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e-Conference Visa

IndiaShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

Nationals of countries listed on the official e-Visa website are eligible to apply online for an e-Visa, including for attending a conference/seminar/workshop, and must wait for confirmation/grant of the ETA before travelling; visa on arrival is only for nationals of Japan, South Korea and UAE (UAE only for those who earlier obtained an e-Visa or regular/paper visa for India).

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  • Full nationality matrix not reproduced; the e-Visa is an option for eligible nationals, and a regular Conference visa also exists (MHA Annex III).
  • https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html
    i. Nationals of countries listed on the e-Visa website https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/ are eligible to apply for e-Visa Services.
  • https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html
    (h) Attending a conference/ seminar/ workshop.
  • https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html
    Ans- The Visa on Arrival facility is only for the nationals of Japan, South Korea and UAE (only for such UAE nationals who had earlier obtained e-Visa or regular/paper visa for India). For the nationals of all other countries eligible for e-Visa, the e-visa application have to be filled online and the applicant must wait till the confirmation/Grant of ETA for travelling to India.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The e-Visa covers attending a conference/seminar/workshop, including those organised by a Ministry or Department of the Government of India, State Governments or UT Administrations and their subordinate/attached organisations and PSUs, and private conferences organised by private persons/companies/organisations.

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What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The e-Conference Visa is valid for 30 days from arrival in India and allows multiple entry.

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What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

An organiser invitation and Government of India Ministry of External Affairs political clearance are mandatory documents; Ministry of Home Affairs event clearance is optional.

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Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Eligible-country applicants may apply online at least four days before arrival and up to 120 days before travel. The e-Visa is non-extendable and non-convertible.

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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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