Indian Visa for Philippine Citizens

The Government of India has made the entry of foreign travellers into the nation hassle-free by allowing them to apply for the Indian visa online. This facility has been introduced from 2014 and is allowed to around 170 countries and is one of the countries. As this is an authorized electronic visa, it allows the Philippine citizens to enjoy a hassle-free entry into the nation.

Philippine citizens who wish to visit India, now can apply for the Indian Visa Online, the entire process takes place online and will take around 3-4 working days to be processed. If the electronic visa is approved, it will be mailed to the traveller’s email address. The applicant who has received the approved eVisa has to take a printout and keep a digital copy, as they must present at the airport. The visa must be shown at the passport controls and border checkpoints at the airport.

One of the benefits of the Indian eVisa is that it can be applied for various reasons. Travelers wishing to visit India for exploring the tourist's places or yoga and meditation or meeting their friends and relatives, must apply for the Indian Tourist Visa online. For business-related activities like attending business meetings, events, seminars, etc. travellers can opt for Indian Business Visa online.

As India is a nation with good doctors and the cost of A-class medical treatment compared to other developed countries, the cost is comparatively less. Foreign travellers who have the intention to get medical treatment or have taken an appointment for consultation with the doctors in India, can apply for an Indian Medical Visa online.

Philippine citizens who have travel plans to visit India, they can apply for the electronic-visa without having to visit the Indian immigration office.

Indian Tourist eVisa for Philippine citizens

The Indian Tourist eVisa allows travellers to enter India for reasons related to visiting friends and family members, exploring the tourist places of India, yoga and meditation. This eVisa is valid for one-year, offering multiple entries into the nation, and stays limited to 3 months or 90 days.

Indian Business eVisa for Philippine citizens

The Indian Business eVisa allows travellers to enter India for reasons related to attending business meetings, commercial activities, hiring new candidates, events, etc. This eVisa is valid for one-year, offering two-entries into the nation, and stays limited to 6 months or 180 days. Based on the requirement of the business traveler, they can either choose to take the 180 days together or split it into two.

Indian e-Medical Visa for Philippine citizens

The Indian Medical eVisa allows travellers to enter India for reasons related to getting medical treatment or for consulting a doctor. This eVisa is valid for one-year, offering three-entries into the nation, and stays limited to 2 months or 60 days.

Indian e-Medical Attendant Visa for Philippine citizens

The Medical Attendant eVisa allows travellers to enter India for reasons related to accompanying the patient having a medical eVisa. This eVisa can be used by two-attendants and is valid for one-year, offering three-entries into the nation, and stays limited to 2 months or 60 days.

Indian Conference eVisa for Philippine citizens

The Indian Conference eVisa allows travellers to enter India for reasons related to attending conferences, seminars, and events. This eVisa is valid for 30-days and offers only single-entry.

The essential documents that the Philippine citizens must have to apply for the Indian eVisa are listed below, make sure to gather these documents in advance before applying:

• Valid passport
• Scanned passport copy (biography page or the first page with personal info and the passport-size photo)
• Scanned photo (the uploaded passport-photo should meet the requirements like neutral expression, face part, white background, etc)
• Email address for mailing eVisa related notifications including the approved eVisa.
• Credit/ debit card for Indian eVisa fee payment

Other Important Requirements

The documents that the applicant has uploaded should meet the criteria for uploading like the passport photo clicked should be in neutral expression, the photo should be clicked in white background and should be only the face portion.

The passport you have should have blank pages so that there are pages for visa stamps on arriving in India at the border checkpoints.

Travelers, if coming from a yellow fever risk nation, are required to show the Yellow Fever Vaccination Card, as a proof that they have taken the vaccination to enter the nation. If the travellers fail to take the vaccination, on arrival in India they will be placed in the quarantine-zone for 6 days. Those travellers who have travelled from a yellow fever risk country, they must have the Yellow Fever Vaccination Card.

You may get an authoritative, thorough, and guide to every criterion for an Indian e-Visa on this page. You can find all the relevant forms here and essential information you should prior to applying for an Indian e-Visa. Learn more at Indian e-Visa Document Requirements.

