$ 60/- or equivalent amount in Indian rupees per passenger (including children), will be charged from each applicant for grant of a Tourist visa on Arrival.
• Tourist visa on Arrival shall be allowed for a maximum of two times in a calendar year to a foreigner with a minimum gap of two months between each visit.
• This facility will not be applicable to holders of Diplomatic/official passports.