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Service type	Renunciation Fee	ICWF Fee	CKGS Service Fee	VisaHQ Service Fee	Total
Naturalized before June 1, 2010 with Indian Passport	$25	$3	$17	$199	$244
India Renunciation Naturalized on or after June 1, 2010	$175	$3	$17	$199	$394
Naturalized 10 Years Prior without Indian Passport	$25	$3	$17	$199	$244

Description	Penalty
More than 3 years have been passed between naturalization date and today’s date. (passport expires after Jan 1, 2005)	$250
More than 3 years have been passed between naturalization date and today’s date. (passport expires before Jan 1, 2005)	$0
You have used the Indian passport for travel that originated 3 months after the naturalization date.	1st time– $250 2nd time– $500 3rd time– $750 4th time– $1,000 5th time– $1,250 More than 5 times– $1,250
Your Indian passport was renewed / reissued after acquiring foreign citizenship.	$500
You have availed on your retained / un-surrendered passport any consular defined miscellaneous services.	$250

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Tourist E-visa: required

Tourist visa: required

Business E-visa: required

Health Declaration E-Form: required

Business visa: required

Conference Visa: required

Work visa: required

Student visa: required

Transit visa: required

Entry Visa: required

Employment visa: required

Project Visa: required

Conference E-visa: required

Medical Treatment E-visa: required

NOTE: E-visa is not available to Diplomatic/Official Passport or Laissez-passer travel document holders as well as International Travel Document Holders.

Travelers must present negative COVID-19 PCR test result issued within 72 hours of departure. And Health declaration form which you can obtain at VisaHQ. Without evidence of test and health form, passengers will be denied boarding.
Please complete Health Declaration form here.

India E-visas must be obtained prior to travel to India. No documents need to be mailed to VisaHQ for processing. You will receive an Electronic Travel Authority by e-mail. Biometric details will be taken upon arrival in India.

Please complete the online form for your Tourist E-visa to India

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and provide digital copies of the following documents:

Scanned copy of Germany passport. A clear scan of the photo page and information pages of your valid, signed passport. The passport must also have 2 remaining blank pages upon arrival in India.

Photo requirements. Biometric color photograph in Indian format 5 x 5 cm in front of a single-color light (white or light blue) background. Please ensure neck and shoulders are clearly visible. The photo must be uploaded to the applicant profile in JPG format.

Required ports of entry

Travelers must enter at one of the following airports: Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Calicut, Chennai, Chandigarh,Cochin, Coimbatore, Delhi, Gaya, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum, Varanasi & Vishakhapatnam
or seaports: Cochin, Goa, Mangalore, Mumbai, Chennai.
However, travelers can exit from any of the authorized Immigration Check Posts (ICPs) in India.

Former citizens of Pakistan and Sri Lanka

At this time, VisaHQ.com CANNOT assist former citizens of Pakistan and Sri Lanka in obtaining a visa to India. Applicants should contact the nearest Embassy or Consulate of India to apply.

IMPORTANT:

Applicants who:

• have been arrested/ prosecuted/ convicted by Court of Law of any country;

• have been refused entry / deported by any country including India;

• have been engaged in human trafficking/ drug trafficking/ child abuse/ crime against women/ Economic offense / Financial fraud;

• have ever been engaged in cyber crime/ terrorist activities/ sabotage/ espionage/ genocide/ political killing/ other act of violence;

• have by any means or medium, expressed views that justify or glorify terrorist violence or that may encourage others to terrorist acts or other serious criminal acts;

• have sought asylum (political or otherwise)in any country

Are ineligible for e-Visa and must instead apply for a visa at the nearest Indian Consulate. Please contact VisaHQ for more information.

Advisory : Travel and Visa restrictions related to COVID-19

• All regular (sticker) Visas/e-Visa (including VoA for Japan and South Korea) granted to nationals of Italy, Iran, South Korea, Japan and issued on or before 03.03.2020 and who have not yet entered India, stand suspended with immediate effect. Such foreign nationals may not enter India from any Air, Land or Seaport ICPs. Those requiring to travel to India due to compelling reasons, may seek fresh visa from nearest Indian Embassy/Consulate.

• Regular (sticker) visa / e-Visa granted to nationals of Peoples Republic of China, issued on or before 05.02.2020 were suspended earlier. It shall remain in force. Such Chinese nationals may not enter India from any Air, Land or Seaport ICPs. Those needing to travel to India under compelling circumstances may apply for fresh visa to nearest Indian Embassy/Consulate.

• Regular (sticker) visas/e-Visas granted to all foreign nationals who have travelled to Peoples Republic of China, Iran, Italy, South Korea and Japan on or after 01.02.2020, and who have not yet entered India stand suspended with immediate effect. Such foreign nationals may not enter India from any Air, Land or Seaport ICPs. Those requiring to travel to India under compelling circumstances may apply for fresh visa to nearest Indian Embassy/Consulate.

• Diplomats, officials of UN and other International bodies, OCI cardholders and Aircrew from above countries are exempted from such restriction on entry. However, their medical screening is compulsory.

• All foreign and Indian nationals entering into India from any port are required to furnish duly filled self declaration form (including personal particulars i.e. phone no. and address in India) and travel history, to Health officials and Immigration officials at all port.

• Passengers (foreign and Indian) other than those restricted, arriving directly or indirectly from China, South Korea, Japan, Iran, Italy, Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand, Singapore and Taiwan must undergo medical screening at port of entry.

India Tourist E-visa fees for citizens of Germany

Type of visa	Validity Maximum validity refers to the period over which you are allowed to enter a given country. Validity of visa starts from the date of issuance of visa.	Processing Processing times start on the next business day following submission and serve as indications of processing times under normal circumstances only.	Embassy fee	Service fee	MwSt (19%)	Total cost
Multiple entry	up to 1 year	5 business days	37.00	70.00	13.30	120.30
Multiple entry	up to 5 years	5 business days	73.00	70.00	13.30	156.30
Single entry	up to 1 month	5 business days	0.00	70.00	13.30	83.30

Multiple entry

Validity: up to 1 year
Processing: 5 business days
Total cost: 120.30

Cost calculation
Embassy fee: 37.00 Processing: 70.00MwSt (19%): 13.30 Total cost: 120.30

Validity: up to 5 years
Processing: 5 business days
Total cost: 156.30

Cost calculation
Embassy fee: 73.00 Processing: 70.00MwSt (19%): 13.30 Total cost: 156.30

Single entry

Validity: up to 1 month
Processing: 5 business days
Total cost: 83.30

Cost calculation
Embassy fee: 0.00 Processing: 70.00MwSt (19%): 13.30 Total cost: 83.30