For international travelers, first and foremost, please ensure you have a passport that is valid for at least 6 months from your date of travel.

If you do not have a valid passport, please get started on this process ASAP as this can take some time. 

For non-Indian citizens, a visa will be required to travel to India. For most cases, an e-Visa / ETA can be obtained online by completing an application here.

You can double-check if you are eligible for the eVisa by visiting the Indian government’s visa website. In the rare case that your country is not listed, you may need to consult with your local Indian consulate. If you have any concerns, please contact our wedding planners.

Completing the eVisa application can be somewhat frustrating. Here are a some notes that may help the process:

• For most cases, the eTourist Visa (for 30 Days) visa type should be sufficient for the wedding. If you plan on returning to India in the coming years, there are additional options for 1 year and 5 years at an additional cost.

• The visa application website is unfortunately outdated and finicky. We suggest that you allot at least thirty minutes to complete the application in one sitting. However, your draft application will remain valid for 7 days in case you need to return to it later. Some tips:

  • Try to avoid refreshing the page whenever possible, as you will be required to click through all of the pages to resume where you left off. 

  • Enter all information carefully the first time. If you try to move to the next page before the current page is completed, or if there are validation errors on the current page, the application will reset your current page, and you will have to re-enter all of the information.

• For Americans, please note that the date format must be DD/MM/YYYY throughout the application.

• At the end, a payment of $25 (handled via an external website) will be required to submit the application. It can be difficult to tell whether your payment has been processed—however, you should receive a confirmation email stating that your visa application has been received once the payment goes through.

  • If your payment does not work on one card, we highly recommend trying a different payment method instead of retrying the same one. If three failed payment attempts are made on the same eVisa application, your application will be voided and you will need to start a new one. (Yes, David learned this the hard way.)

• In our experience, the visa is typically granted (via email confirmation) within a few days of submitting the application.