India eVisa's Document Requirements

Depending on the type of India eVisa, applicants are required to provide different documents as below:

► India e-Tourist Visa:

1. Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details;

2. Recent Personal Photo;

3. Copy of letter from the institute/organization/hospital etc. concerned on its letter-head (if applying for attending short term courses);

4. Copy of letter from the organization concerned on its letter-head (if applying for attending voluntary work of short duration).

► India e-Business Visa:

1. Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details;

2. Recent Personal Photo;

3. Copy of Business Card;

4. Copy of Invitation Letter;

5. Details of the Applicants Company and Indian Firm (name, address, phone number, website).

Note:

• All the foreigners arriving in India within 6 days of departure from any yellow fever endemic country are required to possess (in original) a valid Yellow Fever Certificate of vaccination. Please check the List of Yellow Fever Vaccination Countries.

• All international passengers arriving in India by air are REQUIRED to complete the health declaration within 36 hours of the start of the journey. Please complete the form HERE.

The documents are required to follow the guidelines as below:

► Scanned Bio-Page of the Passport Requirements:

• Passport: should have at least 6 months' validity from the date of arrival in India and 2 blank pages

• Clearly show your biographical data (name, country of birth, date of birth, passport number, expiration date, etc...)

• Format: PDF

• Size: 10 - 300 KB

► Personal Photo Requirements:

• Format: JPEG

• Size: 10 KB - 1 MB

• Without borders

• Must show your full face, opening eyes, front view with a plain white or off-white background

• NO SHADOW on the face or on the background

• Show the full center head from the top of hair to the bottom of the chin

• DO NOT take a photograph or scan the photo in your passport.

• Must be taken within the past 6 months, showing your current appearance

• Must be in COLOR

• Must be taken in normal street attire. Uniforms should NOT BE worn in photographs except religious attire that is worn daily

• Do not wear a hat or headgear that obscures the hair or hairline

• Dark glasses or nonprescription glasses with tinted lenses are not acceptable unless you need them for medical reasons. A medical certificate may be required.

Other scanned Document Requirements:

• Format: PDF
• Size: 10 KB - 300 KB
• Documents must be in English

Beside these documents, you also need a valid Credit/Debit Card (Visa/MasterCard) to complete the eVisa application.

• Read also: How To Take A Standard photo Of Your Passport?