What is Indian E-Medical Visa?

e-Medical Visa is granted to a foreigner whose sole objective of visiting India is undergoing  medical treatment in Indian Hospitals 

Frequently Asked Questions

The following are the eligibility conditions for availing e-Visa services-
  i. Nationals of countries listed on the e-Visa website https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/ are eligible to apply for e-Visa Services.
  ii. Foreigners whose sole objective for visiting India is
    (a) Medical treatment, including treatment under Indian systems of medicine
    (b) As attendant to e-Medical visa holder
  iii. Passport should have at least six months validity at the time of making application for grant of e-Visa and a re-entry permit, if that is required under the law of the country of nationality of the applicant.
   The passport should have at least two blank pages for stamping by the Immigration Officer.
  iv. The foreigner should have return ticket or onward journey ticket, with sufficient money to spend during his/her stay in India.
  v. Foreigners of Pakistani origin or having Pakistani Passport are not eligible for e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) was born
   in, or was permanently resident in Pakistan, are also not eligible for e-Visa. They may apply for regular Visa at Indian Mission.
  vi. Not available to Diplomatic/Official Passport Holders or Laissez-passer/ international travel document holders.
  vii. Not available to individuals endorsed on Parent’s/Spouse’s Passport i.e. each individual should have a separate passport.

For details regarding procedure for applying, please visit our website: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/

No, https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/ is only the official website to apply for the e-Visa Services.

For e-Medical, e-Medical Attendant and e-Conference visa, applicants of the eligible countries/territories may apply online minimum 4 days in advance of the date of arrival. Such application can be made 120 days in advance from proposed date of travel.

Yes. Immediately after you submit your e-Visa application and make the payment, you will receive a confirmation of submission of your application on the email id provided by you while filling up your application form

Your e-Visa application may take 72 hours or more for processing. You will be intimated about your Visa status (Granted or Rejected) on your email id provided by you in the e-Visa application.

Yes, you may check the status of your e-Visa application by visiting  website: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/ and clicking on ‘Check your Visa Status’ Tab provided on the website.

For e-Medical Visa, the validity would be 60 days from the date of first arrival in India and triple entry will be allowed within the e-Visa validity period stamped on your Passport.
   For e-Medical Attendant Visa, the validity would be 60 days from the date of first arrival in India and triple entry will be allowed within the e-Visa validity period stamped on your Passport.

A Copy of Letter from the Hospital concerned in India on its letterhead which includes the tentative date of admission/treatment in the hospital mentioning the name, nationality and Passport number of the patient/ e-Medical Visa applicant

Only two e-Medical Attendant Visas will be granted against one e-Medical Visa (patient).

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.
   List of Yellow fever vaccination countries-
   https://mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/Updated%20List%20of%20Yellow%20Fever%20Endemic%20Countries%20by%20WHO_0.pdf

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