[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.thetravelmagazine.net\/qa-im-a-british-citizen-why-cant-i-get-an-evisa-to-travel-to-india\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.thetravelmagazine.net\/qa-im-a-british-citizen-why-cant-i-get-an-evisa-to-travel-to-india\/","headline":"Q&A: I\u2019m a British Citizen, why can\u2019t I get an eVisa to travel from the UK to India?","name":"Q&A: I\u2019m a British Citizen, why can\u2019t I get an eVisa to travel from the UK to India?","description":"UK citizens have been removed from India's eVisa system. ","datePublished":"2022-11-11","dateModified":"2022-12-12","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.thetravelmagazine.net\/author\/sharron\/#Person","name":"Sharron Livingston","url":"https:\/\/www.thetravelmagazine.net\/author\/sharron\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.thetravelmagazine.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharron_20150802-96x96.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.thetravelmagazine.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharron_20150802-96x96.jpg","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Travel Magazine","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.thetravelmagazine.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTM_logo_background_alt-300x100.png","url":"https:\/\/www.thetravelmagazine.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTM_logo_background_alt-300x100.png","width":300,"height":100}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.thetravelmagazine.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/india-1961216_1920.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.thetravelmagazine.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/india-1961216_1920.jpg","height":857,"width":1280},"url":"https:\/\/www.thetravelmagazine.net\/qa-im-a-british-citizen-why-cant-i-get-an-evisa-to-travel-to-india\/","commentCount":"30","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.thetravelmagazine.net\/qa-im-a-british-citizen-why-cant-i-get-an-evisa-to-travel-to-india\/#Comment1","dateCreated":"2023-02-07 20:30:51","description":"It's good to know that Tourist E visa  for  British passport is open online now . I am thinking to go and visit my ill sister .","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Deepa Rai","url":"http:\/\/nil"}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.thetravelmagazine.net\/qa-im-a-british-citizen-why-cant-i-get-an-evisa-to-travel-to-india\/#Comment2","dateCreated":"2023-01-22 01:55:10","description":"I also paid for a 5 year visa.in February 2020.to travel 1 March.then lock down came.no one contacted me to say I could not use it anymore..so unfair.and my money taken from me so close to covid.people save up for holidays","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Karen","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.thetravelmagazine.net\/qa-im-a-british-citizen-why-cant-i-get-an-evisa-to-travel-to-india\/#Comment3","dateCreated":"2022-12-13 11:18:03","description":"Several people commenting here have( like myself)  5year  E visas. Mine should expire in 2025. Until I know for definite these will be accepted I am reluctant to book up air fares, having lost a packet on the ones I bought to travel in November.\r\nI have tried emailing Indian consul but got no reply. Does anyone have a definitive answer.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Peter Scotts","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.thetravelmagazine.net\/qa-im-a-british-citizen-why-cant-i-get-an-evisa-to-travel-to-india\/#Comment4","dateCreated":"2022-12-12 12:15:21","description":"This now appears to have been reversed and the government evisa site lists the UK as eligible once more.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Nigel M","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.thetravelmagazine.net\/qa-im-a-british-citizen-why-cant-i-get-an-evisa-to-travel-to-india\/#Comment5","dateCreated":"2022-12-03 17:22:18","description":"UK government wants to make sure that all visitors are just visitors and don't have intention to stay in the UK permanently \r\nif it relaxes entry requirements it will be difficult to control migration (which can be a problem as naturally people from less developed countries are willing to migrate)\r\nso its kind of justified from the UK side\r\n\r\nstrict entry requirements for people from more developed countries is simply stupid, as its affecting own economy, Russia and most authoritarian regimes do it as well","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Paganini","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.thetravelmagazine.net\/qa-im-a-british-citizen-why-cant-i-get-an-evisa-to-travel-to-india\/#Comment6","dateCreated":"2022-11-26 15:39:21","description":"This in-person Visa process causes so much stress on those who wish to visit India. \r\n\r\nWe paid for 3 X 5 year e-visas in 2019 (due to expire 2024), and used it once only (for obvious reasons we could not travel after March 2020). It is now defunct (where is our refund?) This is total theft and those with 5 year evisas should have an extension on compensation.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"PRAKASH","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.thetravelmagazine.net\/qa-im-a-british-citizen-why-cant-i-get-an-evisa-to-travel-to-india\/#Comment7","dateCreated":"2022-11-21 15:48:44","description":"<Dear Jill..great you got your visa...may I ask how long a visa you got? And single or multi entry?","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"John Brand","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.thetravelmagazine.net\/qa-im-a-british-citizen-why-cant-i-get-an-evisa-to-travel-to-india\/#Comment8","dateCreated":"2022-11-21 14:35:41","description":"Quite right.  When Ms Braverman made specific public statements accusing Indian visitors overstaying their visas, then the High High Commission reacted by stopping UK citizens getting e-visas.\r\nI believe it is even worse for Canadians!\r\nSadly, it is the Indian tourist industry that is suffering.  I have heard that tour operators are canceling package tours to, for example, Goa and sending people to Thailand instead.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Jenny Daniel","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.thetravelmagazine.net\/qa-im-a-british-citizen-why-cant-i-get-an-evisa-to-travel-to-india\/#Comment9","dateCreated":"2022-11-19 11:01:03","description":"It is a tit-for-tat arrangement. UK doesn't have an e-visa system for India, charges high fees for Indians to get visas to UK and there are unreasonably long waiting times to get a visa. One of my nephews had to cancel their UK visit because the UK Hugh commission couldn't process the visa on time even though the application was made 2 and a half months before the travel date. Unless the visa rules are relaxed and are reciprocal there will always be complaints.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Andy","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.thetravelmagazine.net\/qa-im-a-british-citizen-why-cant-i-get-an-evisa-to-travel-to-india\/#Comment10","dateCreated":"2022-11-18 08:02:29","description":"Our Indian prime minister has just said he will let 3000  Indian graduates come to U.K. to live. This will lead onto them wanting to bring in arranged marriages partners.\r\nWe as U.K. citizens are not permitted to holiday for a couple of weeks  in India and spend money to add their economy.\r\nAs someone who has many Indian friends, I am getting messages of hardship the Indian government has inflicted on hotels and shops in Goa especially due to lack of high spending U. K. tourists.\r\nI have a 5 year multi visit visa bought in good faith that is not being honoured.\r\nTravelling several hundred miles to get a paper visa (even if there were appointments, which there isn\u2019t) as an option  would add greatly to costs, and who can say Indian government would not change their mind and scrap them.\r\nThailand welcomes tourist a  simple holiday visa obtained on arrival is available, lovely friendly people, and a government who realises the value of tourism.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Susan","url":""}}],"about":["Ask the Editor","Indian Subcontinent","Tips & Advice","Travel News"],"wordCount":440,"keywords":["evisa"]},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Q&A: I\u2019m a British Citizen, why can\u2019t I get an eVisa to travel from the UK to India?","item":"https:\/\/www.thetravelmagazine.net\/qa-im-a-british-citizen-why-cant-i-get-an-evisa-to-travel-to-india\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]