India medical visa requirements
Government of India
i. Indian evisa service has been restored for nationals of 171 eligible countries. ii. All currently valid e-visas with respect to 170 countries stands restored. --> e-Ayush/Attendant Visa started for all foreigners seeking treatment through Ayush systems, Indian systems of medicine Government of India has extended e-Visa facility to the British citizens holding passport of Crown Dependency (CD) and British Overseas Territories (BOT). IVRS Services will not be available till 14th Jun 2023 due to maintenance activity. -->
- Countries/Nationalities who are eligible to avail eVisa
Payment Helpdesk
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Toll free Numbers from:
- USA : 1855 205 5577
- Uk : 0808 178 5040
- Singapore : 800 1206 355
- Australia : 1800 153 861
- UAE : 8000 3570 3218
- Saudi Arabia : 800 850 0000
- Qatar : 00 800 100 348
- Bahrain : 800 11 300
Select option no. 6 on IVR to connect to agents.
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(Due to maintenance activity IVRS services are unavailable.) -->
- eVisa Helpdesk
E-VISA APPLICATION PROCESS
Apply online
Upload Photo and Passport Page
Pay eVisa fee online
Using Credit / Debit card / Payment Wallet
Receive ETA Online
Electronic Travel Authorization/ETA Will be sent to your e-mail
Fly To India
Print ETA and present at Immigration Check Post where eVisa will be stamped on passport.
Advisory
Government of India makes no provision of charging of any emergency fees or additional fees for grant of any emergency / express e-visa.
Those travelling to India are also advised to go through instructions available on the website of Bureau of Immigration at https://boi.gov.in.
eVisa is admissable only under the following categories:
- e-Tourist Visa
- e-Business Visa
- e-Conference Visa
- e-Medical Visa
- e-Medical Attendent Visa
- e-Ayush Visa
- e-Ayush Attendent Visa
- e-Emergency X-Misc Visa
e-Tourist Visa
1. One Month e-Tourist Visa
2. One year e-Tourist Visa
3. Five years e-Tourist Visa
e-Business Visa
- Duration: One year (365 days) from the date of grant of ETA.
- Entries: Multiple
- Stay: Continuous stay during each visit shall not exceed 180 days.
If the intension is to stay for more then 180 days, shall get registered with FRRO/FRO concerned within two weeks after the expiry of 180 days.
e-Conference Visa
- Duration: Thirty days (30 days) from the date of arrival into India.
- Entries: Single
- Note: Organizers to upload all details & documentation on the MHA website (conference.mha.gov.in)
e-Medical Visa
- Duration: Sixty days (60 days) from the date of arrival into India.
- Entries: Triple
e-Medical Attendent Visa
- Duration: Sixty days (60 days) from the date of arrival into India.
- Entries: Triple
e-Ayush Visa
- Duration: Sixty days (60 days) from the date of arrival into India.
- Entries: Triple
e-Ayush Attendent Visa
- Duration: Sixty days (60 days) from the date of arrival into India.
- Entries: Triple
If the applicant is unable to complete his e-visa application form, he may save the application and may return to complete the application form by clicking the tab at the bottom of page:
After your eVisa applications is submitted, the same shall be scrutinized and if any Document/Image is not appropriate, you may be advised on your given e-mail to re-upload the same. To re-upload use the tab at the bottom of the page. Applicant should normally receive this mail within 24 hours.
- Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. Of India.
- Ministry of External Affairs, Govt Of India
- Ministry of Tourism, Govt Of India
- Bureau of Immigration, Govt Of India
- Incredible India, Govt Of India
Eligibility
- International travellers whose sole objective for visiting India is recreation, sight seeing,casual visit to meet friends and relatives, attending a short term yoga programme,Short term courses on local languages, music, dance, arts & crafts, cooking, medicine etc. which should not be a formal or structured course/programme (courses not exceeding 6 months duration and not issued with a qualifying certificate/ diploma etc),Voluntary work of short duration (for a maximum period of one month, which do not involve any monetary payment or consideration of any kind in return), medical treatment including treatment under Indian systems of medicine, business purpose, as attendant to e-Medical visa holder, attending a conference/ seminar/ workshop organized by a Ministry or Department of the Government of India, State Governments or UT Administrations etc. & their subordinate/ attached organizations & PSUs and private conferences organized by private persons/companies/organizations.
- Applicant's passport should have at least six months validity at the time of making application for grant of e-Visa.
- International Travellers should have return ticket or onward journey ticket,with sufficient money to spend during his/her stay in India.
- International Travellers having Pakistani Passport or Pakistani origin may please apply for regular Visa at Indian Mission.
- Not available to Diplomatic/Official Passport Holders or Laissez-passer travel document holders.
- Not available to individuals endorsed on Parent's/Spouse's Passport i.e. each individual should have a separate passport.
- Not available to International Travel Document Holders other than Passport.
If you are a national of any following countries, you are eligible for eVisa.
- General Instructions
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- e-Visa has 5 sub-categories viz. e-Tourist Visa(for 30 days/01 year/ 05 years) ,e-Business Visa, e-Medical Visa, e-Medical Attendant Visa and e-Conference Visa. A foreigner (other than those applying for e-Conference Visa) will be allowed to club activities permitted under these categories. Foreigners applying for e-Conference visa will be permitted to club the activities permitted under e-Tourist visa only (validity co-terminus with e-Conference Visa only i.e. 30 days). Only two e-Medical Attendant Visas will be granted against one e- Medical Visa.
