Indian visas now available online

INDIA’s e-Tourist
visa (eTV) has been
extended to South
African passport holders.
First secretary at the
High Commission of
India in Pretoria, Anil
Kumar Gupta, told TNW
it formed part of India’s
plan to include more
countries into its eTV
system.
Travellers applying for
the eTV must submit
their applications online
by uploading their
photo and supporting
documents. The visa is
then paid for online with
either a debit or credit
card. The visa then takes
three to four days to be
issued via email and
the applicant can then
print it to take when
visiting India. The eTV is
a single-entry visa and is
valid for one month.
Applicants for this visa
need to ensure that their
passport has at least
six months’ validity from
their date of arrival in
India and has at least
two blank pages. In
addition, travellers need
to ensure that they
have sufficient funds to
spend in India as well as
either a return or onward
journey ticket.
Travellers endorsed
on either a parent or
spouse’s passport would
not be eligible for the
eTV.