India: visas, documents and safety

India at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC+05:30)

05:58:18

November 1, 2026

Capital

New Delhi

Data status

Update delayed

19.4 °C

Clear

High 27.8°

Low 19.1°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 1.8 m/s

Today · Nov 1

Clear

19.1° / 27.8°

Precipitation 0 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 2

Clear

18.4° / 27.9°

Precipitation 0 mm

Tuesday · Nov 3

Clear

18.3° / 20.2°

Precipitation 0 mm

Weather: New Delhi (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: Indian rupee (INR)
Language: English, Hindi, Tamil
Capital: New Delhi
Population: 1,417,492,000
Timezone: UTC+05:30

Country overview

The Italian presence in India brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in India

Planning a trip to India means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in India.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

eVisa

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

India's Bureau of Immigration says visa-free entry is available to citizens of Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives; for others a valid passport and a regular visa, e-Visa or OCI card are required. Citizens of the countries and territories on India's e-Visa list can apply online for an e-Tourist Visa of one month, one year or five years; the portal's fee table gives each nationality's fee, and its FAQ says indianvisaonline.gov.in is the only official website to apply.

Passport validity: India's e-Visa instructions say the passport should have at least six months' validity at the time of applying for the e-Visa and at least two blank pages for stamping. The UK Foreign Office tells British nationals their passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date they arrive and at least 2 blank pages.
Blank passport pages: At least 2 blank passport pages.
Return or onward ticket: India's e-Visa instructions say the foreigner should have a return ticket or onward journey ticket, with sufficient money to spend during the stay in India.
Vaccinations: India's Bureau of Immigration says anyone arriving from or transiting through a yellow fever endemic country by air or sea must hold a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate, and that foreigners or Indians (excluding infants below six months) arriving without one who have visited or transited such an area will be kept in quarantine for up to 6 days. It lists 30 notified endemic countries in Africa and 13 in South America., WHO's country list says India requires proof of oral polio vaccination, taken at least 4 weeks before departure, from resident national travellers from polio-endemic countries (Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan) and from countries with poliovirus circulation following importation (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Syria).

Entry & documents

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Safety

Travel advisory: Level 2 - Exercise Increased Caution

Exercise increased cautionin India due to crime and terrorism. Some areas have increased risk.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

14 offices listed

Office

Embassy - New Delhi

NEW DELHI

Office

Consulate general - Bangalore

Bengaluru

Office

Consulate general - Kolkata (Calcutta) (Bengala Occidentale)

Kolkata

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Automated data for information only. It does not replace guidance from local authorities, MAECI or Viaggiare Sicuri.

Data transparency

Sources and updates

Origin, time reference and terms of use for data shown for India.

Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 13 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

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MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 1 Nov 2026, 00:16 · Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026, 01:01 · Update delayed

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GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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India

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Essential facts

Country overview