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India e-Visa: the government's stated processing window is 72 hours or more, and it advises applying at least 4 days before travel; applications open up to 120 days ahead
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India e-Visa: the government's stated processing window is 72 hours or more, and it advises applying at least 4 days before travel; applications open up to 120 days ahead
Updated Aug 18, 2026, 7:48 PM
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Applied for online, granted against one passport
India's e-Visa is applied for online before travel and is granted against a specific passport, for a specific purpose, with a specific validity window. It is not issued at the border, and it is not the same product as a paper visa obtained from a mission, which remains the route for categories the e-Visa does not cover.
What ordinary processing assumes
The published expectation covers ordinary processing of a complete application. It assumes the photograph and passport page meet the specification, which is stricter than most travellers expect, and it excludes any time an application spends waiting for a document the applicant has yet to supply.
Photo specs, validity, and the entry port
The commonest problems are technical rather than substantive: an image that fails the format check, a passport with insufficient validity at the point of application, or an entry port that the chosen visa category does not permit. Because the visa attaches to a passport number, renewing a passport after applying invalidates the link, and travellers who renew mid-process usually have to start again.