India Travel & Entry Restrictions in 2022 (Updated on March 10, 2022)

Located in southern Asia, India is the largest country in the South Asian subcontinent, bordering Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Bhutan, Nepal, and Pakistan. Like China, India has a splendid ancient civilization and is one of the oldest ancient civilizations. India is also the birthplace of Buddhism, one of the three major religions in the world. India has attracted tourists from all over the world with its splendid and diverse cultural heritage, colorful tourism resources, and unique food style, and is one of the major tourist destinations in the world. Because of the global spread of the coronavirus, can we enter India again in 2022?

 

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Who Can Enter India– Current India Entry Policy 2022

In the wake of the continuing Covid-19 scare, the government has decided to further extend the international travel and visa restrictions for another month. After having recognized the increased vaccination coverage across the globe and in consultation with the stakeholders, the Government of India has decided to resume scheduled commercial international passenger services to/from India from March 27, 2022, i.e. start of Summer Schedule 2022. In this case. That means India has already prepared to the border to welcome all the tourists from the world.

 

Which visa categories are travelers allowed to use to enter India?

Fully vaccinated travelers may travel to India, provided they meet the country’s entry requirements.

 

Holders of the following types of Indian visas can travel to the country now:

• E-Tourist visas
• Diplomatic visas
• UN/ international organization visas
• Employment visas
• Project visas
• Business visa (excluding B-3 visa for sports)

 

 

How to Get an India Visa – India Visa Application

All visitors to India must have a valid visa.  India has allowed citizens of more than 160 countries to get an e-Visa which they can apply for online before.

 

Where to apply for an e-visa to India

You can apply for an e-visa to India at the India Government website as below: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html

Those who can not submit an application for an e-visa will need to contact the India embassy or consulates in your country, where you may need to apply for a paper visa before you travel to India.

 

The type of e-visa to India

There are 5 sub-categories of e-visa. They are e-Tourist Visa (for 30 days/01 year/ 05 years), e-Business Visa, e-Medical visa, e-Medical Attendant visa, and e-Conference Visa.

For e-Tourist and e-Business visas, Applicants of the eligible countries/territories may apply a visa online minimum of 4 days in advance of the date of arrival.

For e-Medical, e-Medical Attendant, and e-Conference visas, Applicants of the eligible countries/territories may apply a visa online minimum of 4 days in advance of the date of arrival with a window of 120 days. Example: If you are applying on 1st Sept then the applicant can select arrival date from 5th Sept to 2nd Jan.

 

The documents required for completing the e-Visa application

• For e-Tourist Visa
• Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details
• For short term courses, copy of letter from the institute/organization/hospital, etc. concerned on its letter-head
• For voluntary work of short duration, copy of letter from the organization concerned on its letter-head

 

For e-Medical Visa

• Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details
• Copy of letter from the Hospital concerned in India on its letterhead which including the date / tentative date which admission have been suggested.

 

For e-Medical Attendant Visa

• Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details

 

For e-Business Visa

• Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details*
• Copy of Business Card
• Any letter of invitation if applicable from Indian parties which wish you conduct the business (optional).

 

For e-Business Visa visiting "To deliver lecture/s under Global Initiative for Academic Networks (GIAN)"

• Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details
• Invitation of the host institute to the foreign faculty
• Copy of the sanction order under GIAN issued by the National Coordinating Institute viz. IIT Kharagpur
• Copy of the synopsis of the courses to be taken up by the faculty

 

For e-Conference Visa

• Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details
• Invitation from the organizer, which applicants may seek from this organizer.
• Political clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs
• Event clearance from Ministry of Home Affairs

 

 

The digital photograph to be uploaded along with the Visa application requirements

Format:  JPEG

Size: Minimum 10 KB, Maximum 1 MB. The height and width of the Photo must be equal.

Photo should present full face, front view, eyes open and without spectacles. Center head within frame and present full head from the top of hair to bottom of the chin. The background should be plain light-colored or white background. No shadows on the face or in the background. Without borders.

 

Scanned Bio Page of the passport showing the Photograph and Details

Format: PDF

Size: Minimum 10 KB, Maximum 300 KB

 

Other documents for Business/Medical Purpose

Format: PDF

Size: Minimum 10 KB, Maximum 300 KB

 

Who are eligible for eVisa to India

Afghanistan	Denmark	Liechtenstein	Russia
Albania	Djibouti	Lithuania	Rwanda
Andorra	Dominica	Luxembourg	Saint Christopher and Nevis
Angola	Dominican Republic	Macedonia	Saint Lucia
Anguilla	East Timor	Madagascar	Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
Antigua & Barbuda	Ecuador	Malawi	Samoa
Argentina	El Salvador	Mali	San Marino
Armenia	Equatorial Guinea	Malta	Senegal
Aruba	Eritrea	Marshall Islands	Serbia
Australia	Estonia	Mauritius	Seychelles
Austria	Fiji	Mexico	Sierra Leone
Azerbaijan	Finland	Micronesia	Singapore
Bahamas	France	Moldova	Slovakia
Barbados	Gabon	Monaco	Slovenia
Belarus	The Gambia	Mongolia	Solomon Islands
Belgium	Georgia	Montenegro	South Africa
Belize	Germany	Montserrat	Spain
Benin	Ghana	Mozambique	Suriname
Bolivia	Greece	Myanmar	Swaziland
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Grenada	Namibia	Sweden
Botswana	Guatemala	Nauru	Switzerland
Brazil	Guinea	Netherlands	Taiwan
Brunei	Guyana	New Zealand	Tanzania
Bulgaria	Haiti	Nicaragua	Thailand
Burundi	Honduras	Niger Republic	Togo
Cambodia	Hungary	Niue Island	Tonga
Cameroon Union Republic	Iceland	Norway	Trinidad & Tobago
Cape Verde	Ireland	Oman	Turks & Caicos Island
Cayman Island	Israel	Palau	Tuvalu
Chile	Italy	Palestine	UAE
Colombia	Jamaica	Panama	Uganda
Comoros	Japan	Papua New Guinea	Ukraine
Cook Islands	Jordan	Paraguay	Uruguay
Costa Rica	Kenya	Peru	USA
Cote d'lvoire	Kiribati	Philippines	Vanuatu
Croatia	Laos	Poland	Vatican City-Holy See
Cuba	Latvia	Portugal	Venezuela
Cyprus	Lesotho	Republic of Korea	Vietnam
Czech Republic	Liberia	Romania	Zambia and Zimbabwe

