India e-visa - arriving from different country, is that ok?
I'm a UK citizen, looking to go to Sri Lanka and India (in that order). Am planning to get e-visas for both countries sorted before I go.
Is it ok to arrive in India from Sri-Lanka with my e-visa? Or do I need to arrive directly from the country I applied to the visa from (UK in this instance)
Best Answer
It doesn't matter where you arrive from, but the Indian e-visa is only valid for entry at specific airports and seaports:
- e-Visa is valid for entry through 25 designated Airports (i.e. Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Calicut, Chennai, Chandigarh,Cochin, Coimbatore, Delhi, Gaya, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum, Varanasi & Vishakhapatnam) and 5 designated seaports (i.e. Cochin, Goa, Mangalore,Mumbai,Chennai). However, the foreigner can take exit from any of the authorized Immigration Check Posts (ICPs) in India.
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Can I enter India with eVisa?
India has reopened to holders of valid visas and eVisas who meet the COVID-19 entry requirements. Regular scheduled international flights have resumed after the suspension ended on March 27, 2022. Foreign tourists who meet all the current requirements can now travel to India with a valid eVisa.Are E-visas to India suspended?
(i) Regular (Paper) Tourist Visa issued to foreign nationals of all countries, which remained suspended since March 2020, shall stand restored. (ii) Existing valid e-Tourist Visa issued before 6 October, 2021 will continue to remain suspended and travel on such visas is not permitted.Can I get a visa for India on arrival?
Tourist Visa can only be granted to a foreigner who does not have a residence or occupation in India and whose sole objective of visiting India is recreation, sight seeing, casual visit to meet friends and relatives, etc. Government of India has launched the Tourist Visa on Arrival (TVOA) Scheme .Is eVisa same as visa on arrival?
The main difference between the E-visa and On-Arrival visa is that you have to apply for the visa in the E-visa category but in the On-Arrival visa, you actually don't have to apply for a visa formally. The 2nd difference is that the whole process is virtual for E-Visa and not for the On-Arrival visa.Tourist E-Visa/Paper visa for India - New Guideline | Step by Step Process | Latest oct 2021
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