E-Medical Attendant Visa to India

The E-medical visa number of the patient, with whom you will be traveling to India, is mandatory to apply for E-Medical Attendant Visa.

E-Medical Attendant Visa to India

The E-medical visa number of the patient, with whom you will be traveling to India, is mandatory to apply for E-Medical Attendant Visa.

To provide information regarding your eligibility & applicable fees, please select your citizenship.

Close
Request ID -

Total Due

Guidelines to obtain Indian Medical Attendant e-Visa

The medical system in India 

Universal multi-payer health care attracts people all over the world to India for medical treatment. India is the best country for Medicare and affordable treatment.

Guidelines to obtain Indian Medical Attendant e-Visa

The Medical Attendant e-Visa is a short-term visa granted to a person supporting a relative undergoing medical treatment in India. Typically, if a person undergoes treatment using a medical e-visa, another member of the same family will be granted a Medical Attendant e-Visa.

The following nationalities are eligible for the Indian Medical attendant e-Visa:

  • Albania, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina,
  • Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados,
  • Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia, & Herzegovina,
  • Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burundi,
  • Cambodia, Cameroon Union Republic, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands,
  • Chile, China, China- SAR Hongkong, China- SAR Macau, Colombia, Comoros,
  • Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'lvoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
  • Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
  • East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia,
  • Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
  • Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary,
  • Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan,
  • Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia,
  • Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
  • Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands,
  • Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia,
  • Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands,
  • New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger Republic, Niue Island, Norway,
  • Oman, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
  • Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea,
  • Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Rwanda,
  • Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines,
  • Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
  • Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,
  • Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland,
  • Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago,
  • Turks & Caicos Island, Tuvalu, UAE, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom,
  • Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City-Holy See, Venezuela,
  • Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

  • Bhutan, Maldives, and Nepal.

The cost of an E-Medical Attendant visa to India is listed below:

SI. No Description Fees
1. Indian government charges 0USD to 103 USD
2. Click2visas Service cost 10 USD

To find out the exact cost, use the Click2visas widget.

An Indian Medical Attendant e-Visa application may take four days or more for processing. The applicant must apply once the travel plan is confirmed. 

An Indian Medical Attendant e-Visa is valid for 60 days from the first arrival in India, and triple entry will be allowed within the e-Visa validity period stamped on the passport. 

The maximum number of days you can stay in India is determined according to the hospital and the treatment required. 

A passport should have at least six months validity when the application is made for the Medical Attendant e-Visa. The passport should have at least two blank pages for stamps for the immigration officer. 

For Indian Medical Attendant e-Visas, the following documents are needed:

  1. Scanned bio page of the passport showing the photograph and details
  2. Copy of the letter from the Indian hospital at which the medical treatment will take place, on its letterhead and including the date (or tentative date) on which admission is suggested.

You may arrive at any of 28 designated airports:

  • Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Calicut, Chennai, Chandigarh
  • Cochin, Coimbatore, Delhi, Gaya, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur
  • Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Port Blair, Pune, Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum, Varanasi & Visakhapatnam.
  • Five designated seaports: Cochin, Goa, Mangalore, Chennai and Mumbai seaports.

You may depart from any of the Indian Immigration Check Posts (ICPs). 

No. The Indian Medical Attendant e-Visa must be obtained before you enter India. 

The traveler should carry a copy of the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) with them at the time of entry into India. Confirm that your ETA is shown as "GRANTED" on https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/StatusEnquiry before you try to enter the country. Immigration officers will take biometric information of the applicant on arrival in India. 

Yes. A child's passport must be valid for at least the next six months after the date of arrival in India. 

No. An e-Visa is not valid for employment. You must apply for a regular visa to work in India. 

Travelers with dual or multiple citizenships must choose which nationality and passport to use on their trip. Travelers of Pakistani origin or who have a Pakistani passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Travelers who are not Pakistani nationals but whose parents or grandparents (maternal or paternal) were born in or were permanent residents in Pakistan are also not eligible for an e-Visa. They must apply for a regular visa at Indian Mission. 

Yes. However, travelers applying for an Indian Medical e-Visa must apply using the passport of the eligible country. 

No. You cannot apply online if you have a valid passport from an eligible country with at least six months of validity. Indian Medical e-Visas are also not available to diplomatic/official passport holders or laissez-passer/international travel document holders. 

No. The applicant will receive an electronic visa, which requires anything to be stamped before travel. All visas are sent via email. The applicant should print out a copy of their visa before they travel and bring it to the port of entry. 

When using an Indian Medical Attendant e-Visa, you can accompany a patient for medical treatment under the Indian system of medicine. 

The applicant must prove the purpose of travel by presenting the letter from the hospital where the medical treatment will take place on the hospital's letterhead, including the tentative date of admission and treatment. 

No. Upon approval, Click2Visas will send the applicant their ETA via email in PDF format. 

No. Only citizens from eligible countries can apply for the Indian Medical Attendant e-Visa. Use the visa widget to see you qualify for the e-Visa. 

Yes, all travelers need to have a valid Indian Medical Attendant e-Visa before traveling to India. 

No, the validity period of the e-Visa begins from the date specified on their application. The traveler can enter India on any date within this period. 

No. The Indian Medical Attendant e-Visa is just a landing authorization. It's up to Indian customs authorities to allow entry to a traveler upon arrival.