Indian Embassy extends E-Visa facility for Saudi Nationals

E-Visa facility for Saudi Nationals in India. Any Saudi National who is willing to travel to any city in India by applying VISA online from their homes.

Indian Embassy has extended the E-Visa facility to Saudi Nationals so that this will help saudi nationals to apply visa with their comfort.

 

Below are the types of Visas which will be available to apply online:

E-tourist
E-business
E-conference and
E-medical visas

All the instructions are available on the Official website of India’s Bureau of Immigration (https://boi.gov.in)

Eligibility for getting an E-Visa to travel to India

– People who are interested to visit INdia for a sight seeing or recreation
– People who are travelling for a medical treatment
– Business purpose
– Assisting an E-medical Visa holder
– Attending a meeting, conference, seminar

The passport of e-visa seekers should have at least six months validity from the date of arrival in India. The passport should have at least two blank pages for stamping by the immigration officer.

International travelers should have return tickets or onward journey tickets, and sufficient money to spend during their stay in India.

International travelers of Pakistani origin or holding a Pakistani passport need to apply for regular visas at Indian Missions.

The e-visa is not available to diplomatic or official passport holders or laissez-passer (a pass that is used in lieu of a passport) travel document holders. It is not available to individuals who are endorsed on a parent’s or spouse’s passport, which means each individual traveler should have a separate individual passport.

International travellers other than those applying for e-conference visas will be allowed to club activities under permitted categories. E-conference visa applicants will be allowed to club activities permitted under e-tourist visa only in India.

Only two e-medical attendant visas will be granted against one e-medical visa.

For e-tourist and e-business visa, applicants need to apply online minimum four days in advance of the date of arrival.

For e-medical, e-medical attendant and e-conference visa, applicants need to apply online minimum four days in advance of the date of arrival with a window of 120 days. For example, the applicant for an e-visa on Sept. 1 can choose the arrival date between Sept. 5 and Jan. 2.

The fee for e-visa is country specific. Bank transaction charges of 2.5 percent will be charged additionally on applicable e-visa fees. The fee must be paid at least four days before the expected date of travel or the application will not be processed. The fee applicable on each country is listed on the e-visa website.

Applicants should carry a copy of the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) at the time of travel after ensuring that the ETA status is shown as “granted” on the e-visa website prior to commencement of the journey.

Biometric details of the applicant will be recorded at the immigration on arrival in India. The e-visa is non-extendable, non-convertible and not valid for visiting protected, restricted and cantonment areas.