Tourists can enter India by different modes of transportation:

• By Air
• By Overland
• By Sea

You need a visa before entering India.

India Visa Info

1. OVERVIEW
All foreign nationals entering India are required to possess a valid international travel document in the form of a national passport with a valid visa obtained from an Indian Mission or Post abroad.
All Individual visa seekers are requested to apply for the Indian Visa through an Online application link, in order to make an application for getting an Indian visa.
The duly signed physical copy of the application form completed in all respect and submitted successfully is to be submitted at the concerned Indian Visa Application Center (IVAC) or directly to the Indian Mission/ Post, on the scheduled date of interview along with the requisite supporting documents. The instructions for filling out the form and scheduling the appointment can be seen in the Instructions for Online Visa Application. Important technical information for filling online Indian visa applications can be referred to at Technical Instructions.
The applicants are also requested to visit the website of the Indian Mission concerned for detailed information about an Indian visa.

2. ONLINE VISA APPLICATION
All Individual visa seekers are requested to apply for the Indian Visa through the online application link. Or can apply by typing the URL: http://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/ in the address bar of the web browser, in order to make an application for getting an Indian visa. In either case, no handwritten application form will be accepted by any of the Indian Mission/ Post, wherever the online Visa facility has been implemented. The application form completed in all respect and submitted successfully is to be submitted at the concerned Indian Visa Application Center (IVAC) or directly to the Indian Mission/ Post in the absence of IVAC, on the scheduled date of interview along with the requisite supporting documents. The instructions for filling out the form and scheduling the appointment can be referred to at Instructions for Online Visa Application. Important technical information for filling online Indian visa applications can be referred to as Technical Instructions. If you have already applied online for Indian Visa online and want to know the status of your application,

3. VISA CATEGORIES
The government of India issues the following visas: Business Visa, Conference Visa, Diplomatic Visa, Employment Visa, Emergency Visa, Entry Visa, Journalist Visa, Medical Visa, Missionaries Visa, Permit to re-enter within 2 months, Research Visa, Student Visa, Tourist Visa, Transit Visa. Please follow the link for details on Visa Provision and supporting documents

4. VISA PROCESSING TIME
Upon receipt of the Visa Application through the Indian Visa Application Center or directly, the Indian Mission/ Post requires a minimum of three working days to process the case and issue a visa depending upon the nationality and excluding special cases.

5. PHOTO REQUIREMENTS
Online India Visa Application allows the Applicant to upload a digital photograph of self to complete the online visa application.

6. Guidelines/procedure to upload a digital photograph
The digital photograph to be uploaded along with the Visa application should meet the following requirements:

• Format – JPEG
• Size
• Minimum 10 KB
• Maximum 300 KB
• The height and width of the Photo must be equal.
• A photo should present a Full face, front view, eyes open.
• Center head within frame and present full head from the top of hair to bottom of the chin.
• The background should be plain light-colored or white background.
• No shadows on the face or in the background.
• Without Borders.

Make sure that the photo presents a full head from the top of the hair to the bottom of the chin. The Head should measure 1 inch to 1-3/8 inches (25mm to 35mm). Make sure eye height is between 1-1/8 inches to 1-3.

7. FEE FOR INDIAN VISA
The visa fee depends upon the type of application and the duration of the visa. Visa fee is divided into various types depending upon the case; Basic fee, special fee, and processing fee by an out-sourcing agency. During the online registration process, at the end of the process, the basic fee shall be displayed. However, this fee shall be indicative only and the final fee shall be charged while submitting the application at the respective counters Fee once received are non-refundable even if the visa application is withdrawn, the visa is not granted, or if the visa issued is of shorter duration of the period than applied for or otherwise issued or returned at a time or on terms and conditions that may vary from those sought by the applicant. For further information on this, please check with the local embassy office or Indian Visa Application center office or websites for information on applicable fees and payment methods.

8. VISA PROVISION

9. INSTRUCTIONS 

A. Online application form:

• This application form is meant for those foreigners who are applying for a visa from outside India.
• Each online application form is meant for one person only. A separate application has to be filed for each applicant.
• Furnish information exactly in the manner asked for in the forms, especially the names, addresses and date of birth.
• Applicants are required to verify the application details before submitting the online application. They have an option to save the online application form, in case it is not to be submitted.
• Once the online application form is submitted by the applicant, then further modifications are not allowed. Hence, applicants are requested to check and validate the details before submitting the online application form.
• Applicants are requested to keep the Application Id (generated automatically after the submission of the online form) for further communications.

B. Appointment Scheduling:

• The applicant can schedule the appointment as per his/ her convenience with the concerned Indian Mission.
• Each applicant to schedule a separate appointment with the Indian Mission 

C. Process for filling up an online application form:

• The applicant shall access the Visa Application system online through the following link: http://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/.
• Applicant visits the above mentioned web link and selects the Indian Mission from where he intends to apply for the Visa from the tab “Select Mission”.
• Applicant fills the application on-line as per the forms, standardized by the Ministry.
• After filling out the form and submitting it, the system shall automatically generate an Application Id. Applicants are requested to keep this Application Id for further communications with the concerned Indian Mission.
• The system will automatically ask the Applicant for the following confirmation: “Select ‘Yes’ if the applicant wants to seek an appointment and make payment online or ‘No’ if the applicant just wants to print the submitted application form.”
• If the applicant's response is “No”, then it is requested by the applicant to take the printout of the submitted online application form and approach the concerned Indian Mission for submission of the online form along with supporting documents.
• If the response from the applicant is “yes” then the system automatically takes the link to perform the following:
• Selection of Date and Time of appointment at the concerned Indian Mission
• Calculation of Visa fee, service charge, VAT, etc. as applicable according to the Visa type
• E Payment using the service provider’s payment system
• In case the facility of Appointment Scheduling and e-Payment is not available for the concerned Indian mission, then the applicant has to take the printout of the online application form and visit the concerned Indian Mission to submit the same along with supporting documents and make the payment.