Apart from the listed documents above, there are certain other documents that the travellers planning a trip to India should present in favour of the eVisa type applied:

• For attending short-term programs, the traveller should provide a detail of the program in a letterhead.
• For medical treatment, those applying for medical eVisa should present a letterhead from the hospital in India, with details of treatment, patient's name, date of admission in the hospital, etc.
• In case the traveller must apply for an e-Business Visa for business activities, he must present his business card, and a letterhead from the organization/company in India with his name inviting him to attend the business meeting, event, etc.
• Travelers who must attend conferences must provide an invitation letter in a letterhead from the organizers in India, etc to apply for the conference eVisa.
• The documents that you have scanned for uploading should meet the uploading requirements, otherwise the application will be considered incomplete.
• Most importantly all the documents that you are uploading should be in PDF format and in English.

Philippine citizens who have plans to visit India, if you want to apply for the Indian eVisa, check the below mentioned steps for a brief idea as to what would be required to be filled in the form:

Step 1: When you visit the India eVisa page, you must simply click on the Apply Now button to navigate to application form. In the application form you must complete filling details like your name, date of birth, place of birth email address, residence address and mobile number.

Step 2: Fill passport information like passport issuing country, passport number, passport issuing date and expiry date.

Step 3: The applicant also requires filling details like gender, nationality, qualification, occupation, identification mark if any, etc.

Step 4: Answer secret questions like if you have been convicted in the past or have any serious health issues.

Step 5: Review whatever information you have filled, and then finally submit the eVisa fees.

Step 6: Wait for eVisa status and if approved receive the eVisa by mail.

Philippine Nationals who have applied for the Indian eVisa, wondering what is the Processing Time to receive the India e-Visa?

Philippine citizens who have applied for the Indian eVisa must be wondering, what is the time-required to process the eVisa. Well, the time-required by the immigration department of India to process the eVisa is 3-4 working days depending on verification. It may sometimes take time due to incomplete filling of the form, inaccurate details, not genuine documents, etc.

Those whose applications are accepted, the approved Indian eVisa will be mailed to be them, and on receiving it, take a printout of this approved eVisa and keep a digital copy as well. The traveller throughout his journey in India needs to carry the eVisa.

Those travellers who have applied for the Indian Tourist eVisa, they will receive the Indian eVisa by mail. Those travellers who have opted for the 30-Day Tourist Visa, this visa is offered for during this time frame. In case the traveller has applied for a One-Year Tourist Visa, this visa is valid for one-year and stays limited to 90 days for each visit during this time frame. Travelers with e-Business Visa, the eVisa is valid for one-year, offering two-entries and allows a stay of 180 days. The travellers are required to stay during this time only, you cannot extend it.

To enter India, you should bring along with you the approved eVisa and present it at the passport control or checkpoints on arrival in India. The immigration officials at the airport will verify your passport and the eVisa. The face of the traveller will be scanned, his thumb impressions will be taken, and finally a visa stamp on the passport.

Also, don't forget to fill the Passenger Arrival Card which the traveller has to present at the checkpoints, along with the other documents. Travelers must know that after collecting the luggage, they will have to pass through customs, declare items that have been mentioned in the Declaration items list, otherwise you will be fined.

If customs do not find anything unusual, the travellers can collect their bags and exit from the airport.

Travelers must not extend the stay; they will have to return to their home country within the specified time offered.

India has authorised airports and seaports that allows entry into the nation for foreign travellers. Philippine citizens planning to visit India are suggested to visit from the authorized airports and seaports only.

Some of the international airports in India through which the citizens of can enter include Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, Calicut International Airport, Kolkata International Airport, Goa International Airport, Bengaluru International Airport, Indira Gandhi International Airport, Chennai International Airport, etc.

On arriving in India, the Philippine nationals will have to follow the immigration rules and regulations. At the passport control checkpoints they must present their passport and the approved eVisa and the other documents in support of the eVisa-type.

Those travellers who have any queries related to eVisa, they can check the Indian eVisa Frequently Asked Questions. In case the queries of the travellers planning to visit India are not resolved, they can get in touch with the customer support.