Indian e Visa Fees
Getting an electronic visa to India for tourism, medical, business or conference is a very easy process. Applicants avoid the rigor of having to physically present themselves before a visa officer in an Indian embassy or consulate for a visa. One other advantage of the Indian e visa is the ability to be able to make a payment without having to carry cash around. At the comfort of your home, you can complete your application by paying online through dedicated services. Follow this article to find out how much your visa category will cost and what you need to do to make payments.
Government e-visa fees:
The government of India reviews the fees payable for visa application periodically. The current price regime came into place around September, 2019. The reason why the cost of getting an e-visa is not uniform may include; what time of the year a person is visiting India for tourism (peak period or not), the purpose of travelling, and the country or territory from which the application is being made. For instance there are four (4) categories of the Indian e-tourist visa:
- 30 days e-tourist visa (April to June)
- 30 days e-tourist visa (July to March)
- 01 year e-tourist visa
- 05 years e-tourist visa
Hence there are four different prices for e-tourist visas alone, while other visa types also have their prices. The full details of the cost implication of applying for an e-visa in India are highlighted below.
| Country | Visa Type | Visa Cost ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina, Cook Islands, Fiji, Jamaica, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Islands ,South Africa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uruguay and Vanuatu | 30 days e-tourist visa (April to June) | 00 |
| 30 days e-tourist visa (July to March) | 00 | |
| 01 year e-tourist visa | 00 | |
| 05 years e-tourist visa | 00 | |
| Indian e-Business Visa | 00 | |
| Indian e-Medical Visa | 00 | |
| Indian e-Medical Attendant Visa | 00 | |
| Indian e-Conference Visa | 00 | |
| Japan, Singapore and Sri Lanka | 30 days e-tourist visa (April to June) | 10 |
| 30 days e-tourist visa (July to March) | 35 | |
| 01 year e-tourist visa | 35 | |
| 05 years e-tourist visa | 65 | |
| Indian e-Business Visa | 25 | |
| Indian e-Medical Visa | 25 | |
| Indian e-Medical Attendant Visa | 25 | |
| Indian e-Conference Visa | 25 | |
| Albania, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Island, Chile, China, China - Sar Hongkong, China - Macau, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Vatican City - Holy See, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Cote D'Ivoire, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger Republic, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Macedonia, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Saint Christopher And Nevis, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad And Tobago , Turks And Caicos Isl, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe | 30 days e-tourist visa (April to June) | 10 |
| 30 days e-tourist visa (July to March) | 25 | |
| 01 year e-tourist visa | 45 | |
| 05 years e-tourist visa | 80 | |
| Indian e-Business Visa | 80 | |
| Indian e-Medical Visa | 80 | |
| Indian e-Medical Attendant Visa | 80 | |
| Indian e-Conference Visa | 80 | |
| Mozambique, Russia, United Kingdom and USA | 30 days e-tourist visa (April to June) | 10 |
| 30 days e-tourist visa (July to March) | 25 | |
| 01 year e-tourist visa | 40 | |
| 05 years e-tourist visa | 80 | |
| Indian e-Business Visa | 100 | |
| Indian e-Medical Visa | 100 | |
| Indian e-Medical Attendant Visa | 100 | |
| Indian e-Conference Visa | 100 |
Note: that an additional bank charge of 2.5% on credit/debit cards and 3.5% on PayPal is applicable for all categories of all applications.
India visa processing charges
To facilitate your visa processing, evisa-indian.com charges a fixed sum on each category of visa. This fee paid caters for document-check and verification by the officers in charge. They manually check each application to know if each document uploaded is correct and meets the government standard. Here is a list of the charges for each visa category.
| Visa type | Service fee (US$) |
|---|---|
| Indian e-tourist visa | $35 |
| Indian e-Business Visa | $45 |
| Indian e-Medical Visa | $45 |
| Indian e-Medical Attendant Visa | $45 |
| Indian e-Conference Visa | $65 |
Additional service fees
In case of emergency, travelers that need to make urgent trips (who want to have their authorization ready within 1 to 3 days will be required to pay additional charges. The charge involved for this is $79
Payment methods
All the fees i.e. the government fees alongside the other fees can be paid together using any online secure payment platform. They include
- credit/debit card (Visa card, MasterCard).
- A gift card or Pre-paid credit card.
- PayPal and other safe and secure online platforms.
Frequently Asked Questions:
No matter the condition, they are non-refundable. Either you feel your application was incomplete or that you would have to withdraw your application, there will be no refund whatsoever.
No, re-applying after an initial rejection will be a fresh application. It will attract full charges as you paid before.
In very rare cases of transaction failure due to connectivity issue and time out, retraction of debit made on your account should be done after the reconciliation process is done. We advise that a new attempt at payment should not be made immediately to avoid multiple payments.
$80 – With $80, you will obtain a visa with 5 years validity to India.
Depending on your purpose for traveling to India from the UK. A 30 days tourist visa could cost only $10, all other visa types go for $100 except the 1-year and 5 years tourist visas which costs $25 and $80 respectively.
The price of an E-visa for India depends on the country from which you are applying. E-visa for India is free for some countries. While in some other countries, depending on the evisa type, they apply for e visa for India with a sum of $25, $80 and $100 respectively.
Citizens of most countries including the USA pays $80 for a 5-year Indian e-tourist visa. However, other e visas for US citizens ranges between $10 and $100.
Malaysians, like most other countries, pay between a minimum of $10 and a maximum of $80 for their choice India visa type. The least being a 30 days tourist visa. Most other visa types including medical, business, conference and 5-years tourist visas cost $80.