India

• Passport of all applicants should be valid for a minimum period of six months from the date of departure from India.
• Biometrics will be done on arrival at the Airport in India.
• Travellers are to carry a copy of the ETA during the time of travel and must confirm that the status was shown as "granted" on the website prior to travelling.
• NOTE: Carrying satellite phones by foreigners while coming to India is prohibited.

All foreign nationals, including children, require a visa to enter India.

Applicants from South Africa and Lesotho applying for Tourist visa, medical visa, business visa, conference visa, medical attendant visa or emergency X Misc visa can apply for e-visa at: indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html

VISA REQUIREMENTS

• Apply online at: indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html
• During the online application, you will be required to upload a photograph and scanned copy of the bio page.
• Other visa types may require additional supporting documentation

High Commission of India in Pretoria
852 Francis Baard Street, Arcadia 0083, Pretoria
Tel: 012 342 5392 - 5
Web: www.hcipretoria.gov.in
Mon-Fri:08:30 - 17:00

Consulate General of India, Cape Town
The Terraces, 8th Floor, 34 Bree Street, Cape Town 8001
Tel: 021 419 8110
Email: cgoffice.capetown@mea.gov.in
Web: www.cgicapetown.gov.in/
Mon-Fri: 09:00 - 17:30

Consulate General of India, Durban
1 Kingsmead Blvd, 2nd Floor, Kingsmead Office Park, Durban 4001
Tel: (031) 335 0300
Email: cgoffice.durban@mea.gov.in
Web: www.cgidurban.gov.in
Mon-Fri: 08:30- 17:00

Consulate-General of India, Johannesburg
1 Eton Road, Cnr. Jan Smuts and Eton Roads, Parktown 2193
Tel: 011 482 8484/5/6
Email: ccons.jburg@mea.gov.in
Web: www.cgijoburg.gov.in
Mon-Fri: 08:30- 17:00

Up to 72 hours. Apply at least 4 days prior to travel.

Tourist Visa: 30 days /01 year / 05 years

For other visa types, please check the e-visa website.

E-visa is free to South African passport holders.

S.A. High Commission, B18 Vasant Marg, Vasant
Vihar, New Delhi, 110057, India
Tel: 0091-11-2614-9411-19
E-mail: consular.newdelhi@dirco.gov.za
Web: www.dirco.gov.za/newdelhi/

Also accredited to Nepal and Bangladesh

Compulsory: Yellow Fever (Dependant on Country of Origin/Stopover)
Recommended Travel Vaccines: Hepatitis A & B, Japanese Encephalitis (Not available in SA), Rabies, Typhoid, Tetanus, Polio
Malaria Risk

2026: Jan 26; Mar 4, 21, 26, 31; Apr 3; May 1, 27; Jun 26; Aug 15, 26; Sep 4; Oct 2, 20; Nov 8, 24; Dec 25 (Additional optional holidays may be observed)