Indian e-Visa Eligibility
- German citizens can apply for an INDIAN VISA FOR GERMAN CITIZENS
- Germany was a launch member of the India e-Visa program
- German citizens enjoy fast entry using the India e-Visa program
Other e-Visa Requirements
- German citizens can apply for online for India e-Visa
- India e-Visa is valid at designated aiports and seaports only
- Tourist e-Visa for India is available for 1 month, 1 year or 5 years
- Business e-Visa for India is valid for 12 months
- Medical e-Visa for India can also be applied online
Process for German Citizens to complete the Indian e-Visa Application
The Indian Visa for German citizens (passport holder) is available in electronic application form since 2014. This is online Indian Visa Application Process which doesn’t need any paper based formalities to be completed by the German residents. This process is accessible on this website as officially supported by the Government of India under the eVisa India regime.
India e-Visa is official document permitting entry into and travel within India to German residents residents and citizens for the reasons for tourism, the travel industry, clinical visits, conferences, yoga, courses, workshops, deal and exchange, humanitarian effort and other business adventures on this new system of Indian e-Visa.
INDIAN VISA FOR FRENCH CITIZENS can be procured online and applicants can pay using Euro or any of the 135 currencies including Debit/Credit/Paypal.
Indian Visa for German Citizens can be acquired in simple and easy manner. The process is as simple as filling an online form in few minutes, easy to complete payment method to finish Indian Online Visa Application form.
After your Indian Visa Application is submitted, if our staff requires additional proof like your passport copy or face photograph we will request you. You may do so in response to our email or upload it at a future date. Our Indian Visa Help Desk can assist you in 47 languages. You can send us your information online or by email at info@evisa-india.org.in. Government of India now allows eVisa India to be filled for German Citizens for visits up to 90 days for multiple entries in India.
1. Apply Indian Visa
2. Receive e-Visa by email
3. Enter India
Is there a requirement for German Citizens to visit Indian Embassy at any stage?
When Indian Visa from Germany is applied online there is no requirement at any stage to visit Indian Embassy or Indian Consulate. Once the eVisa for India is received by email, you can go to the Airport.
You do not have to visit Indian Embassy for any confirmation or stamp on the passport. There is no need to see Indian Embassy.
Indian Visa Online is recorded in the central computer system of the Government of India, the Immigration Officers can access this information from any Airport of the world. Your name and passport number and German Nationality is recorded in the computer system.
German citizens are required to either keep a soft copy of email received on Phone/Computer/Tablet or printed copy and carry the eVisa to the airport. There is no stamp requirement on the passport for German citizens for the electronic Indian Visa Online (eVisa India) that is sent in an email.
Are German citizens required to courier passport / photograph / documents to Indian Embassy?
No, you do not need courier any required or supporting document to obtain Indian e-Visa. German Citizens can either send the evidence documents either by email in response to a query by Immigration Officer or Government of India requirement regarding your Indian Visa Application or upload documents on this website in case required to support your India Visa Application. The link to upload documents required for Indian Visa Online (eVisa India) will be sent to the applicant’s email address provided at the time of filing Indian Visa Online. German Citizens can also email directly to India e-Visa Help Desk.
What help and support can German Citizens get for filing the Indian Visa Online (India e-Visa)?
1 of the big advantages of applying Indian Visa Online from this website for the Government of India official immigration Visa is that German Citizens can provide us with the supporting documents for your Indian Visa Application either by email or upload on the portal. Additionally, you can email our friendly Indian Visa Customer Support staff in any file format like JPG, TIF, PNG, JPEG, AI, SVG and many more saving you the time and hassle of file conversion or compression of files. This is ideal for customers who are not technically savvy because physical visit to Indian Embassy can result in rejection of the Indian Visa Application because of blurry bad photograph or passport scan copy.
In case the Immigration Officers from the Government of India require additional documents to support German Citizens trip to India, then you can click on this link as to what are the Indian Visa Documents Requirements. You can read about requirements for essential documents here – Indian Visa Photograph Requirements and Indian Visa Passport Requirements. You can take a photo of your passport page and of your own face by your mobile phone or a camera and email Indian Visa Customer Support or upload on this website.
Can I apply for a Business Visit to India on German passport?
Indian Visa from Germany can be applied for business visits as well as tourist and medical visit under the Indian Government policy of eVisa India (India Visa Online). Business journey to India by German Citizens can be for any of the several reasons as described in detail in Business e-Visa for India.
How long does approval of German application take?
In the business as usual circumstances, German Citizens who have completed the Indian Visa Application Form Online and followed the instructions correctly and mentioned their first name, surname, date of birth without a mismatch and have also provided any additional supporting application documents like German Passport scan copy and Face photograph or a Visiting Card in case of the Indian Business Visa or a letter from the hospital in case of Medical e-Visa for India can get the decision on the Indian Visa Application in 3-4 business days. In other cases, however, it could take up to 7 business days depending on the correctness of the data in the Indian Visa Application or public holidays scheduled in India at the time of application or the busy holiday season.
What facilities can be enjoyed with regards to the Indian e-Visa by the German Citizens?
The advantages of the Indian Visa Online received electronically (eVisa India) are as follows:
- Depending on the type of Visa applied for German Citizens are eligible to obtain an India Visa Online for up to 5 years in Validity.
- Indian Visa for German Citizens can be used to enter India multiple times
- German Citizens can utilize eVisa India (Indian Visa Online) for 180 day continuous and uninterrupted entry into India (this is especially for handful of nationalities like German and US citizens, for other nationalities maximum duration of continuous stay in India is limited to 90 days).
- India Visa Online is valid on 28 airports and 5 seaports for rather than land based immigration checkpoints for road travellers.
- This India Visa Online permits passage in all States and Union Territories of India.
- Indian Visa Online can be used for Tourism, Medical and Business Visits by the German Citizens
