Indian Tourism Ministry has made some announcements regarding the Tourist E visa to India. The Indian Tourism Minister Mr. Prahlad Singh Patel has said that a new Indian Tourist E visa with the validity for 5 years may be launched, and he also said that some relaxations may be provided in the existing E visa Norms and the E visa Charges. According to the news reports, the cost for the New 5 year E visa may be around 80$.

The announcements were made by him at the State Tourism Minister’s Conference in Delhi. Mr. Prahlad Singh Patel said that government is thinking of a 1 month Indian Tourist E visa priced around 25$ that initially proposed by the government to be launched for some countries. The countries involve Japan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Mozambique, Russia, Ukraine, the UK and the US.

The Indian Tourist E visa allows staying for 90 days to foreigners of all countries except USA/UK/Japan as people from these countries are privileged for a stay period of 180 days. It provides multiple entry. You can get full information regarding Indian E visa at Indiae-visa. The Indian E visa is easier to apply in comparison to the regular Indian travel Visa because it is applied online and you don't need to carry heavy documents to Embassies.

You can apply for the Official Indian E visa via the Official Indian Government Website: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html