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Everyone who wants to travel to India needs to apply for a visa, and there are two ways to do that. And those are: ·          Go to Indian Consulate (offline) ·          Their website (Online) If you want to apply for the visa by going to the consulate located in your city, you can, but it takes a lot more time than you’d expect. You’d need to go there in person and submit an application, and then they would need another 15 days to process the application. While, if you choose to go the online route and apply for the visa, you’d be able to get in a maximum of 7 days. And you should know that there are two types of visa processing when you apply online. One is normal, and the other is urgent; the normal visa processing takes around a max of 7 working days. If you apply for Urgent visa processing, you will get it in a max of 4 working days. Urgent visa processing As we’ve discussed above th...

How long does an Indian visa take? It depends on the type of visa you are applying for, India offers a lot of visa types. If you are applying for an Indian visa through the offline channels, then it is likely that you may have to wait for 15 days before face to face appointment. After that, it would take a day or two for the processing. But, if you go to the online route, then you can get it in as low as four days. Yes, you can apply for the urgent processing of the e-visa, and it takes less than four days to process. The normal processing of Indian e-visa takes around a week. Can you get an Indian visa at the airport? To get an Indian visa at the airport, you have to apply for it in advance. First, you’ll need to apply for your ETA via a simple online form. You will have to submit the scanned copy of your passport and a front-facing passport size picture. After completing the payment, you will receive the ETA on your email ID, and then you have to take a printout o...

Well, to be honest, the Indian visa rules are not strict, they are just according to the constitution of India. Most of the countries require you to get a visa to visit there and similarly follows the same rule. There are 169 countries whose citizens can apply for India e-visa online. And there a few countries whose citizens are allowed to visit India without a visa. Just passport is enough for you to go there and you can find that on their official website. If you are from US, UK, Canada, Australia, Japan or any other country, you are probably eligible to apply for an e-visa. Yes, you can now apply online for your visa and receive your electronic visa in your email. If you think that the Indian visa policy is strict, you can imagine why. The visa policy has to be strict as there are many people who try to enter the country illegally and with an agenda. So it is important for them to have a rigorous screening process to grant the visas. So, it is obvious that these rules are en...

Getting an Indian visa on arrival is as easy as it can get but the information available online makes it tough for the people to trust. And the information available online is quite confusing and people aren’t able to identify the correct one. Today we are going to solve that for you, here you will see the complete procedure to get the visa on arrival in India. The Indian government is putting a lot of effort to make the visa process more affordable and convenient for travelers. The Indian government has allowed people from 75 countries to get the visa on arrival and they are planning to add more countries soon. But, you can’t fly to any airport in India with visa on arrival, you have to fly to 9 designated airports who process visa on arrival for travelers. This guide will assist you in the process of visa on arrival to India. How to apply for Visa on arrival Follow these steps to get your visa on arrival India. ●         You hav...

Well, to get the accurate answer to this question, we have to take a look at a lot of variables that account for a number of people applying for the visa. The e-tourist visa India started way back in 2014 with only 46 countries that could apply for the e-visa. And now the access to the e-visa has reached 166 countries, thanks to the technology that enables them to provide the services to all those people. In the last 5 years or so technology has played an important role when it comes to the people applying for the visa. Earlier they used to go to the Indian embassies and stand in long queues to wait for their turn. And only they were able to apply for the visa but that was changed in 2014. The technology has revolutionized the way visa was provided to an individual and everything went online. People from 166 countries can apply for the e-tourist visa now for India online. Which is why it has been more in demand than compared to traditional visas. Let’s explore the ...