India Visa for German Citizens

Yes. All German passport holders need a visa to enter India. There is no visa-free or visa-on-arrival arrangement between Germany and India. However, German citizens are fully eligible for India's eVisa programme, which means you can apply entirely online without visiting the Indian Embassy in Berlin or the Consulates in Frankfurt, Hamburg, or Munich. The eVisa is electronically linked to your passport number. Print the approval email and present it at immigration on arrival.

German citizens can stay up to 90 days per visit on the e-Tourist Visa (1-year and 5-year options). The 30-day e-Tourist Visa allows a maximum stay of 30 days with double entry. Note that the 180-day extended stay provision only applies to nationals of the USA, UK, Canada, and Japan. German nationals are subject to the standard 90-day maximum. If you need to stay longer than 90 days, you would need to apply for a regular visa through the Indian Embassy in Germany.

We offer three processing speeds: Express (48 hours), Priority (72 hours), and Standard (96 hours). All times are from receipt of a complete application. For the fastest results, apply during Indian business hours, which is roughly 3:30pm to 1:30am CET (2:30pm to 12:30am CEST during German summer time). Processing times are based on when your complete application is reviewed by our visa specialist team.

No. German passport photos (Passbilder) follow the Schengen standard of 35mm x 45mm (rectangular), but India requires 51mm x 51mm (square, equivalent to 2x2 inches). If you submit a German Passbild without resizing, it will be rejected. With VisaIn.in, you can upload any photo and our team will resize and format it to India's exact specifications before submission. No need to get new photos taken or visit a photo shop.

Not directly. India uses Type C, Type D, and Type M sockets. The small two-pin Europlug (Type C) fits into most Indian sockets and works fine for most travel adapters and small devices. However, the standard German Schuko plug (Type F, with two round pins plus grounding clips on the sides) does not fit securely in Indian sockets. You need a plug adaptor. Most universal travel adaptors sold in Germany cover Type D/M. We recommend buying one before departure rather than searching for one in India.

Refusal Protection is an optional paid add-on available at checkout. If your visa application is refused by the Indian government, this add-on refunds your service fee. It protects you against the rare event of an unexpected visa denial. The add-on costs a small percentage of your service fee and provides peace of mind, especially for first-time applicants or those applying close to their travel date.

Yes, with excellent connectivity. Lufthansa operates daily nonstop flights from Frankfurt (FRA) to Delhi (approximately 7 hours 40 minutes) and Mumbai (approximately 8 hours 5 minutes), and from Munich (MUC) to Delhi (approximately 7 hours 25 minutes). Bengaluru is served three times a week from Frankfurt. Air India also operates nonstop Frankfurt-Delhi and Munich-Delhi services. For travellers from other German cities, Emirates via Dubai, Turkish Airlines via Istanbul, and Qatar Airways via Doha offer convenient onward connections to dozens of Indian destinations.

This is a common concern for German applicants. German passports issued today typically render umlauts as their two-letter equivalents in the machine-readable zone (ae, oe, ue) and the name field shows the same. When filling in the eVisa application, you should enter your name exactly as it appears in your German passport, including any umlauts or their substitutions. Our visa specialist team reviews every application and verifies name fields before submission to make sure everything is consistent with your travel document.

No. The Europaische Krankenversicherungskarte (EKVK/EHIC) only provides coverage within the European Economic Area and Switzerland. It provides absolutely no coverage in India. You need separate private travel insurance for any trip to India. Make sure your policy covers medical evacuation, as facilities in rural India may require transfer to a larger city for treatment. Check the German Foreign Office website (auswaertiges-amt.de) for the current India travel advisory before departure.

Yes. VisaIn.in supports group applications for up to 10 travellers in a single booking. Each traveller needs their own passport and photo, but you can manage all applications from one account and pay together. This is convenient for families travelling on holiday as well as business delegations. Each person receives their own individual eVisa linked to their passport number.