The following are the eligibility conditions for availing e-Visa services:
I. Nationals of countries listed on the e-Visa website https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/ are eligible to apply for e-Visa Services.
II. Foreigners whose sole objective for visiting India is:
- Recreation and sightseeing
- Casual visit to meet friends and relatives
- Attending short term yoga programme or 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 issuing a qualifying certificate/diploma etc. to the participants)
- 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
- As attendant to e-Medical visa holder
- Business purpose
- Attending a conference/ seminar/ workshop.
III. Passport should have at least six months validity at the time of making application for grant of e-Visa and a re-entry permit, if that is required under the law of the country of nationality of the applicant.
The passport should have at least two blank pages for stamping by the Immigration Officer.
IV. The foreigner should have return ticket or onward journey ticket, with sufficient money to spend during his/her stay in India.
V. Foreigners of Pakistani origin or having Pakistani Passport are not eligible for e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) was born in, or was permanently resident in Pakistan, are also not eligible for e-Visa. They may apply for regular Visa at Indian Mission.
VI. Not available to Diplomatic/Official Passport Holders or Laissez-passer/ international travel document holders.
VII. Not available to individuals endorsed on Parent’s/Spouse’s Passport i.e. each individual should have a separate passport.