 

 

Do I need a negative COVID test for entry to India – Documents to prepare before entry to India

All travelers should Upload a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR report or Certificate of completing the full primary vaccination schedule of COVID-19 Vaccination.

The COVID-19 RT-PCR test should have been conducted within 72 hours prior to undertaking the journey.  Children under 5 years of age are exempted from both pre-and post-arrival testing. However, if found symptomatic for COVID-19 on arrival or during the period of self-monitoring period, they shall undergo testing and be treated as per laid down protocol.

 

There are countries that have an agreement with India on mutual recognition of vaccination certificates of Nationally recognized or WHO recognized vaccines. Similarly, there are countries that presently do not have such an agreement with India, but they exempt Indian citizens fully vaccinated with Nationally recognized or WHO recognized vaccines. On the basis of reciprocity, the travelers from only such countries that provide quarantine-free entry to Indians will be allowed for relaxation under the Certificate of completing the full primary vaccination schedule of COVID-19 vaccination. The listing of such countries is available on the website of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (mohfw.gov.in) and the link of the same will be available at the website of the Ministry of External Affairs and Air Suvidha Portal. This is also a dynamic list and will be updated from time to time. The travelers from such countries only are considered for allowing entry based on vaccination certificate & shall upload their fully vaccinate certificate on the Air Suvidha portal.

 

List of Countries/Regions in respect of which primary vaccination schedule completion and the certificate is allowed to be uploaded (updated on 10th February 2022)

 

1	Albania	42	Mali
2	Andorra	43	Mauritius
3	Angola	44	Mexico
4	Antigua & Barbuda	45	Moldova
5	Australia	46	Mongolia
6	Austria	47	Myanmar
7	Azerbaijan	48	Namibia
8	Bangladesh	49	Nepal
9	Bahrain	50	New Zealand
10	Belarus	51	Netherlands
11	Botswana	52	Nicaragua
12	Bulgaria	53	North Macedonia
13	Canada	54	Oman
14	Cambodia	55	Paraguay
15	Chile	56	Panama
16	Columbia	57	Portugal
17	Commonwealth of Dominica	58	Philippines
18	Costa Rica	59	Qatar
19	Croatia	60	Romania
20	Cuba	61	St. Kitts and Nevis
21	Cyprus	62	San Marino
22	Denmark	63	Saudi Arabia
23	Estonia	64	Serbia
24	Finland	65	Sierra Leone
25	Georgia	66	Singapore
26	Grenada	67	Slovak Republic
27	Guatemala	68	Slovenia
28	Guyana	69	Spain
29	Hong Kong	70	Sri Lanka
30	Hungary	71	State of Palestine
31	Iceland	72	Sweden
32	IranPage	73	Switzerland
33	Ireland	74	Thailand
34	Israel	75	The United Kingdom
35	Kazakhstan	76	Trinidad & Tobago
36	Kyrgyzstan	77	Turkey
37	Latvia	78	Ukraine
38	Lebanon	79	United States of America
39	Liechtenstein	80	Venezuela
40	Malaysia	81	Vietnam
41	Maldives	82	Zimbabwe

 

 

Randomly check COVID-19 antigen or RT-PCR for inbound tourists at a rate of 2%. Those who are from some risk countries (European countries including the United Kingdom, South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, China, Ghana, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Hong Kong, Israel, Congo, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Nigeria, Tunisia, Zambia) need to submit a negative nucleic acid report before arrival, and check the nucleic acid on the ground after arrival

 

Other documents to be prepared:

• Valid passport (same as the one for visa application)
• Valid visa
• The Air Suvidha self Declaration Form (should be completed online at https://www.newdelhiairport.in/airsuvidha/apho-registration , then print it)
• A printed medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) RT-PCR test result (Passengers without valid proof of vaccination, issued at most 72 hours before departure)
• Valid vaccination certificate

 

 

Do I need quarantine after entry- India Quarantine Measure

Fully vaccinated travelers no longer have to quarantine on arrival in India. They must self-monitor for symptoms for the first 14 days of the trip.

 

Non or partially vaccinated travelers must self-isolate for 7 days, test on day 8, then continue to monitor their health for a further 7 days.

 

Can I travel around India freely after entry - India Travel Restrictions in 2022

It is essential to maintain social distancing and wear a mask to minimize the risk of spreading coronavirus. Good hygiene practices are recommended.

Masks: Required in public spaces.

Restaurants: Open with restrictions

Bars: Open with restrictions

 

Aside from coronavirus, international visitors should beware of the vaccines needed to travel to India with their healthcare practitioner a few weeks before their departure.

 

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