Germany passport India
Do Germans need a visa for India?
You need an eVisa.
India
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eVisa (electronic visa). A real visa application, made online instead of at an embassy. It is assessed, it takes days rather than minutes, and it can be refused.
You apply online before you travel and are approved before you fly. There is no embassy appointment and no interview — you fill in a form on the government's own site, pay the government's fee, and carry the approval with you.
- Status
- eVisa
- Stay permitted
- 30 days
- Government fee
- $25
- Typical decision
- Not published
Apply on the official India government site
This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there, and there is no service in between.
Checked 19 September 2026 — read the fees and rules on indianvisaonline.gov.in
Before you fly
- India e-Visa: Set by nationality, plus a 3% bank charge on the official site. Who needs it, and the official link indianvisaonline.gov.in · read
- Passport validity: 6 months at time of e-Visa application (FAQ for minors: 6 months from date of arrival), with 2 blank pages. indianvisaonline.gov.in · read
What India asks for
- Passport valid for at least six months from arrival, with two blank pages
- A recent photograph with a plain light background
- Scan of the passport biographical page
- Return or onward ticket
- The address where you will stay in India
Every published fee
| Type | Government fee |
|---|---|
| e tourist 30 day apr jun | $10 |
| e tourist 30 day jul mar | $25 |
| e tourist 1 year | $40 |
| e tourist 5 year | $200 |
Checked 19 September 2026 — read this fee table on indianvisaonline.gov.in
Worth knowing
- The Indian e-Visa fee depends on your nationality. A site quoting one flat price for everyone is not reading the official schedule.
- The Government of India charges nothing extra for an urgent or express e-Visa. Its own site states that no provision exists for emergency fees.
- Bank charges of 3% are added to the official e-Visa fee at payment.
- You check an e-Visa application from the portal you applied on, at indianvisaonline.gov.in. There is no separate tracking site.
How long it takes
Apply at least 4 days before you arrive. The e-Visa is granted as an electronic travel authorisation, which you carry as a printout.