India Medical Visafor 🇲🇻 Maldivian citizens travelling to 🇮🇳 India

📋Required Documents6

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  Digital photograph and passport bio-page scan
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  e-Visa fee payment (~USD 80)
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  Letter from the recognised Indian hospital (on letterhead)

  Stating the proposed treatment and admission dates.

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  Online e-Visa application (indianvisaonline.gov.in)
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  Passport valid 6+ months with 2 blank pages
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  Printed ETA confirmation

ℹ️What to Expect

As a Maldivian passport holder, you can enter India without applying for a visa in advance. Present your valid passport at the port of entry and confirm your intended stay is within up to 90 days. Border officers may ask for proof of onward travel, sufficient funds, and accommodation details. Always verify current requirements at the official government portal before booking travel.

📎Supporting Documents (may strengthen your application)

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  e-Medical Attendant visa applications

  Up to 2 accompanying attendants, tied to the patient’s visa.

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  Yellow fever vaccination certificate

  Only if arriving from an endemic country.

🌐Why Maldivian passport holders do not need a visa for India

Maldivian passport holders can enter India without a visa because of an existing bilateral visa-waiver agreement or diplomatic arrangement between the two countries. This means Maldivian citizens benefit from streamlined entry and do not need to apply in advance — a valid passport is sufficient at the border.

⚠️Common Reasons India Medical Visa Applications Are Refused6

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  Lack of genuine medical documentation — no letter from the treating Indian hospital / no credible treatment details, or a condition or treatment plan that cannot be evidenced.
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  Document or photograph scan failures and passport-data mismatches — exact-match automated rejection on any discrepancy in name, passport number or date of birth.
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  An ineligible passport — a non-ordinary travel document, or under six months’ validity or without blank pages.
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  Wrong category — using the e-Medical visa for tourism, or for an accompanying attendant (who needs the separate e-Medical Attendant visa), or for treatment better suited to a regular paper Medical visa.
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  Pakistani nationality or Pakistani origin (parent, grandparent or spouse, or birth in Pakistan), an adverse security check, or an undisclosed criminal record.
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  An already-active Indian visa for the same period, or a prior overstay / deportation / blacklisting.

Refusal grounds are at the discretion of the deciding officer and can change. This list is informational — always verify current requirements at the official government portal.

🔗More India Visa Options

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