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Visa issuance is currently suspended until further notice.

India travelers applying for visa for the purposes of NGO, volunteer, journalism or employment are not eligible for an EVISA and are advised to apply for the appropriate consular visa instead.



India E-visas must be obtained prior to travel to India. No documents need to be mailed to VisaHQ for processing. You will receive an Electronic Travel Authority by e-mail. Biometric details will be taken upon arrival in India.

If you have a valid visa in your old passport, this visa is still valid for entry. You have to bring your old passport along with your new passport and earlier granted valid e-Visa (ETA) document with you. Please do not apply if you have a valid visa in any other passport. Your application will be rejected. If your passport with Indian visa was lost, and you are applying with a new passport, please let us know

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and provide digital copies of the following documents:

a
Scanned copy of passport. A clear scan of the information pages of your valid, signed passport. The passport must have 2 remaining blank pages and have at least six months validity upon the date of arrival in India.
b
Passport-type photograph: must be uploaded to your applicant profile.
c
Business Card Copy or Invitation Letter. Please upload a copy of your Business Card with your name, company name, company or business affiliation and contact information

OR

An invitation from the company in India.

Former citizens of India
Former Indian Nationals that have been Naturalized must provide copy of stamped Renunciation Form or Deemed Surrender Certificate in order to apply.
Required ports of entry
Travelers must enter at one of the following airports: Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Calicut, Chennai, Chandigarh,Cochin, Coimbatore, Delhi, Gaya, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum, Varanasi & Vishakhapatnam
or seaports: Cochin, Goa, Mangalore, Mumbai, Chennai.
However, travelers can exit from any of the authorized Immigration Check Posts (ICPs) in India.
Persons with Occupation Related to Media
For journalists, writers, photographers, designers, and those who work with media; regardless of purpose in India, must apply for a Journalist Visa.
In case of deleviring lecture/s under Global Initiative for Academic Networks (GIAN)
1) Invitation of the host institute to the foreign faculty. 2) Copy of the sanction order under GIAN issued by the National Coordinating Institute viz. IIT Kharagpur.
IMPORTANT:

Applicants who:

• have been arrested/ prosecuted/ convicted by Court of Law of any country;

• have been refused entry / deported by any country including India;

• have been engaged in human trafficking/ drug trafficking/ child abuse/ crime against women/ Economic offense / Financial fraud;

• have ever been engaged in cyber crime/ terrorist activities/ sabotage/ espionage/ genocide/ political killing/ other act of violence;

• have by any means or medium, expressed views that justify or glorify terrorist violence or that may encourage others to terrorist acts or other serious criminal acts;

• have sought asylum (political or otherwise)in any country

Are ineligible for e-Visa and must instead apply for a visa at the nearest Indian Consulate. Please contact VisaHQ for more information.
For travellers with Pakistani passport or Pakistani origin
International Travellers having Pakistani Passport or Pakistani origin may please apply for regular Visa at Indian Mission.

India business e-visa fees for citizens of Canada, residing in New Brunswick

Multiple entry
  • Validity: up to 1 year
  • Processing: 3-5 business days
  • Total cost: 222.87 
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    Cost calculation
    Embassy fee: 111.00 Processing: 99.00HST: 12.87 Total cost: 222.87
Maximum stay in India: 180 days  
India visa help Maximum stay refers to the number of days allowed on a single visit.
Maximum stay in India: 180 days
India visa help Maximum stay refers to the number of days allowed on a single visit.
Multiple entries will be granted within the e-Visa validity period stamped on your passport.
If the intention is to stay for more then 180 days, shall get registered with FRRO/FRO concerned within two weeks after the expiry of 180 days.

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India visa for citizens of Canada is required. For more information please contact the nearest India embassy.
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