India Medical Visafor 🇳🇵 Nepali citizens travelling to 🇮🇳 India

📋Required Documents10

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  Letter from the recognised Indian hospital on its letterhead, stating the proposed treatment and dates
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  Apply online at indianvisaonline.gov.in at least 4 days before travel
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  Passport valid at least 6 months with 2 blank pages
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  Recent digital photograph and passport bio-page scan
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  e-Visa fee around USD 80, paid online
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  The e-Medical visa allows triple entry within 60 days, extendable up to 6 months on medical grounds (apply via FRRO)
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  Up to 2 attendants can accompany you on e-Medical Attendant visas tied to your visa
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  Yellow fever certificate if arriving from an endemic country
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  Register with the FRRO/FRO if your stay extends beyond 180 days or as required
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  Carry the hospital letter and printed ETA for immigration

ℹ️What to Expect

As a Nepali 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.

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

Nepali 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 Nepali 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.

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