Apply for an urgent visa for India

What if a need a visa for India urgently

Last-minute travellers can still meet the visa requirement if they submit an urgent application for the visa for India. The average processing time for urgent applications for India is 24 hours.

The visa delivery time

The average delivery time of the Indian electronic visa is 7 days. About 95% of all urgent applications are approved within 24 hours on average. However, an application may take longer to process, even if you have selected 'urgent delivery'. No guarantee can be given about the actual delivery date. It cannot be guaranteed in advance, either, that a visa application will be approved. Nevertheless, it is uncommon that an application is rejected or delayed for more than two days.

Do you need a visa India urgently? Urgent applications are processed within 24 hours in 95% of cases.

The procedure

All Indian visa applications are always checked manually by an Indian customs officer. This means that there is no computer system that automatically processes and approves applications. Sometimes the customs officer may ask for additional information. As a result, it will take longer than usual to process your application. Bear this in mind when submitting your visa application. For this reason, it is advisable to submit your visa application for India several weeks before departure. If there are any problems, for example, if the documents submitted do not meet the requirements or if the immigration authorities ask for additional information, there will still be time to resolve the problem.

Urgent application

However, it is often the case that travellers submit an application in the last few days before departure. It is therefore particularly important that all details are entered correctly. You can tick the "Urgent" option on the application form. Urgent applications will be processed immediately. However, this does not always guarantee that the application will be processed within 24 hours.

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Applying for the visa at the embassy

You can apply for your Indian visa through this website, but you can also obtain a physical visa at the embassy. You will need to make an appointment and collect your visa in person at the counter. If you need your visa urgently, you are advised to apply for an electronic visa. This involves filling in an online form and uploading some documents. There is no need to visit the embassy in this case.