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1. The reason for travel and category of Electronic Visas for India

    For tourism reasons, the e-Tourist Visa

    For business reasons, the e-Business Visa

    For medical reasons, the e-Medical Visa

2. about the e-Tourist Visa for India (eTV)

The e-Tourist visa for India or eTV is an online travel authorization and is a double entry visa with a maximum of 60 days, created by the Indian Government in 2014. All those who are eligible and wish to travel to and within India are required to have a valid e-Visa India (eTV). Reason for traveling with an e-tourist visa:

 Tourism

 Meeting friends/relatives

 Yoga retreat

3. about the e-Business Visa for India

The e-Business Visa for India is an online electronic travel authorization and is a double-entry visa with a maximum stay of 60 days for any of the following reasons:

For sales/purchases or trade.

To attend technical/business meetings.

To set up industrial/business venture.

To conduct tours.

To deliver a lecture(s) under the Global Initiative for Academic Networks (GIAN).

To recruit manpower.

To participate in exhibitions or business/trade fairs.

Expert/specialist in connection with an on-going project.

4. about the e-Medical Visa

The e-medical Visa for India is an online travel authorization for foreign nationals, allowing the holder to enter the country a total of 3 times. The e-Medical visa is a short-term visa granted for the reason of Medical treatment and is only granted to the patient and not to family members.

5. e-Visa India important guidelines

Please consider the following:

 The e-Visa India (eTV) validity is 60 days from the arrival date.

 The e-Tourist and e-Business are double entry Visas, while the e-Medical is a triple entry Visa.

 It is non-convertible and non-extendable

 Individuals can apply for a maximum of 2 e-Visa India (eTV) during a calendar year

 Applicants are required to have sufficient funds to support themselves during their stay in India

 Travelers are required to carry a copy of their approved e-Visa India (eTV) authorization at all times during their stay

 Visitors must have a return or an onward ticket when applying

 All applicants must have an individual passport, regardless of their age

 Parents may not include their child (ren) in their online Visa for India application

6. e-Visa (eTV) India eligible countries

Citizens of the following countries are eligible to apply for an e-Visa India.

How to fill India Visa Application Process for South Africans

You may only use an e-Tourist visa if you are flying into India through one of the follow airports: "Varanasi, Trivandrum, Tiruchirapalli, Mumbai, Lucknow, Kokata, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Goa, Gaya, Delhi, Cochin, Chennai, Bengaluru, Amritsar or Ahmedabad". If you're entering via a different town, then let us know - it will be interesting to hear about it. Even though you are restricted as to which airports you can enter the country, you can exit from any Indian immigration check-point (stand you want to exit India from.

When to apply?

You may apply a minimum of 4 days before your flight to India, and a maximum of 30 days before. The visa will be valid for thirty days after your arrival in India. You may only use an e-Tourist visa for a maximum of 2 entries into India over a calendar year (to be clear; for the second entry you'll need to apply a second time).

The application process for an e-tourist visa works as follows:

Step 1: Apply online

Click here to register for an e-Tourist visa. Note that you'll need to upload a picture of the photo page of your passport and a recent photo of yourself. If the photo of yourself or the photo page of your passport isn't clear, your application will be rejected.

The photo should have no borders, there should be no shadows, the background should be light/white, show your full face with eyes open, have an equal width and height, be in .jpeg format, be a maximum of 1mb and a minimum of 10kn.

The photo page of your passport should be scanned in in pdf format, with the file size being a maximum of 300kb and a minimum of 10kb.

Step 2: Pay visa fee online

Fortunately the cost for South Africans is mahala Click Here.

Step 3: An e-Tourist visa will be emailed to you

Step 4: You are ready to hop onto a flight to India

Be sure to print out the e-Tourist visa and carry it with you on the flight, to present to Indian immigration on arrival. With an electronic application it's not possible to take your biometric data, so this will be done at Indian immigration after your flight there. Then your passport will be stamped, and voila - time to see India.