Urgent/Emergency Visa To India
When emergency situations arise, there is usually not the luxury of time to apply for a visa to India. Such situations may be for urgent medical attention due to an illness, or to accompany a sick relative who needs urgent medical attention. It could also be due to unforeseen legal issues, or an emergency conference, unplanned business or unplanned tourism trip. When that happens, and there is an urgent need to be in India in only a matter of days, then the best option would be to go for an emergency visa to India.
In emergencies, there are no exemptions.
No traveler will be allowed entry into India without the necessary authorizations. An approved visa is one of the needed authorization. One fast way to get the authorization required is by applying for an emergency visa. Leveraging on the seamless procedure involved in the application process for e-visas of all types, an emergency visa is only available for the electronic visas category. These are conference, medical, medical attendant, tourist, and business e-visas.
Why emergency is fast
Most standard applications take an average of one week. Emergency visa on the other hand can be granted within three (3) working days on the average. An applicant who chooses the emergency visa option has requested a faster check procedure. With this choice, such applications get picked ahead of those in the standard application category. The cross-checking of information supplied and documents uploaded is done as soon as possible. After which it is forwarded to the immigration officer who makes the final decision on the application.
Fast comes at a cost
For obvious reasons, emergency visas in all categories are more expensive than standard visas. This extra charge of $xx on an emergency visa is necessary to take care of extra effort that is being exercised by the visa specialists who manually checks every application. To help gain lost time or save some time, emergency applications are attended to round the clock, during weekends and on holidays likewise. The payment platforms are, however, very easy and convenient. Credit/debit card, PayPal and some other online solutions are allowed for payment.
Countries Eligible for eVisa
- Albania
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Cayman Island
- Chile
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Cote D'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger Republic
- Niue Island
- Norway
- Oman
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Christopher And Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad And Tobago
- Turks And Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
- USA
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City - Holy See
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
FAQ's:
Yes, you can, in situations that the visa office deems as an emergency and payment for such service has been made, you can apply for and get an emergency visa. Situations such as a need to seek urgent medical attention for an illness, or a need to support a sick relative may be deemed as an emergency. Others are the death of a family member, unforeseen legal issues, emergency conference, unplanned business or tourism trip.
In some cases, Indian emergency e-visa application and approval are usually completed in less than 1 day. And in extreme cases, a maximum of 3 days may be needed.
Counting from the day a complete application is submitted online, the average time for all emergency visa application is three (3) days. There are no guarantees since the success and speed of an application might depend on many other unforeseen conditions. Conditions such as possible risks to travelers in the region, adverse weather conditions, or any other such situations.
We can help process your Indian visa fast, click here to fill your application form. You will be required to provide all documents to support your emergency travelling. Payment will be made subsequently. Successful applicants will receive in their e-mail their Indian emergency e-visa after few hours. Between 24 and 72 hours.