India transit visa

1. Transit visa through a consulate

   Visa needed

   Travellers applying for a regular transit visa to pass through India.

   Valid for

   15 days.

   Entries

   Single or double entry.

   Fee

   Costs vary by consulate and region. Service providers may charge an extra fee.

   1. Prepare the application and your return or onward ticket.
   2. Submit it to an Indian consulate in person or by post, or through a designated provider where available.

2. Transit e-Visa

   eVisa

   Eligible e-Visa applicants passing through India. China's listed online route is production investment.

   Stay

   Up to 30 days.

   Valid for

   30 days.

   Entries

   Multiple entries.

   Passports that qualify (126)

   • Albania
   • Andorra
   • Angola
   • Antigua and Barbuda
   • Argentina
   • Armenia
   • Australia
   • Azerbaijan
   • Bahamas
   • Bahrain
   • Barbados
   • Belarus
   • Belize
   • Benin
   • Bolivia
   • Bosnia and Herzegovina
   • Botswana
   • Brazil
   • Burundi
   • Cameroon
   • Canada
   • Cape Verde
   • Chile
   • Colombia
   • Comoros
   • Costa Rica
   • Cuba
   • Djibouti
   • Dominica
   • Dominican Republic
   • Ecuador
   • El Salvador
   • Equatorial Guinea
   • Eritrea
   • Eswatini
   • Fiji
   • Gabon
   • Gambia
   • Georgia
   • Ghana
   • Grenada
   • Guatemala
   • Guinea
   • Guyana
   • Haiti
   • Honduras
   • Iceland
   • Israel
   • Ivory Coast
   • Jamaica
   • Japan
   • Jordan
   • Kazakhstan
   • Kenya
   • Kiribati
   • Kuwait
   • Kyrgyzstan
   • Lesotho
   • Liberia
   • Liechtenstein
   • Madagascar
   • Malawi
   • Mali
   • Marshall Islands
   • Mauritania
   • Mauritius
   • Mexico
   • Micronesia
   • Moldova
   • Monaco
   • Mongolia
   • Montenegro
   • Morocco
   • Mozambique
   • Namibia
   • Nauru
   • New Zealand
   • Nicaragua
   • Niger
   • North Macedonia
   • Norway
   • Oman
   • Palau
   • Palestine
   • Panama
   • Papua New Guinea
   • Paraguay
   • Peru
   • Qatar
   • Russia
   • Rwanda
   • Saint Kitts and Nevis
   • Saint Lucia
   • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
   • Samoa
   • San Marino
   • Saudi Arabia
   • Senegal
   • Serbia
   • Seychelles
   • Sierra Leone
   • Solomon Islands
   • South Africa
   • South Korea
   • Sri Lanka
   • Suriname
   • Switzerland
   • Taiwan
   • Tajikistan
   • Tanzania
   • Togo
   • Tonga
   • Trinidad and Tobago
   • Tuvalu
   • Uganda
   • Ukraine
   • United Arab Emirates
   • United Kingdom
   • United States
   • Uruguay
   • Uzbekistan
   • Vanuatu
   • Vatican City
   • Venezuela
   • Zambia
   • Zimbabwe

   1. Check that your nationality and arrival point qualify.
   2. Apply online between 4 and 120 days before arrival.

   Apply on the official website

1. Prepare your application and return or onward ticket.
2. Submit the application in person or by post to an Indian consulate, or through a designated provider where available.

• Return or onward journey ticket.

• The regular transit visa cannot be extended in India.
• The transit e-Visa has a listed validity and maximum stay of 30 days.
• No visa-free airport connection rules or hour limits are specified.

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