India Visa Cost Calculator

India prices its single-entry tourist visa at $25, covering tourism, family visits and short unpaid business meetings. The multi-entry tier buys repetition rather than duration: $38 covers repeated entries into India within the visa's validity window. India's business category runs $63 and asks for an invitation from the company you are visiting — budget for the letter as well as the fee.

If India is merely between you and somewhere else, the transit visa at $8 prices the shortest lawful stay on the books. India's eVisa fee is paid by card at application time; if your nationality does need a consular visa, budget the same $25 base plus any courier or service charges.

Paperwork comes before payment: passport with 6+ months' validity, a recent photo, India accommodation confirmations, and bank statements. Where you submit depends on the route: eVisa/ETA applicants for India upload documents to the official portal, while visa-free travellers simply carry passport and accommodation proof to immigration. The $25 base fee is payable by card on India's portal, or in INR equivalent where the application is made in person.

Some India missions add a biometric appointment; if yours does, book it the day you file, because appointment queues usually outlast processing queues. Apply as soon as flights are provable — India issues decisions against documents, and a complete early file is the cheapest insurance there is.

The passport rules are absolute — 6 months' validity beyond your India exit date and two clean pages for the visa itself. India's photo rule is the standard white-background print; bring a spare, because the application keeps the one you hand over. India officers look for steady balances rather than lump sums, so statements covering 90 days beat a fresh deposit every time.

Round the file out with your flight itinerary and India lodging confirmations that match your dates exactly — mismatches draw queries. Whatever the category, one extra document defines it for India: invitation letter (business) or onward ticket (transit).

Standard processing for India runs 5–15 business days for tourist files, stretching toward three weeks for multi-entry and business categories in busy seasons. The express lane at India costs half the base fee extra and returns decisions in 1–3 business days. Incomplete files, not bad histories, cause the bulk of India rejections — one missing night of lodging is enough.

Reapplication after an India refusal is routine once the stated reason is addressed; decision letters name the defect explicitly. Track India's eVisa status page rather than your inbox; approval notices land in the portal first and the email second.