Do they count the time of flight arrival as the start of your E-tourist Visa? (I miss 60 days by 20 minutes)

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I have booked a 61 day trip to India but the E-TOURIST VISA is only 60 days. I arrive at 11:40 pm on the first day so wouldn't get through customs until the next day anyway, making it a 60 day trip. Would this be okay?



Best Answer

Regardless of whether you can do this, it's not a good idea. You've left yourself no flexibility at all to deal with problems at the end of your trip.

Flight home cancelled or significantly delayed? You've overstayed your visa. Late to the airport and missed your flight? You've overstayed your visa. On time to the airport but security was crazy that day and you missed your flight? You've overstayed your visa. Get sick and end up in hospital? You've overstayed your visa. Get sick enough to want to get over it before you fly? You can't because you'd be overstaying your visa.

Most countries are able to be accommodating if you have a genuine reason for overstaying but, of the ones I've suggested above, only "I was sick in hospital" is likely to be accepted. Anything else falls under "It's your own fault for trying to leave at the last minute, even though people miss flights and get sick all the time." (For example, here's what happens in the USA.) But even if you can get your stay extended due to some kind of emergency situation, this is likely to be a huge hassle.




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The government of India has announced that the tourist visa for India is now only valid for a stay of up to 30 days. The validity of the visa itself has also been shortened to 120 days.

Is eVisa visa on arrival?

The visa on arrival is part of the e-Visa India program. Every traveler that arrives in India with a valid India e-Visa will also receive a visa on arrival in the form of a sticker. The sticker is placed on a page in the passport when going through immigration control.

What is tourist visa on arrival?

The Tourist Visa-On-Arrival (TVOA) is available for foreign nationals arriving from Finland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, Laos, Indonesia or Myanmar at international airports of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.

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