Archive · 12 Aug 2026
India Expands E-Visa Entry To 88 Ports Including Attari
India has a system called e-visa that lets visitors from other countries get permission to visit online.
Now, India is letting e-visa travelers enter through even more places, 88 in total.
One of the new places is a border crossing called Attari.
The government announced this just before India's Independence Day.
Officials said the new entry points were added during the year, starting on January 1, 2026.
Most e-visa applications are approved very quickly, with about 95 out of every 100 finished in under three days.
The government says this makes the e-visa program more useful for visitors.
However, people from Pakistan, or with Pakistani roots, cannot use the e-visa facility at Attari.
So the new rule helps many travelers, but not everyone.
India's Ministry of Home Affairs expanded the e-visa network to 88 entry ports, adding 11 new ports including the Attari border.
The new ports were notified at different points through the year starting January 1, 2026, and consolidated in one announcement ahead of Independence Day.
The ministry said about 95 percent of e-visa applications are processed in under 72 hours.
Attari is now part of the e-visa network, but the facility is not open to travelers holding Pakistani passports or those of Pakistani origin.
The ministry said the additions add to the appeal and usefulness of the e-visa system.
- Who
- India's Ministry of Home Affairs
- What
- Expanded the e-visa entry network to 88 ports, adding 11 new ports including the Attari border, ahead of Independence Day
- When
- Ahead of Independence Day; the ports were notified through the year starting January 1, 2026
- Where
- India, including the Attari land border
- Why
- To add to the appeal and usefulness of the e-visa system, according to the ministry
- Total e-visa entry ports
- 88
- New ports added
- 11
- New ports notified from
- January 1, 2026
- E-visa processing speed
- About 95% of applications processed in under 72 hours
- Attari border status
- Included in e-visa network, but not for Pakistani passport holders or those of Pakistani origin
- Announcement
- Consolidated press release ahead of Independence Day