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India visa rules for Germany passport holders

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e-Visa needed. Germany passport holders need an e-Visa before travel to visit India.

Entry
e-Visa
Stay
30 days per entry
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Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’E-VISA30 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

indianvisaonline.gov.inMinistry of Home Affairs, Government of India (Indian Visa Online e-Visa portal)Checked 26 Oct 2026

If you hold valid passports from any of the following countries/regions, you are eligible for eVisa. 1. Albania 2. Andorra 3. Angola 4. Anguilla 5. Antigua & Barbuda 6. Argentina 7. Armenia 8. Aruba 9. Australia 10. Austria 11. Azerbaijan 12. Bahamas 13. Bahrain 14. Bangladesh 15. Barbados 16. Belarus 17. Belgium 18. Belize 19. Benin 20. Bolivia 21. Bosnia & Herzegovina 22. Botswana 23. Brazil 24. Brunei 25. Bulgaria 26. Burundi 27. Canada 28. Cambodia 29. Cameroon Union Republic 30. Cape Verde 31. Cayman Island 32. Chile 33. Colombia 34. Comoros 35. Cook Islands 36. Costa Rica 37. Cote d'lvoire 38. Croatia 39. Cuba 40. Cyprus 41. Czech Republic 42. Denmark 43. Djibouti 44. Dominica 45. Dominican Republic 46. Ecuador 47. El Salvador 48. Equatorial Guinea 49. Eritrea 50. Estonia 51. Eswatini 52. Fiji 53. Finland 54. France 55. Gabon 56. Gambia 57. Georgia 58. Germany 59. Ghana 60. Gibraltar 61. Greece 62. Grenada 63. Guatemala 64. Guernsey 65. Guinea 66. Guyana 67. Haiti 68. Honduras 69. Hungary 70. Iceland 71. Indonesia 72. Ireland 73. Isle of Man 74. Israel 75. Italy 76. Jamaica 77. Japan 78. Jersey 79. Jordan 80. Kazakhstan 81. Kenya 82. Kiribati 83. Kuwait 84. Kyrgyzstan 85. Kenya 86. Laos 87. Latvia 88. Lesotho 89. Liberia 90. Liechtenstein 91. Lithuania 92. Luxembourg 93. Macedonia 94. Madagascar 95. Malawi 96. Malaysia 97. Mali 98. Malta 99. Marshall Islands 100. Mauritania 101. Mauritius 102. Mexico 103. Micronesia 104. Moldova 105. Monaco 106. Mongolia 107. Montenegro 108. Montserrat 109. Morocco 110. Mozambique 111. Myanmar 112. Namibia 113. Nauru 114. Netherlands 115. New Zealand 116. Nicaragua 117. Niger Republic 118. Niue Island 119. Norway 120. Oman 121. Palau 122. Palestine 123. Panama 124. Papua New Guinea 125. Paraguay 126. Peru 127. Philippines 128. Poland 129. Portugal 130. Qatar 131. Republic of Korea 132. Romania 133. Russia 134. Rwanda 135. Saint Christopher and Nevis 136. Saint Lucia 137. Saint Vincent & the Grenadines 138. Samoa 139. San Marino 140. Senegal 141. Serbia 142. Seychelles 143. Sierra Leone 144. Singapore 145. Slovakia 146. Slovenia 147. Solomon Islands 148. South Africa 149. Spain 150. Sri Lanka 151. Suriname 152. Sweden 153. Switzerland 154. Taiwan 155. Tajikistan 156. Tanzania 157. Thailand 158. Togo 159. Tonga 160. Trinidad & Tobago 161. Turks & Caicos Island 162. Tuvalu 163. Uganda 164. UAE 165. Ukraine 166. United Kingdom 167. Uruguay 168. USA 169. Uzbekistan 170. Vanuatu 171. Vatican City-Holy See 172. Venezuela 173. Vietnam 174. Zambia 175. Zimbabwe

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Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • The e-Visa fee depends on nationality and is paid online at least 4 days before travel.
  • Enter through an airport or seaport designated for the e-Visa.
  • Needs a return or onward ticket.
  • Not open to anyone of Pakistani origin, who must apply for a regular visa at an Indian Mission.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Applicant's passport should have at least six months validity at the time of making application for grant of e-Visa.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What India passport holders need to visit Germany.

