Do I need a visa for India?
India sets its own entry requirements and applies them by nationality. The answer also depends on why you are travelling. The rule for a holiday is often not the rule for work, study or a long stay, so check that the answer you are reading is the one for your trip.
Now pick the passport you travel on.
Entry rules by passport
Select your nationality for the full answer: stay length, passport validity, pre-registration and how to apply.
| Passport | What you need | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 30 days | |
| Germany | 30 days | |
| United Kingdom | 30 days | |
| United States | 30 days | |
| France | 30 days | |
| Poland | 30 days | |
| Netherlands | 30 days | |
| Spain | 30 days | |
| Italy | 30 days | |
| Brazil | 30 days | |
| China | Visa requiredApply for a China passport | No stated limit |
| Türkiye | Visa requiredApply for a Türkiye passport | No stated limit |
| Nigeria | Visa requiredApply for a Nigeria passport | No stated limit |
| South Africa | 30 days | |
| Philippines | 30 days | |
| Pakistan | Visa requiredApply for a Pakistan passport | No stated limit |
| Bangladesh | 30 days | |
| Indonesia | 30 days | |
| Egypt | Visa requiredApply for a Egypt passport | No stated limit |
| Vietnam | 30 days |
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What to do next
The part most visa checkers leave out: what actually needs doing before you fly.
Confirm with the official source
Rules change without notice, and only the immigration authority of India can tell you where you stand. Search for its official site before you travel.
Check your passport
Passport validity required: valid for period of stay. Renew first if you are close, because this is the most common reason travellers are turned away.
e-Arrival required
Separate from any visa: India requires this registration before or on arrival. Do it even if you need no visa.
Good to know about India
Where you may land can be limited. Some permissions are valid only at listed airports and seaports, so check that your arrival point is one of them.
Common questions
Entry to India, answered from the same rules the table shows.
On the 20 most-checked passports listed above, yes: every one has to arrange something before travelling to India. The table gives the exact document each nationality needs.
Valid for period of stay. Renew before you travel if you are close to that, because it is one of the most common reasons travellers are refused boarding — by the airline, before they ever reach the border.
Not for any of the 20 most-checked passports listed above. Nationalities outside that list may still be offered one, so check the rule for the passport you hold.
Yes, for Lithuania, Germany, United Kingdom, United States, France, Poland, Netherlands and Spain among others. The application is completed online with no embassy appointment.
Yes. India requires e-Arrival, separately from any visa and regardless of whether you need one. Travellers who are told they need no visa miss this most often.
Once you are in India
Where trip1 travellers go, and what to read before you book.
Travelling somewhere else?
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