Dutch Passport Holders
India e-Visa for Dutch Citizens
India e-Visa Center describes three e-Visa categories: Tourist, Business and Medical. If you hold a Dutch passport and are planning a trip to India, this page helps you work through the first questions in order. Start with what the trip is for. Then see which category page to read, what the published service prices and processing estimates look like, and what to have ready.
This page is general information. It does not decide eligibility or promise approval.
What Is the Trip Really For?
Each category page lists the purposes it covers. Find the words that sound most like your plans, then open that page.
Tourist e-Visa
- Holidays
- Sightseeing
- Friends and family
For leisure-style trips. Its page walks through each tourist purpose and the paperwork attached to it.
Tourist e-Visa informationBusiness e-Visa
- Meetings
- Trade fairs
- Conferences
For professional visits. Its page sets out the business purposes and what each one asks you to have on hand.
Business e-Visa informationMedical e-Visa
- Consultations
- Treatment
- Follow-up care
For treatment-related travel. Its page covers the medical purposes and the paperwork tied to the hospital or treatment provider.
Medical e-Visa information
Website Service Prices
These are India e-Visa Center's published website service prices in USD. No Netherlands-specific price is published, so Dutch passport holders see the standard list.
Tourist e-Visa — 30 days
- Regular
- USD 85
- Express
- USD 105
Tourist e-Visa — 1 year
- Regular
- USD 140
- Express
- USD 180
Tourist e-Visa — 5 years
- Regular
- USD 400
- Express
- USD 500
Business e-Visa — 1 year
- Regular
- USD 300
- Express
- USD 400
Medical e-Visa — 60 days
- Regular
- USD 220
- Express
- USD 250
Prices are for general reference and are not a guaranteed, individualized quotation.
How Long the Service Is Estimated to Take
Treat these figures as estimates rather than promises: neither approval nor delivery dates are guaranteed. Set them beside your travel dates and keep a few spare days.
Regular service
4–5 working days
Estimate
Express service
2–3 working days
Estimate
Getting Your Paperwork in Order
A calm pass through these five points before you start collecting anything saves backtracking later.
Passport details
Copy details from the passport you will actually travel on, exactly as printed.
Photograph
Every category lists a recent color photograph. Specifications can vary, so confirm them in the guide rather than guessing.
Visa purpose
Document lists follow the purpose, so decide the purpose first.
Supporting documents
Depending on the purpose, further items may be named. Your category page spells them out.
Matching details
Names, passport data and dates should agree on everything you prepare.
- Open the requirements guide
Three Trips, Three Starting Points
Real trips rarely arrive in neat categories. These examples show where a Dutch traveler might begin reading. They illustrate how to use the category pages and are not statements about what any category covers.
A family visit with a week of sightseeing
Visiting friends or relatives and sightseeing both appear among tourist purposes, so the Tourist e-Visa page is the natural first read. Check its conditions against your actual plans.
Tourist e-Visa pageA trade fair followed by a few free days
Decide which purpose is the main reason you are going and begin with that category's page. For trips with more than one purpose, the visa options page advises checking current guidance carefully instead of guessing.
Visa options pageA planned treatment stay with a relative along
Begin with the Medical e-Visa page. It notes that accompanying a patient may need a different visa category, so read that note rather than assuming one document set fits both travelers.
Medical e-Visa page
Pre-Flight Notes
- Write the purpose of the trip in one sentence.
- Open the category page that matches it and read the purposes list.
- Find your row in the price cards and note Regular or Express.
- Set the processing estimate beside your travel dates, with spare days.
- List the documents your purpose names and tick them off as you gather them.
- Reread the common mistakes in the India e-Visa guide before relying on anything.
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Questions from Dutch Travelers
I am going for a conference and a holiday. Which page do I read first?
Start with the purpose that is the main reason for the trip, then read that category's page, since each one lists the purposes it covers. When a trip has more than one purpose, the visa options page advises checking current guidance carefully instead of guessing.
Are the prices on this page what a Dutch applicant pays?
They are India e-Visa Center's published website service prices in USD, shown for general reference. No Netherlands-specific price is published, and the figures are not a personal quotation. The fees page lists the same prices with entry type and validity.
How should I fit the processing estimate into my plans?
Regular is estimated at 4–5 working days and Express at 2–3 working days. Because they are estimates and not guarantees, compare them with your travel dates and leave spare days before paying for anything that cannot be changed.
Which documents does every category list?
Every purpose names two items: a scanned passport bio-data page and a recent color photograph. Anything beyond those depends on the purpose, so confirm it in the requirements guide and on your category's page.
What should Dutch passport holders have ready before applying for an India eVisa?
Choose the category and service level that match your trip, then have your passport details, a recent photograph, your travel dates and any supporting documents ready, so you can enter every detail exactly as it appears in your documents.