India e-Visa Fees 2024

If your visa is about to expire. you are looking to apply of visa extension India. All foreign visitors can extend their Indian visa through online services. It is a completely online process and you do not need to visit the FRRO/FRO office. And no need to make an appointment to visit the our office. Go through to apply Indian visa extension.

IIndia's Ministry has updated visa fees and categories to encourage more international visits. This revamped system includes varied fees for different visa types like e-Tourist Visa (eTV) / Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA), business visa, and more, based on the applicant's country and tourist season.

The Indian government is at the epicenter of the country’s tourism sector by promoting the visitors coming regardless of the specific reason for visiting India. These international travelers are looking to explore India either for tourism excursions, for business reasons, for conference attendance, for medical attendance or in pursuit of medical treatment reasons and they can apply online for the Indian Visa. For that, you need to fill the online application form with your personal information as per requirement, submit it and pay the Indian e-visa fees accordingly.
There are two types of India visa fees:-

  • Indian Government e-Visa Fee
  • Visa processing charges

Indian Government e-Visa Fee

The Indian Visa government fee is the sum of amount, the applicant needs to pay at India Immigration Department for the processing of the electronic Visa. This is the obligation fee to apply for the travel authorization. As of the previous year, the Indian e-Visa Government fee was categorized accordingly and the chart given below shows country names and its fees structure.  

Indian e-Tourist Visa ( eTV ) / ETA Fee & categories;

  • e-Tourist Visa - 30 days e-TV (April to June)
  • e-Tourist Visa - 30 days e-TV (July to March)
  • e-Tourist Visa - 01 year e-TV
  • e-Tourist Visa - 05 years e-TV

Government Fee (US$) Nationality
30 days e-TV (April to June) 30 days e-TV (July to March) 01 year e-TV 05 year e-TV
00 00 00 00 Argentina, Cook Islands, Fiji, Jamaica, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, Niue Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uruguay, Vanuatu
10 00 35 65 Japan, Singapore
10 00 40 80 Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Island, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger Republic, Norway, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Christopher And Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad And Tobago, Turks And Caicos Isl, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Canada, USA, Vatican City - Holy See, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
 

Indian e-Business Fee & categories;

Government Fee (US$) Nationality
00 Angola, Argentina, Benin, Burundi, Cambodia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Djibouti, East Timor, Eritrea, Fiji, Gambia, Guinea, Jamaica, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, Niger Republic, Niue Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Tanzania, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Zambia
25 Japan, Singapore
80 Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Island, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saint Christopher And Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad And Tobago, Turks And Caicos Isl, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Canada, Vatican City - Holy See, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
100 Russia and USA
 

e-Medical, e-Medical Attendant and e-Conference Visa Fee;

Government Fee (US$) Nationality
00 Argentina, Cook Islands, Fiji, Jamaica, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, Niue Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uruguay, Vanuatu
25 Japan, Singapore
80 Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Island, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan,Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger Republic, Norway, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Christopher And Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad And Tobago, Turks And Caicos Isl, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Canada, Vatican City - Holy See, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
100 Benin, Mozambique, Russia and USA.
 

Visa Processing Charges

India e-visa processing fee is the amount of money that the applicant is required to pay in advance for the visa at the time of filling the online Indian visa application. This India visa cost surrounds checking your document and verification by the officer as well as making the decision whether to approve or reject the application.

On your part, this process starts with the filling the online form requiring the personal information, uploading proper documents as per requirements, submitting fees and waiting for the feedback.

Given that the process is online, you cannot make cash payments. Rather, you will be required to use your credit/debit card (ensure it is acceptable) as well as PayPal.

Below, we give a breakdown of the India visa cost

Additional Fee

Urgent India visa cost is normally higher as it is a first priority visa and will be processed within 1 to 3 days. For this convenience, the charge is $79 per person

Processing Time

    • Normal process and lower fee: For normal e-Visa applicants get it, within 3 to 5 business days.
    • Urgent process but highest fee: Applicants who are looking for urgent visa, get it within 1 to 3 days.
      Note that, the processing does not start until you pay for the Indian e-visa fees.

India visa extension Fee

To complete the process of your online India visa extension, you may be required to pay visa extension fees. The Indian government extension visa fee is usually dependent on the country and type of extension-visa. You can pay with a credit or debit card (MasterCard, Visa or UnionPay).

There are:

  • Service Fee
  • Government Fee

The Government could apply an additional penalty in case of longer stay than authorised or not returning to their / third country. The penalty will be calculated after submission of application.

The penalty fee will need to be paid after submission of visa extension application if any.

Acceptable payment acceptable as below:-

Basically, there are four methods that you can use to settle India visa cost as enlisted below:
  • Credit Cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover)
  • Debit Cards displaying the Visa or MasterCard.
  • Pre-Paid credit card or gift card displaying the Visa or MasterCard.
  • PayPal, Safe & Secure Express Check Out

Some people are concerned with whether they can make cash payments or not. Well, since the e-visa is online, then it is not possible to pay by cash. However, if you are applying for your normal visa at the consulate, then you can make cash payments.
Before starting the e-visa application process, confirm the best payment method to use to that you can proper arrangement prior.

Important Note

Indian e-visa fees are non-refundable – whether your visa is approved or not. If it was a mistake you made while filling the form or uploading the documents, you will pay afresh for the reapplication. Therefore, prepare well and be flawless in filling the forms and submitting the appropriate documents.