India eVisa experience, timeline (2025)

Hey Guys - India just retstarted e-visa for canadians...I am applying for it now...there is a question is the form asking "Citizenship/National Id No" right after "country/region of birth". Do I enter my Indian passport number there?

TIA.

canada@2018 said:

Hey Guys - India just retstarted e-visa for canadians...I am applying for it now...there is a question is the form asking "Citizenship/National Id No" right after "country/region of birth". Do I enter my Indian passport number there?

TIA.

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Didn't you surrender your indian passport?
If yes then how can you enter that and even you are applying visa for India so not sure why they will ask you indian passport no.

Anyways I don't know the exact answer but thinking that way..
Lastly, is that a mandatory box to fill..

desmat said:

Didn't you surrender your indian passport?
If yes then how can you enter that and even you are applying visa for India so not sure why they will ask you indian passport no.

Anyways I don't know the exact answer but thinking that way..
Lastly, is that a mandatory box to fill..

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No I didn't surrender my Indian passport yet....got BLS appointment for end of this month....yes the field is mandatory....I can enter NA I guess...just wondering if anyone remembers what value they entered!

For e-visa, Indian passport surrender certificate is not required.

Hi all,

I am filling out the e-visa application.

Not sure what to enter in the 'Previous Visa/Currently valid Visa Details' section which has :

1) 'Cities previously visited in India' - should we enter only cities visited during the latest trip to India or all the cities visited during all the trips taken to India?

2) 'Last Indian Visa No/Currently valid Indian Visa No.' There is also a drop down after this one 'Type of Visa' - what would these be for an Indian citizen after obtaining Canadian citizenship?

Thanks in advance.

canada@2018 said:

Hey Guys - India just retstarted e-visa for canadians...I am applying for it now...there is a question is the form asking "Citizenship/National Id No" right after "country/region of birth". Do I enter my Indian passport number there?

TIA.

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I think if they needed us to enter passport number, then they should have asked for passport number instead of citizenship/national ID number. I have entered NA for it.

krishere1982 said:

I think if they needed us to enter passport number, then they should have asked for passport number instead of citizenship/national ID number. I have entered NA for it.

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Awesome thanks…

canada@2018 said:

Awesome thanks…

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I hope it is correct. It would be helpful if someone who had already applied and got it approved could advise about it.

krishere1982 said:

I hope it is correct. It would be helpful if someone who had already applied and got it approved could advise about it.

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Ok so you also applied for your evisa but yet to get it approved?

canada@2018 said:

Ok so you also applied for your evisa but yet to get it approved?

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I am only filling out the e-visa application now. Haven't even submitted it.

krishere1982 said:

I am only filling out the e-visa application now. Haven't even submitted it.

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Got it..same boat…

canada@2018 said:

Hey Guys - India just retstarted e-visa for canadians...I am applying for it now...there is a question is the form asking "Citizenship/National Id No" right after "country/region of birth". Do I enter my Indian passport number there?

TIA.

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Enter your citizenship number there from Citizenship certificate

krishere1982 said:

Hi all,

I am filling out the e-visa application.

Not sure what to enter in the 'Previous Visa/Currently valid Visa Details' section which has :

1) 'Cities previously visited in India' - should we enter only cities visited during the latest trip to India or all the cities visited during all the trips taken to India?

2) 'Last Indian Visa No/Currently valid Indian Visa No.' There is also a drop down after this one 'Type of Visa' - what would these be for an Indian citizen after obtaining Canadian citizenship?

Thanks in advance.

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I believe we do not need to enter anything as they are asking if you have visited india after receiving canadian passport..

steveD said:

Enter your citizenship number there from Citizenship certificate

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But it is being asked right after the Country of Birth. Doesn't that mean that they are asking the National ID / Citizenship No for India and not Canada?

steveD said:

I believe we do not need to enter anything as they are asking if you have visited india after receiving canadian passport..

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Oh ok. They should have a checkbox to select for people like us and this section should be hidden for us. That would avoid confusion.

canada@2018 said:

Hey Guys - India just retstarted e-visa for canadians...I am applying for it now...there is a question is the form asking "Citizenship/National Id No" right after "country/region of birth". Do I enter my Indian passport number there?

TIA.

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Hey guys - Update: Got eVisa ETA issued today - validity 1 year (they haven't started 5 years for Canadian passport for some unknown reason). It took less than. 24 hours. I entered NA for the "Citizenship/National Id No" in the application form.

Thanks for helping me out .