Visa Details

  • If you have an OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card, you do not need a visa. Simply bring it with you through immigration and make sure it is not expired.

    Otherwise, please apply for an e-visa from the following website

  • It usually takes a minimum of 3 business days or generally 5-10 business days to receive your e-visa.

    As for the e-visa type, you can choose between the 30-day or 1-year tourist visa for $25 and $40 respectively. We recommend the latter because you are allows to apply up to 4 months in advance. However, you do have options depending on your travel schedule

    • You will need to book your flights before you apply for the visa.

    • Apply online, using this link and complete one application per person

    • Of course, your passport must be valid and you will need a photograph

    • Passport: Ordinary

    • Port of Arrival: First port of entry into India

    • Port of Exit: Last destination before leaving India

    • National ID Number: For US Citizens, this is the equivalent of your social security number. This is in addition to your passport number

    • You can say “None” for visible identification marks

    • Locations Visited: Chennai and any other city you may visit

    • Have you booked any room in Hotel/Resort etc. through any Tour Operator? Please say “No”

    • Purpose of Visit: Meeting friends/relatives

    • Friend/Relative Name: Rohith Desikan or Mahitha Murali

    • Address: 110, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, PTK nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600041, India

    • State: Tamil Nadu

    • District: Chennai

    • Phone Number: Either one of our US numbers is fine

    • Reference Name in India: Details Above

    • Reference Name in country of citizenship: This can be a relative, spouse, parent, friend. Note that this is not the country you are living in but your country of citizenship

  • Photo Specifications:

    • Format: JPEG

    • Size: Minimum 10 KB , Maximum 1 MB

    • The minimum dimensions are 350 pixels (width) x 350 pixels (height).

    • Recent front facing photograph with white background to be uploaded by the applicant

    • Do not crop the Passport Image to use it as your recent photograph. Upload clear front facing photograph with preferable white/light coloured background.

    Pay e-Visa Fee:

    • Non-refundable processing fee is ~$40 USD per application (if you choose the 1-year tourist application)

    • You will then be redirected to SBIePay payment page

    • Sometimes, after payment, a 3 D Secure page of the Card Issuer will then be displayed, where you must enter 3D Secure Password/OTP (one-time password given to you). 

    • Once the transaction is processed, the applicant shall be presented with a payment successful page along with a reference number.

    • Please have printed copies of your e-visa, trip itinerary and our wedding invitation when you go through immigration in India

    • Finally, if you come to Chennai from an international destination, please keep a pen on you as you will need to fill out an arrival card. For an India address, please use the address provided in the above sections.