Indian e-Visa Requirements for Spanish Citizens

Eligibility for Indian e-Visa

• Spanish citizens can apply for Indian e-Visa
• Spain is a launch member of the Indian e-Visa program
• Through the Indian e-Visa, Citizens of Spain enjoy quicker entry to India

Other Requirements for e-Visa

• Spanish citizens can apply for an Indian e-Visa online
• Only certain airports and seaports recognize Indian e-Visa
• Indian e-Tourist Visa has a validity of a month, 1 year or 5 years
• Indian e-Business Visa is valid for 12 months
• A Spanish citizen may also apply for an Indian e-Medical Visa online

How Can Citizens of Spain Complete the Indian e-Visa Application Process?

Spanish citizens since 2014 have had the option to apply for an Indian Visa online and avoid the loads of paperwork involved in a regular Visa.

Spanish citizens can apply for their Indian e-Visa through this website in the manner supported by the Government of India. This is an online Indian Visa application process.

The Indian e-Visa being an official document, lets the Spanish citizens travel to India for purposes related to tourism, medical check-ups, Yoga, conferences and business. Other valid purposes include deals or exchanges and humanitarian efforts.

This method of online Indian Visa for Spanish citizens can be obtained by them once they fill up the Indian Online Visa Application form, following a set of easy steps. Finally, they can pay in Euro or any of the other 135 supported currencies, via Debit/Credit Card or PayPal.

Our team can contact you for additional proof such as your passport copy or face photograph, once you have successfully submitted your Indian Visa application. You may send these through email or upload them at a later date.

Our Indian E visa helpdesk offers assistance to you in any of the 47 supported languages. The Government of India permits Spanish citizens to apply for an Indian e-Visa for visits for up to 90 days to enter India multiple times.

Do Citizens of Spain Need to Visit the Indian Embassy?

When a citizen of Spain applies for Indian Visa online, he/she does not need to visit the Indian Embassy or Indian Consulate during the process. They can travel to India once they receive the Indian e-Visa on their email.

They do not have to go to the Indian embassy for any confirmation or need a stamp on their passport.

The central computer system of the Government of India records the applicant’s information which the immigration officers can access from any airport in the world. This includes data such as name, passport number and nationality on the Indian Visa online.

If you’re a Spanish citizen, you have to keep either a soft copy of the e-Visa you receive in your email. You may use your phone, computer/tablet and any such device, or carry a hard copy to the airport.

Do Spanish Citizens Need To Courier Documents to The Indian Embassy?

No, Spanish citizens don’t have to courier any documents to the Indian embassy when they apply for an Indian e-Visa.

But when a query regarding their Indian Visa application is made by the Immigration officials or the Government of India, you may send any required documents through email.

You may also upload such documents on our website for supporting your e-Visa application. The link where the upload is to be done would be sent to the email address, that you specify on the e-Visa application form.

Our helpdesk is available to help you with any matter about your Indian e-Visa.

How Can We Assist Spanish Citizens When They Apply For Indian e-Visa?

We assist Spanish citizens in a variety of ways when they apply for an Indian e-Visa through this website. The most important help that we provide is that applicants can submit to us the necessary documents related to their Indian Visa application via email, or by uploading them to the portal.

Spanish applicants can email the documents to our team in any file format such as JPG, JPEG, TIG, PNG, AI etc. This helps them save time, and is additionally convenient for those not accustomed to compressing or converting files from one format to the other.

This turns out to be a huge benefit as blurry/bad photographs or passport scanned copies can cause the rejection of an Indian visa application.

The specifications that the Government of India has set for the Spanish citizens are mentioned in the Indian e-Visa document requirements.

Know more about the passport and photograph requirements for your Indian e-Visa on Indian e-Visa passport requirements and Indian e-Visa photograph requirements.

Can a Spanish Passport Holder Apply For Indian e-Business Visa?

Yes, Spanish passport holders can apply for an Indian e-Business visa. Check out the Indian e-Business Visa for further info.

Likewise, they may apply for an Indian e-tourist visa and an e-medical Visa as well.

How Soon Can a Spanish Application Be Processed?

The Spanish citizens that have properly filled up the Indian e-Visa application form online, by giving the right information regarding date of birth name, surname, etc., can receive their e-Visa by email within 3-4 business days.

That is, as long as there are no discrepancies in their application, and no public holidays in India at the time of their application. Due to the latter, approval can take up to 7 business days.

Spanish citizens should also provide additional documents such as a business card required for the e-Business Visa or a letter from a hospital which is necessary when one applies for the e-Medical Visa.

What Are the Advantages of Indian e-Visa That Citizens from Spain Can Enjoy?

