Entry rules · Japan passport
Do Japan passport holders need a visa for India?
Japan passport holders can get a visa on arrival in India for up to 60 days; there is no need to apply in advance.
Checked against official sources on 30 Oct 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- Visa on arrival. Get your visa at the border.
- Stay
- Up to 60 days
- Status
- Verified 30 Oct 2026
- Official source
- Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (Country Specific Guidelines)
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary Japan passport.
What the official sources say
The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.
Entry: visa on arrival
JAPAN :: Can I avail Visa on Arrival facility to enter India? :: Ans: Yes, you may be eligible for Visa on Arrival facility. For more details refer to Visa on Arrival Section on this website Visa Arrival Section
Visa-on-Arrival facility is available for the nationals of Japan, Republic of Korea and United Arab Emirates (UAE); who intends to visit India for a period not exceeding 60 days for Business, Tourism, Conference and Medical purposes including for treatment under Ayush
Ans- The Visa on Arrival facility is only for the nationals of Japan, South Korea and UAE (only for such UAE nationals who had earlier obtained e-Visa or regular/paper visa for India). For the nationals of all other
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(b) foreigners from specified countries intending to avail visa -on-arrival at the designated ports of entry
Visa-on-Arrival shall be valid up to 60 days with double-entry facility.
Visa on arrival will be provided to Japanese and Republic of Korea nationals only at Delhi. Mumbai. Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderbad while for UAE national at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Cochin, Calicut and Ahmedabad.
Services of e-Visa are completely online and no facilitation is required by any intermediary / travel agents etc.
Stay: up to 60 days
Visa-on-Arrival shall be valid up to 60 days with double-entry facility.
Visa on arrival will be provided to Japanese and Republic of Korea nationals only at Delhi. Mumbai. Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderbad while for UAE national at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Cochin, Calicut and Ahmedabad.
India for other passports
- Free movement
- Nepal
- Visa-freePublic data
- Bhutan
- Visa-freeUp to 90 days
- Maldives
- On arrivalUp to 60 days
- South Korea
- eVisa
- Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- eVisaUp to 30 daysPublic data
- Afghanistan
- Visa required
- Algeria, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Macao, Nigeria, North Korea, Republic of the Congo, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Yemen
How this rule was checked
On 30 Oct 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to India, chiefly Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (Country Specific Guidelines). Two independent checks reached the same result.
Before the check, public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said: visa on arrival, up to 30 days. The official source shows: visa on arrival, up to 60 days, and that is what this page shows.
See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.
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Government travel advice for India
- United States
- Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
- United Kingdom
- Advises against all travel to some areas
- Canada
- Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)
What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to India as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.
Plan your trip
- Check a trip with more stopsRoute check: the best passport at each stop
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Before you travel
This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of India.