Electronic Travel (ETA) was introduced by the Government of India in the year 2014, also known as Indian e-Visa. It was launched for people who want to come to India mainly for travel, business or medical purposes. e-Visa India is divided into five important parts, they are e-Tourist Visa, e-Business Visa, e-Medical Visa, e-Conference Visa and e-Medical and Attendant Visa. The e-tourist visa is further sub-categorized into three different durations which are 30 days, 1 year and 5 years. If you are thinking of applying for an Indian Visa then you can opt for online process for an easy application process.

Procedure to Obtain Indian Visa Online:-

Foreign tourists must have a valid passport for six months with two blank pages before applying for an Indian electronic visa. On arrival in India, the passport is to be stamped at the immigration check posts of the destination port. If you are planning to get Indian visa online then you should check your eligibility and read all instructions carefully.

Foreigners must have valid pre-booked travel tickets and sufficient funds at the time of their stay in India. Applicant must apply for e-Visa at least 4 days before the date of arrival in India. The Indian Visa processing time is around 4-7 days after you apply for your e-Visa. If you wish to visit India within 4 days, you can apply for immediate processing of your Indian Visa application. There is a small additional fee for applying for an emergency visa in addition to the e-visa fee.

The e-tourist visa for one month allows the traveler to stay with a duration of 30 days, whereas, the e-tourist visa for 1 year and 5 years allows you to stay and travel for 365 days with multiple entries gives. Your nationality and some other factors. Through an e-business visa, you can stay in India for a period of 365 days, with multiple entries allowed. The e-medical visa allows a visitor to stay for a period of 60 days with 3 permitted entries.

To apply for an Indian visa online, the applicant must have the nationality of the following countries only:

Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bonaire Saint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bouvet Island, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Colombia, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, France Metropolitan, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Korea, Northern Mariana, Norway, Oman, Palau, Palestinian Territory, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, East Timor, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uk - British Dependant Territory Citizen, Uk - British Indian Ocean Territory, Uk - British National (Overseas), Uk - British Overseas Citizen, Uk - British Protected Person, Uk - British Subject, Uk - British-Citizen (Great Britain), Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican, Venezuela, Vietnam, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe. It is necessary for an applicant to note that if your parents or grandparents were born or lived in Pakistan, you will need to go through the traditional visa application process to apply for an Indian visa, even if you are from eligible countries be a citizen.