Here are the main benefits that Spanish citizens applying for an Indian Visa online are entitled to:

• Based on the kind of Visa they apply for, Spanish citizens can get an Indian Visa online valid for up to 5 years
• Spanish citizens are allowed to use the e-Visa to enter India at various times during the validity period
• One may utilize their Indian e-Visa to stay in India for up to 180 days at a stretch and enter the nation uninterruptedly. (This facility is reserved for only citizens of a few countries like the UK and Spain. Those of the other nationalities can stay continuously for a maximum of 90 days only).
• Only 5 seaports and 28 airports alongside land-based immigration checkpoints for visitors allow entry through Indian Visa online.
• The Indian Visa online allows Spanish citizens to visit all the states and Union territories present in India.
• Spanish citizens through the Indian Visa online can travel to India for business, medical and tourism-related reasons.

Limitations of Indian e-Visa For Spanish Citizens

Any Spanish citizen cannot pursue filmmaking, journalism and more such university degrees or get engaged in any long term paid work in India.

The Visa holder needs separate permission if he/she wants to enter restricted or military/cantonment areas. The Indian Visa Online does not provide such permission to them.

What Should A Spanish Citizen Know When Arriving In India on e-Visa?

On our website, we aim to provide all the major information that a Spanish citizen needs about their Indian e-Visa. But here are some more things that they must keep in mind to avoid any embarrassment or problems such as being refused to enter India.

Do Not Overstay

Spanish citizens arriving on Indian e-Visa India are to respect the laws of India. A fine of 300 dollars is imposed on anyone that exceeds their stay by as much as 90 days by the Government of India.

Likewise, when a Visa holder exceeds their stay by up to 2 years, the Government demands a 500 dollar fine legally.

Also, anyone extending their stay in India harms their reputation which can make it problematic for them to get approved for visas from other countries in the future. 

Take a Printout of the Indian e-Visa

While the immigration checkpoints accept a softcopy of the Indian e-Visa, Spanish citizens are suggested to carry a printout as well.

If in any case the device in which they are carrying the softcopy shuts down due to a low battery or is damaged, then they won’t be able to show the soft copy. But, the printout can act as auxiliary verification at that time.

The Passport Should Have At least Two Blank pages

During the Indian e-Visa application process, the Government of India doesn’t ask citizens of Spain to get any stamps on their physical passports. You would only be asked for a scanned copy of the first page of your passport.

But your passport must have 2 empty pages at least so that Immigration officers can stamp it at the time you are identified at an Indian airport.

A passport Must Be Valid for at At least 6 Months

On the date, you submit the Indian Visa application, your travel document (ordinary passport) has to be valid for 6 months at least.

What Is the Application Process for Indian e-Visa That Spanish Citizens Are To Follow?

Following are the steps that sum up the Indian e-Visa application process for Spanish citizens:

1. They must fill up and submit the simple Indian Visa application form which is easy to comprehend and only takes around 3-5 minutes to be filled
2. Various modes of payment are available for them and they have to pay for their application in any of the 137 supported currencies.
3. Spanish citizens must submit additional documents that the Government of India demands from them. Our staff would let them know when any such query takes place
4. Spanish citizens must wait until they get the approved Indian e-Visa on their email
5. Once they receive it, they are free to travel to any Spanish or foreign airport.

Note:

• Spanish applicants do not have to visit the Indian Embassy.
• When applying the applicants don’t need to get their passport stamped.
• Immigration officers from any airport in the world can access the data of the Indian e-Visa as it is stored in computer systems.
• You must begin your travel only when you receive the approved Indian e-Visa on your email id.

What Should a Spanish Citizen Do Once They Receive Their Approved Indian e-Visa via email?

Once the concerned department of the Government of India approves your e-Visa application, we would inform you about it via a secure email. Simply download the PDF attachment and carry the Indian Visa online on a supported device. Make sure to keep a printout of it too.

As mentioned already, you do not need stamps on your passport, so you don’t have to visit the Indian embassy or consulate.

Is An Indian Visa For Spanish Citizens Needed If They Arrive Via Cruise Ship?

Yes, a Spanish citizen needs an Indian Visa if they arrive on a cruise ship. In that case, the following are the seaports through which they may enter India:

• Chennai
• Cochin
• Goa
• Mangalore
• Mumbai

The Top 10 Places in India That Spanish Citizens Should Not Miss

• Kumarakom, Kerala
• Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalay, Mumbai
• Palm Beach Resort, Mumbai
• Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur
• Dharamshala, Kangra
• Gir National Park, Junagarh
• Bishnupur Temples, Bankura
• Tughlaqabad Fort, Delhi
• Shalimar Bagh, Jammu and Kashmir