- For e-Tourist and e-Business visa, Applicants of the eligible countries/territories may apply online minimum 4 days in advance of the date of arrival.
- For e-Medical, e-Medical Attendant and e-Conference visa, Applicants of the eligible countries/territories may apply online minimum 4 days in advance of the date of arrival with a window of 120 days. Example: If you are applying on 1st Sept then applicant can select arrival date from 5th Sept to 2nd Jan
- Sample eVisa application form is available on the tab near the bottom of eVisa main page.
- Recent front facing photograph with white background and photo page of Passport containing personal details like name, date of birth, nationality, expiry date etc are to be uploaded mandatorily by the applicant. Additionally one more document depending upon the e-Visa type would also be required to be uploaded. The application is liable to be rejected if the uploaded documents and photograph are not clear / as per specification.
- e-Visa fee is country/Territory specific. Bank transaction charges of 2.5% will be charged additionally on applicable e-Visa fees. The fee must be paid at least 4 days before the expected date of travel otherwise application will not be processed. To know the fee applicable on your Country/Territory please Click here (for e-Tourist Visa) and for other e-Visa Click here.
- e-Visa fee once submitted is non-refundable as the fee is for processing of the application and is not dependent on either Grant or Rejection of Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA).
- Applicant should carry a copy of Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) along with him/her at the time of travel. Please confirm that your ETA status is shown as 'GRANTED' on this website prior to commencement of your journey. Applicants can track the status of their application online by clicking VisaStatus
- Biometric details of the applicant will be mandatorily captured at Immigration on arrival in India.
- e-Visa is non-extendable, non-convertible & not valid for visiting Protected/Restricted and Cantonment Areas. If you intend to visit Protected/Restricted/Cantonment areas, you would require prior permission from the Civil Authority please visit here.
- The e-Visa fee payment status updation may take up to 2 hours due to technical reasons/network delays. Before re-applying, the applicants are requested to wait for 2 hours for payment status updating, after final submission of the application form and payment of the fee. In cases, where e-Visa fee has been deducted but status is not updated, the applicants are advised to verify their payment status by clicking on 'Verify Payment/Pay Visa Fee' tab or by clicking on the link Verify Payment.
- Nationals of Yellow Fever affected countries or travellers arriving from these countries must carry YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION CARD at the time of arrival in India, otherwise they may be quarantined for 6 days upon arrival in India. Please visit our Ministry Of Health & Family Welfare latest guidelines regarding yellow fever countries here.
- You must travel on the Passport which you have applied for eVisa. Entry will be allowed into India on the new passport even if ETA has been issued on the old passport, however in such cases a traveler must carry the old passport on which ETA was issued
The documents required for completing the eVisa application is indicated against each type of eVisa. Please keep all these documents ready at hand before beginning to fill your eVisa application. All documents including Business cards, Invitation letters etc. must be in English language, failing which the application would be liable for rejection. The entire process may take 10 to 15 minutes to complete the application and make the payment.
Applicants must be fill eVisa application himself/herself and give correct information in each column and take responsibility for the correctness of information provided.
- For e-Tourist Visa
- Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details *
- For short term courses, copy of letter from the institute/organization/hospital etc. concerned on its letter-head *
- For voluntary work of short duration, copy of letter from the organization concerned on its letter-head *
- Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details *
- Copy of Letter from the Hospital concerned in India on its letterhead which including the date / tentative date which admission have been suggested .
- Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details *
- Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details *
- Copy of Business Card
- Any letter of invitation if applicable from indian parties which wish you conduct the business (optional).
- For Sports Related Activity
- Copy of Passport page containing personal particulars *
- Approval of the Government of India in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Department of Sports)
- Invitation Letter to foreign sports teams and sports persons to visit India by the concerned Sports Federation/Association in India.
- If the applicant had participated in any commercial sports event during his/her previous visit to India, then documents regarding Tax compliance for the said visit are to be furnished
- If the sports event entails visit to Restricted or Protected Areas in India, below mentioned additional documents are also to be submitted
(a) Clearance for holding the event from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
(b) Political Clearance for holding the event from the Ministry of external Affairs, Government of India.
(c) Requisite clearance from the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
- Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details *
- Invitation of the host institute to the foreign faculty
- Copy of the sanction order under GIAN issued by the National Coordinating Institute viz. IIT Kharagpur
- Copy of the synopsis of the courses to be taken up by the faculty
- Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details *
- Invitation from organizer, which applicant may seek from this organiser.
- Political clearance from Ministry of External Affairs
- Event clearance from Ministry of Home Affairs
The digital photograph to be uploaded along with the Visa application should meet the following requirements:
- Format - JPEG
- Size
- Minimum 10 KB
- Maximum 1 MB
- Format -PDF
- Size : Minimum 10 KB ,Maximum 300 KB
- Format -PDF
- Size : Minimum 10 KB ,Maximum 300 KB
If you have a defence/military/security/police background(serving/retired) or hold an official/diplomatic passport, please note that you are not eligible for e-Visa for India. You are advised to apply for regular visa through the Indian Visa Online portal of the Government of India. If you attempt to enter India on an e-Visa by suppressing information about your professional background, you may be denied entry into India and deported from India to the port of embarkation.
The applicant has choice of using two option for payment.
- SBI-FAQS-Payment Related
- AXIS-FAQS-Payment Related