[INDOLOGY] Some good news

[Julia Hegewald]

Dear All,

I have heard that allegedly some colleagues were not able to enter India with their eVisas as their work did not entirely correspond to the views of the Indian government. Allegedly, they were not admitted to the country when they arrived at the airport (in Delhi and Mumbai) and were sent back on the first flight. Unfortunately, I was unable to obtain actual names as this is an uncomfortable situation which I guess, people do not publicly want to be associated with - however, it appears to apply to more and more colleagues these days.

Has anybody had direct experience with this or further information on this practice? It would be more helpful if one’s visa was turned down before one travelled.

With best wishes,

Julia.


> On 18. Aug 2023, at 10:17, Lubomír Ondračka via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
> 
> In fact, India introduced eVisa back in 2014. Initially just a tourist visa for a limited number of countries and for 30 days only, but gradually they expanded the number of countries, type of visa and length of validity. In 2019, I got a five-year tourist eVisa. The system was very efficient from the start, with visas usually granted within one or two days.
> 
> The only annoying restriction is that you must enter India at an airport or seaport, not at a land crossing.
> 
> Lubomir
> 
> 
> On 17.08.2023 23:30, Patrick Olivelle via INDOLOGY wrote:
>> We generally get a lot of bad news especially in trying to navigate state bureaucracies, especially Indian. We all have our horror stories. But here is something new—good news. India now has an E-Visa system online. With trepidation I applied online for a Business Visa for myself and a Tourist Visa for my wife. We did this on Monday morning. They say the visa will come by email in four to five business days— yes, right! But, our visas arrive the very next day, within 24 hours. Imagine that. They really appear to have improved their E-Visa process. So, if you are going to India, getting a visa is a breeze. They even has a sample application form, if you want a dry run before doing the real application. Here is the official site: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html <https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html>
>> Patrick Olivelle
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