Increase in the Validity of E-Medical Visa to One Year
04/09/2026
Increase in the Validity of E-Medical Visa to One Year
Dear Member,
Greetings in the 76th year of the Hotel & Restaurant Association (Western India) !
We would like to inform you that, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India vide Office Memorandum dated 31st July 2026, has informed that visas for both Medical and Ayush treatment are covered under the e-Visa framework and are available to nationals of 171 countries / nationalities.
Further, the Ministry of Home Affairs has recently revised the provisions relating to e-Medical and e-Ayush visas. The validity of the e-Medical visa has been increased from 60 days to one year and the permitted entries have been revised from triple entries to multiple entries.
The revised details are as follows:
| Visa Category | Validity | Entries |
| E-Medical Visa (e-M1V) |
One year (365 days) from the date of arrival in India |
Multiple |
| E-Ayush Visa (e-M3V) |
One year (365 days) from the date of arrival in India |
Multiple |
For more details and the applicable e-Visa guidelines, please refer to the official Government of India e-Visa portal: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html
This is for your kind information.
Regards,
Trupti Pawar
Secretary General
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Hotel And Restaurant Association (Western India)
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