Visa for Filipinos: INDIA

8:20 AM MeAnn 2 Comments

Not sure when, but India announced an e-Tourist Visa scheme for Philippine passport holders; making it easier for travelers from the Philippines and many other different countries to get access to India.

YEP! NO MORE VISA ON ARRIVAL. HELLO ONLINE APPLICATION!!! *confetti shower*

I find this more worry-free and convenient than visa on arrival, TBH. 😍

Anyway! Here are guidelines on how to apply for an Indian Tourist E-visa.

ELIGIBILITY

      ■ Travelers whose sole objective of visiting India is recreation and sight seeing.

      ■ Passport should have at least six months validity from the date of arrival in India.

      ■ The passport should have at least two blank pages for stamping by the Immigration Officer.

      ■ Travelers should have return ticket or onward journey ticket,with sufficient money to spend

         during his/her stay in India.

      ■ Not available to Diplomatic/Official Passport Holders or Laissez-passer travel document

         holders.

      ■ Not available to individuals endorsed on Parent's/Spouse's Passport i.e. each individual should

         have a separate passport.

      ■ Not available to International Travel Document Holders.

REQUIREMENTS

      ■ Duly filled Online Application Form.

      ■ Passport - Clear scanned copy of bio page (page 2) | PDF Format | File Size: 10KB - 300KB

      ■ 2x2 Picture - Light colored or white background | JPEG Format | File Size: 10KB - 1MB

APPLICATION: How to fill up the application form?

Step 1: Go to https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/index.html

Step 2: Select the "Regular Visa Application" tab, fill up the registration form then "Continue".

Step 3: Fill up the Application Form (Personal Details)

      ■ Educational Qualification: Check the details below.

            • Below Matriculation – less than 10th grade education

            • Graduate – College or university education

            • Higher Secondary – High school education

            • Illiterate – Not formally educated

            • Matriculation – 10th grade level education

            • Post Graduate– advanced study beyond college or university (MA, PhD, etc.)

      ■ Reference name in India: I filled this up with the details of the hotel I want to stay in upon

Step 5: Upload your Passport Bio Page

     ■ Again, it has to be in PDF format. The site has a limit of up to 300KB for Passport upload, so if

Step 7: Pay the E-visa fee, wait for the e-mail confirmation and tadaaah! You're done.

     ■ You will be asked which site you'd like to use for online payment - SBI E-pay or Axis.

     ■ The total fee is USD 51.25 / PHP 2,631 

     ■ Once your payment is confirmed they will send you an email like this...

     ■ Now, sit back, relax, and wait for the result. I submitted mine on a weekend and the result was emailed to me in LESS THAN 24 HOURS!

GRANTED! YEY!!!

NOTES:

Please be sure to check the visa website for updates. Good luck!