G overnment of India has changed the no- menclature of its existing ‘e-Tourist-Visa’ fa- cility available to the nationals of the Repu- blic of Serbia to ‘e-Visa’ to expand its scope by adding three sub-categories, namely, ‘e-Tourist Vi- sa’, e-Business Visa’ and e-Medical Visa’ with effect from 1st April 2017. e-Visa will be non-extendable except in the case of e-Medical Visa. e-Visa will generally be non-convertible to any other type of visa. The modi- fied e-Visa facility will be available at 24 major airports in India, namely, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hy- derabad, Bengaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, Goa, Vara- nasi, Gaya, Ahmadabad, Amritsar, Tiruchirapalli, Jaipur, Lucknow, Cochin, Calicut, Mangalore, Pune, Nagpur, Coimbatore, Bagdogra, Guwahati and Chandigarh and 3 seaports namely, Mangalore, Cochin and Marma- go and exit can be made from any of the authorised Immigration Check Posts (ICPs) in India. The facility of e-Visa is valid only for a maximum of two visits in a ca- lendar year and is in addition to the existing Visa servi- ces provided by the Indian Embassy. Salient features of the revised scheme are given below:- e-Tourist Visa: Available for those whose sole obje- ctive of visiting India is recreation, sightseeing, casu- al visit to meet friends or relatives, and attending short duration yoga programme. The validity of e-Tourist Vi- sa will be 120 days with double entry from the date of arrival in India and maximum stay permissible wi- ll be 60 days. e-Business Visa: All activities permitted under nor- mal business visa. The validity of e-Business Visa wi- ll be 120 days with double entry from the date of arrival in India and maximum stay permissible wi- ll be 60 days. e-Medical Visa: Medical treatment, including tre- atment under Indian systems of medicine. The validi- ty of e-Medical Visa will be 120 days with triple entry from the date of arrival in India and the maximum du- ration of stay will be 60 days. Extension up to 6 mont- hs may be granted on case to case basis by the Forei- gners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO)/Foreigners Registration Officer (FRO) concerned on the merits of each case. Eligibility criteria: • Passport should be valid for at least six months from the date of arrival in India. The passport should have at least two blank pages for stamping by the Immi- gration Officer. • Applicant should have return ticket or onward jour- ney ticket, with sufficient money to spend during his/her stay in India. • Not available to individuals endorsed on Parent’s/
Spouse’s Passport i.e. each individual should have a separate passport. • Serbian nationals who hold Diplomatic/Official pa- ssports will continue to enjoy visa free entry in- to India. • Not available to International Travel Document Holders. How to apply Applicants are required to log on the website https:// indianvisaonline.gov.in for accessing the prescribed online application. This site is best viewed in Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer (Windows) version 9.0 and above. Adobe Acrobat Reader versi- on 7.0 or higher is required in order to download the print the completed application form. Applicants are required to apply online minimum 4 days in advance of the date of arrival with a win- dow of 120 days. For example: If you are applying on 1st September then applicant can select arrival date from 5th September to 2nd January. Recent front facing photograph with white backgro- und and photo page of passport containing perso- nal details like name, date of birth, nationality, expi- ry date etc. should be uploaded by the applicant. The application is liable to be rejected if the uploa- ded document and photograph are not clear or as per specification. After filling details on https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/ evisa/tvoa.html , the applicant should click “Pay Now” for online payment. After successful completion of transaction, the applicant will be redirected with a successful receipt of payment. After completing the online procedure, the appli- cant should take a print out of the e-Visa generated and carry a copy of this along with him/her at the ti- me of travel. Biometric details of the applicant will be mandatorily captured at Immigration on arrival in India. Applicants should be careful while making pay- ment of the e-Visa fee. If the number of unsuccessful attempts is more than three (03), the application id would be blocked and the applicant would be requ- ired to apply afresh by filling the application form again and regenerating a new application id. Before re-applying, the applicants are requested to wait for 4 hours after final submission of the applica- tion form and payment of the fee as updating of pay- ment status may take up to 4 hours. Fee structure e-Tourist Visa fee applicable in case of Serbian natio- nals is US$ 50/- as compared to the visa fee of US$ 100 charged by the Embassy for the standard tourist visa.
e-Business Visa fee applicable vin case of Serbian na- tionals is US$ 50/- as compared to the visa fee of US$ 120/- charged by the Embassy for the standard busi- ness visa. e-Medical Visa fee applicable in case of Serbian nati- onals is US$ 50/- as compared to the visa fee of US$ 80/- charged by the Embassy for the standard medi- cal visa. e-Visa fee once submitted is non-refundable as the fee is for processing of the application and is not depen- dent on either Grant or Rejection of VISA. (Bank transaction charges of 2.5% will be charged in addition to the e-Visa fees. The fee must be paid at le- ast 4 days before the expected date of travel otherwi- se application will not be processed.) • Applicants can track the status of their application online by clicking visa status. • Nationals of Yellow Fever affected countries must carry YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION CARD at the time of arrival in India, otherwise they may be quarantined for 6 days upon arrival in India. Please visit our Mini- stry of Health & Family Welfare latest guidelines regar- ding yellow fever countries here. • Applicants are advised to refer to the official e-Vi- sa website https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/ tvoa.html or call Indian Embassy, Belgrade at telep- hone number 00381-11-2667990 or email at infobg@ eunet.rs for further guidance.
OTHER IMPORTANT GUIDELINES • Applicants can track the status of their application online by clicking visa status. • Nationals of Yellow Fever affected co- untries must carry YELLOW FEVER VACCI- NATION CARD at the time of arrival in In- dia, otherwise they may be quarantined for 6 days upon arrival in India. Please visit our Ministry of Health & Family Welfare la- test guidelines regarding yellow fever co- untries here. Applicants are advised to refer to the offi- cial e-Visa website https://indianvisaonline. gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html or call Indian Emba- ssy, Belgrade at telephone number 00381- 11-2667990 or email at infobg@eunet.rs for further guidance.
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