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Tourist Application Requirements for a India Visa

Passport

• Be valid for six months beyond the validity of your requested visa

• Contain at least two blank visa pages for the visa stamp (amendments and endorsement pages cannot be used to fulfill this requirement)

• Not be frayed, torn, separating, or altered in any other way

If your passport does not meet these requirements, please contact Travisa at 877-876-3266 for further details.

Photograph(s)

• Be exactly2 inches by 2 inches square
• Be printed on high-quality glossy photo paper
• Not be affixed to your application, with no evidence of adhesive tape or staples

Additionally, one digital photograph must be upload when completing the online visa application form.

Passport photo vendors commonly produce photographs that do not meet these requirements. Travisa cannot submit applications with incorrectly formatted photographs.

Driver's License

Visa Application Form

• Display your name exactly as it appears in your passport
• Include answers for all fields
• Be signed on the first page under the photo, and, on the second page. Both signatures must match the signature in your passport
• Include your email address on the online application. Applications missing a personal email address will be rejected by the consulate
• Be printed on single-sided sheets of paper. Double-sided applications will be rejected. You must fully print the bar code on the bottom of page 1
• Your passport will be shipped back to the address indicated on your application under "Present Address."

• Note: All Tourist applications for U.S. passport holders must ask for Multiple Entries and 120 months validity. Remember that this must also be reflected in all other documentation.

Travisa provides a guide to assist you in completing the application. To access the guide follow this link: https://travisa.com/forms?formname=IndiaGuide.pdf or type the address into your browser.

At this time Travisa strongly advises against using the India visa on arrival option because the online authorization process lacks support as well as the travel risks and uncertainty surrounding the process.

Document Preparation Service

Additional Particulars Form

Travisa Order Form

Applicants Under the Age of 18

• Photocopies of both parents driver's licenses and a copy of the information pages of their passports. If the parents do not have passports, you must include a notarized statement stating the parents do not have passports.
• A photocopy of the minor's birth certificate showing both parents' full names, date of birth and nationality. Your birth certificate must be translated into English. You may also provide a notarized government document from your country of origin that shows parents' names, the minor's date of birth and nationality.
• Only for persons of Indian origin and former Indian nationals: a birth certificate, a previous Indian passport, or a school leaving certificate. Please refer to the "Persons of Indian Origin Only" section for additional information.

Additionally, all minors aged five and above must sign their name in the signature box on the first page of the visa application under their photograph. Minors under age five should affix their thumb print in the blue or black ink in the same box. For all minor applicants both parents must sign their names on the second page and have their signatures duly authorized with a notary stamp and seal on the second page.

Persons of Indian Origin Only

• A Certificate of Renunciation issued by a Consulate of India
• An Indian passport containing a stamp of renunciation

Persons of Pakistani Origin Only

Frequent Travelers to India

Born in China or Hong Kong

Special Protected or Restricted Area Permit

Former Armed Forces

Electronic Tourist Visa

• Submit for the e-Visa no less than 4 days and no more than 120 days prior to entry into India
• Must be arriving by air or sea at specific airports and seaports
• Traveling for a 180 day or less stay in India

Click Here to learn more and apply for an India e-Visa.