Indian Visa Fee

Indian is a country that comprises a number of attractive, eye-catchy, traditional and historic places to visit. It provides various types of visas to its visitors including:-

Just like other countries, Indian also used to provide its visas using consulate services provided by the embassy of India in different countries. But the world has changed now, it is an era of technology and like other aspects, issuance of a visa is also facilitated by an online system. The Online Visa System of Indian offers its visitors to get their visas without visiting the embassy. This is the greatest and most flexible advantage of e-Visa in that you do not need to go down the embassy/consulate office to get your visa service done. It can be done with just a click at your home. So the reason why a number of people approach the online system is simple that they want to avoid the effort of visiting the embassy.

Indian Visa Fee

You are obligated to pay your required fee along with the application form of visa. At first you need to fill all the fields and upload the documents on your application form and submit your fee at the end. Payment processes do not include the cash payments, it involves debit and credit card payments as well as PayPal.

Some standard visa types are described below

Indian Government e-Visa Fee

Indian Government e-Visa fee is the total amount that an applicant needs to pay for processing the electronic visa at Immigration Department. Visa charges may vary through different countries.

Visa Service Fee

The applicant needs to pay the visa service fee in advance at the time of filling the visa application online in order to begin your visa processing. The service charges include checking and verifying your application along with required documents by the officer/authorities. Your application is reviewed thoroughly to make a decision about accepting or rejecting it.

Additional Fee

There is also a facility of getting your visa in urgency. Indian Government e-Visa fee is the total amount that an applicant needs to pay for processing the electronic visa at Immigration Department. Visa charges may vary through different countriesFor that purpose, you will have to pay the additional fee as your visa will be prioritized more than others. The time of processing this visa is 1 to 3 days in total.

Indian Visa Extension Fee

If you are staying in India and you need to extend your visit over there, then you need to apply for the extension of your visa. For that purpose you are acquired to pay the visa extension fee along with necessary documents attached with your application.

Acceptable payment ways

Here are some constraints for paying your visa fee online and you need to follow them otherwise your amount will remain unpaid which can cause problems in issuance of your visa. The standard methods of payment are enlisted below:

Credit Cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover).
Debit Cards that display the Visa and MasterCard.
Pre-Paid credit card or gift card that display the Visa and MasterCard.
PayPal, Safe and Secure Express Checkout

Indian Visa Fee According to Different Visas

INDIAN VISA TYPES	INDIAN VISA FEE (USD)	VISA VALIDITY
e-tourist visa 30 days	25	30 days- Double entry
e-tourist visa 1 Year	40	365 days- Multiple entry
e-business visa	80	365 days- Multiple entry
e-conference visa	80	30 days- Single entry
e-medical visa	80	60 days- Triple entry
e-medical attendant visa	80	30 days- Triple entry

Some Indian visa fee constraints have been fixed for specific countries mentioned below:

Visitors from Argentina, Cook Islands, Fiji, Jamaica, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uruguay and Vanuatu are free from paying any visa fee.
Visitors from Japan, Singapore and Sri Lanka have to pay $25 as their visa fee.
Visitors coming from majority of countries including Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam have to pay $80 as their visa fee.
- Visitors from US, UK, Russia, Ukraine, and Mozambique have to pay $100 visa fee.
- Additional fee required to extend your visa is $79.

Note: If you have paid your fee but there are mistakes in your application form or you have uploaded wrong documents your fee would not be refunded back. In case the system has asked you two times for the payment while your single application is being carried out, then there is a possibility of refunding back your fee.

FAQs Relating To India Visa Fees:

Pay for your India e-tourist visa fee online using a Credit/Debit card or PayPal account. It is safe, easy and secure.

The cost varies from country to country. It is free for some countries. While it can be as low as $10 for some countries and can cost up to $35 for Japan, Singapore and Sri Lanka during peak tourism period (July to March).

The e-visa fees are categorized into four groups of countries. Some do not have to pay at all. The three other categories pay $25, $40 and $80 respectively for most of the e-visa types.

Apart from the 2.5% charges on credit/debit card payments, Australians pay $80 for all visa categories except for 30-days e-tourist visa. The fee for that is $10 for the off-peak period (April to June) and $25 for peak periods.

The Indian e-visa fees are categorized into four groups depending on countries. For some countries, Indian e-visa fee is free. The three other categories pay $25, $80 and $100 respectively for most of the India e-visa types.

Traveling to India from Canada? A one-year e-tourist visa will cost you $40 while 5 years e-tourist, e-conference, e-business and e-medical visa to India cost $80.