Archive · 20 Nov 2025
India Expands Visa on Arrival for UAE Travellers
India made it easier for people from the UAE to visit by adding three more airports where they can get a visa on arrival.
They can stay for up to two months and visit twice during that time.
This is to help more people travel between the two countries for tourism, business, or medical reasons.
India added Cochin, Calicut, and Ahmedabad to its Visa on Arrival (VoA) scheme for UAE nationals
The scheme now covers nine major airports
UAE nationals can stay up to 60 days and enter twice within that period
Eligibility requires a previous Indian e-visa or regular visa and a passport valid for six months
The VoA fee remains ₹2,000 per passenger
- Who
- UAE nationals
- What
- can now get a Visa on Arrival at nine major Indian airports
- When
- as of Wednesday
- Where
- at Cochin, Calicut, Ahmedabad, and six other airports
- Why
- to ease travel and boost tourism, business, and medical traffic between India and the UAE
- Eligible Airports
- New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi, Cochin, Calicut, Ahmedabad
- Maximum Stay
- 60 days
- Entries Allowed
- Double entry within the 60-day period
- Passport Validity
- Minimum 6 months
- VoA Fee
- ₹2,000 per passenger