India passport Germany

Visa needed

Afghanistan yes Albania no (1, 5) Algeria yes Andorra no (1, 4) Angola yes Antigua and Barbuda no (1) Argentina no (1) Armenia yes Austria no Australia (including the Cocos Islands, Norfolk Island, Christmas Island) no (1, 3) Azerbaijan yes Bahamas no (1) Bahrain yes Bangladesh yes Barbados no (1) Belarus yes Belgium no Belize yes Benin yes Bhutan yes Bolivia yes Bosnia and Herzegovina no (1, 5) Botswana yes Brazil no (1, 4) Brunei Darussalam no (1) Bulgaria no Burkina Faso yes Burundi yes Cambodia yes Cameroon yes Canada no (1, 3) Cape Verde yes Central African Republic yes Chad yes Chile no (1) China (People's Republic) yes (6) Colombia no (1) Comoros yes Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo) yes Congo (Republic of the Congo) yes Costa Rica no (1) Côte d'Ivoire yes Croatia no Cuba yes Cyprus no Czech Republic no Denmark no Djibouti yes Dominica no (1) Dominican Republic yes Ecuador yes Egypt yes El Salvador no (1, 4) Equatorial Guinea yes Eritrea yes Estonia no Eswatini yes Ethiopia yes Fiji yes Finland no France (including French Guyane, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Martinique, New Caledonia, Réunion, St Pierre and Miquelon) no Gabon yes Gambia yes Georgia no (1,5, 9) Ghana yes Greece no Grenada no (1) Guatemala no (1) Guinea yes Guinea-Bissau yes Guyana yes Haiti yes Honduras no (1, 4) Hong Kong see China (People's Republic) (6) Hungary no Iceland no (1, 3) India yes Indonesia yes Iran yes Iraq yes Ireland no Israel no (1, 3) Italy no Jamaica yes Japan no (1, 3) Jordan yes Kazakhstan yes Kenya yes Kiribati no (1) Korea (Republic of Korea, South Korea) no (1, 3) Korea (Democratic People's Republic, North Korea) yes Kosovo no (1, 5) Kuwait yes Kyrgyzstan yes Laos yes Latvia no Lebanon yes Lesotho yes Liberia yes Libya yes Liechtenstein no Lithuania no Luxembourg no Macao no (1, 6) Madagascar yes Malawi yes Malaysia no (1) Maldives yes Mali yes Malta no Marshall Islands no (1) Mauritania yes Mauritius no (1) Mexico no (1) Micronesia no (1) Moldova no (1, 5) Monaco no (1, 4) Mongolia yes Montenegro no (1, 5) Morocco yes Mozambique yes Myanmar yes Namibia yes Nauru yes Nepal yes Netherlands no New Zealand (including the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau) no (1, 3) Nicaragua no (1) Niger yes Nigeria yes North Macedonia no (1, 5) Norway no Oman yes Pakistan yes Palau no (1) Palestinian territories yes Panama no (1) Papua New Guinea yes Paraguay no (1) Peru no (1) Philippines yes Poland no Portugal no Qatar yes Romania no Russian Federation yes Rwanda yes Saint Kitts and Nevis no (1) Saint Lucia no (1) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines no (1) Samoa no (1) San Marino no (1, 4) São Tomé and Principe yes Saudi Arabia yes Senegal yes Serbia no (1) Seychelles no (1, 5) Sierra Leone yes Singapore no (1) Slovak Republic no Slovenia no Solomon Islands no (1) Somalia yes South Africa yes South Sudan yes Spain (including Spanish territories in North Africa with Ceuta and Melilla) no Sri Lanka yes Sudan yes Suriname yes Sweden no Switzerland no (1, 3) Syria yes Taiwan no (1, 8) Tajikistan yes Tanzania yes Thailand yes Timor-Leste no (1) Togo yes Tonga no (1) Trinidad and Tobago no (1) Tunisia yes Turkey yes Turkmenistan yes Tuvalu no (1) Uganda yes Ukraine no (1, 5) United Arab Emirates no (1) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland no (1, 3, 7) United States of America (including Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico) no (1, 3) Uruguay no (1) Uzbekistan yes Vanuatu yes Vatican City no (1) Venezuela no (1) Viet Nam yes Yemen yes Zambia yes Zimbabwe yes

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Visa-free nearby

Other places Germany passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of New Delhi, nearest first.

  1. TajikistanDushanbe, about 1,350 km from New DelhiVisa-free · 30 days
  2. UzbekistanTashkent, about 1,580 km from New DelhiVisa-free · 30 days
  3. KyrgyzstanBishkek, about 1,600 km from New DelhiVisa-free · 30 days
  4. OmanMuscat, about 1,960 km from New DelhiVisa-free · 14 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in New Delhi

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in New Delhi, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 20.2°CLow 7.4°CRain 19 mm
  2. FebHigh 24.6°CLow 10.7°CRain 23 mm
  3. MarHigh 30.3°CLow 15.8°CRain 19 mm
  4. AprHigh 36.9°CLow 21.6°CRain 13 mm
  5. MayHigh 39.8°CLow 25.7°CRain 34 mm
  6. JunHigh 38.8°CLow 27.8°CRain 85 mm
  7. JulHigh 35.6°CLow 27.5°CRain 197 mm
  8. AugHigh 34.2°CLow 26.7°CRain 228 mm
  9. SepHigh 34.2°CLow 25.1°CRain 128 mm
  10. OctHigh 33.0°CLow 19.5°CRain 14 mm
  11. NovHigh 28.3°CLow 12.9°CRain 4 mm
  12. DecHigh 22.8°CLow 8.4°CRain 8 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 24 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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