{"id":39279,"date":"2025-10-03T09:37:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=39279"},"modified":"2025-10-04T13:06:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T18:06:00","slug":"all-about-india-digital-earrival-card-for-foreigners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/all-about-india-digital-earrival-card-for-foreigners\/","title":{"rendered":"All about India\u2019s Digital e-Arrival Card for Foreign Visitors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Apply for It"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starting 1 October 2025, the checklist for travel to India includes a new digital arrival form that complements India\u2019s Fast-Track Immigration system<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, specifically for non-Indian passport holders. The government of India eliminated the physical disembarkation card and introduced the e-arrival card for foreign nationals and citizens, aiming to reduce delays in the airport process.<\/p>\n

Indian Eagle<\/a><\/span>, the most trusted travel-booking agency for budget flight tickets to India, walks you through what is the new e-Arrival Card, how to apply for it, who are exempt, etc. Read on to know whether OCI Cardholders need the digital e-Arrival Card to enter India.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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What is India\u2019s e-Arrival Card\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The e-arrival disembarkation card is a token of safe entry into India for foreign passport holders<\/strong>. This pre-arrival process ensures post-arrival convenience, faster immigration clearance, and quick exit or transfer to the connecting domestic flight at major Indian airports. Until 1 October, inbound foreign travelers had to fill out a paper disembarkation form aboard flights to India<\/a><\/span> or at entry airports. The manual filling of the physical form would entail such risks as human error, misinformation, incomplete or inaccurate details, and slow processing.<\/p>\n

Requiring foreign visitors to fill out a digital arrival form is a global trend these days<\/strong>. Like Thailand, Taiwan, Philippines, Singapore, Japan, China, and South Korea; India digitized the pre-arrival process to streamline and secure the immigration system for foreign travelers. You must fill out the online form before your scheduled flight to India. Without a digital disembarkation card, you may risk your entry to India or face boarding denial at the departure airport<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Who Needs e-Arrival Card to travel to India? <\/strong><\/h3>\n

All foreigners, including tourists, students, business visitors, and medical treatment seekers, must fill and submit the digital Disembarkation form at the government\u2019s e-Arrival Card portal within 72 hours before their flights to India. If you are an Indian-origin foreign citizen, to say Indian American, without an OCI Card, it is high time to get an OCI Card. Otherwise, you need to fill out the digital arrival card form every time you travel to India. Precisely, OCI cardholders and Indian passport holders don\u2019t need a digital Disembarkation Card to enter India.<\/p>\n

How to Apply for India\u2019s e-Arrival Card: Step-by-Step Guide<\/strong><\/h3>\n

It is easy and simple to apply online for a disembarkation card to enter India. You neither need to upload documents nor pay a fee. It takes a few minutes to fill out India\u2019s digital arrival form, a replacement of the physical disembarkation form. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n