Visa Requirements
Do South African citizens need a visa for India?
Official Requirement
e-Visa required
for South Africa citizens travelling to India
India's e-Visa system covers nationals of over 190 countries across categories including tourism, business, medical, and student purposes. Applicants must hold a passport valid for at least six months and apply online before travel.
Checked 8 September 2026
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The short answer
South African citizens need an eVisa to enter India. An eVisa has to be applied for and approved online before travelling to India. Processing takes apply a minimum of four days in advance of the date of arrival. A notice to re-upload a document normally arrives within 24 hours. The fee is country specific. Bank transaction charges of 3 per cent are added. Passport validity: passport should have at least six months validity at the time of making the application for an e-Visa. Bring a recent front-facing photograph with a white background and the photo page of your passport. Conditions: maximum stay in India during one calendar year should not exceed 180 days on the one-year and five-year tourist visas. Entry is permitted through designated airports and seaports only. This was last checked on 8 September 2026.
At a glance
Key facts for South African citizens visiting India
- Requirement
- e-Visa required
- Passport validity
- Passport should have at least six months validity at the time of making the application for an e-Visa.
- Fee
- Country specific. Bank transaction charges of 3 per cent are added.
- Processing time
- Apply a minimum of four days in advance of the date of arrival. A notice to re-upload a document normally arrives within 24 hours.
- Documents
- A recent front-facing photograph with a white background
- The photo page of your passport
- Conditions
- Maximum stay in India during one calendar year should not exceed 180 days on the one-year and five-year tourist visas. Entry is permitted through designated airports and seaports only.
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Step by step
How South African citizens enter India
Check your passport has at least six months validity at the time you apply.
Apply online a minimum of four days in advance of your date of arrival.
Upload a recent front-facing photograph with a white background and the photo page of your passport.
Pay the fee for your nationality. Bank transaction charges of 3 per cent are added.
Arrive through one of the designated airports or seaports.
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Avoid Some Regions
UK FCDO: The FCDO advises against all travel to within 10km of the India to Pakistan border and to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, with limited exceptions for air travel to and within Jammu city, and against all but essential travel to Manipur. The rest of the country carries no advisory against travel.
Updated 2026-08-22 23:56:56
Practical Info
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Questions
What South African citizens ask about entering India
Yes. South African citizens need an eVisa, applied for and approved online before travelling to India. This was last checked on 8 September 2026.
Through the official application page linked on this page. Yoogo does not process applications and takes no fee for them.
A passport valid for the trip, proof of onward or return travel, and proof of where you are staying. Officers can ask for evidence that you can support yourself for the visit. Entry is always the officer's decision, whatever the paperwork says.
India uses INR. Check the rate before you exchange anything at the airport, where the spread is usually widest.
Changes to this route
No changes recorded since the first check on 8 September 2026.
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