Embassy of India

Lisbon, Portugal

Visa Fees

1. The following rates of visa fees are effective from April 01, 2021.
2. All fees mentioned below are in Euros.
3. The visa fee is exclusive of Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) charges of Euros 3 and postal charges of Euros 3 (for returning the visa with passport to the applicant by post) which will be charged accordingly even in cases of gratis visa categories.
4. All visa fees once paid are non-refundable irrespective of the outcome of the visa application and duration granted. Fee should be deposited only after ascertaining all relevant details of the visa, as applicable to the purpose of travel.
5. The duration and number of entries granted to the applicant will be solely at the discretion of the Embassy.

1. Normal Visa Fees Structure:

2. Restricted/Protected Area Permit: A fee of Euros 26 for issuing restricted/protected area permit except from Nationals belonging to Afghanistan, Argentina, Bangladesh, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Jamaica, Maldives, Mauritius, Mongolia, South Africa and Uruguay, Nepal, Bhutan and Pakistan.

3. Transfer of Visa:

1. When Indian Visa affixed on an old passport is transferred on a new passport, a fee of Euro 5 will be charged.
2. This fee will not be charged from the nationals of Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan and of the countries mentioned below in point regarding Gratis Visas.
3. In case of U.K. nationals, visa transfer fee is Euros 140.
4. In case of Russian nationals, visa transfer fee is Euros 34.

4. Gratis Visas:

1. All types of visas will be issued gratis to the nationals of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Jamaica, Maldives, Mauritius, Mongolia, Myanmar and South Africa.
2. In respect of Seychelles nationals, all types of visas except for work/employment visa may be issued on gratis basis.
3. Only Business, Tourist and Transit visas will be issued on gratis basis to the nationals of Argentina. Normal visa fee is applicable for all other types of visas.Only Tourist visas will to be issued on gratis basis to the nationals of Uruguay. Normal visa fee is applicable for all other types of visas.
4. Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) charges of Euros 3 and postal charges will be charged accordingly even in cases of gratis visa categories except from nationals of Myanmar. In respect of Myanmar nationals, Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) fee will not be charged. However, postal charges will be charged if they opt for return of passport via post.

5. Visa Free Countries: Nationals of Nepal and Bhutan do not require visa to enter India. However, nationals of Nepal require visa, if they enter India from China, which may be granted gratis.
6. Visa fee for Pakistani Nationals: A fee of Euros 2 should be charged from Pakistani nationals for an Indian visa of all types.
7. Special Visa Fee Categories: In view of the existing bilateral agreements/arrangements, visa fee in respect of following countries will be as follows:

• Singaporean Nationals: The charges for Tourist visa (multiple entry) and valid for up to six months in respect of Singapore nationals will be Euros 21. However, fee for all other types of visas will be same as mentioned in normal visa fee structure.
• Japanese Nationals: A fee of Euro 1 for transit visa and Euro 7 for all other types of visas will be charged from Japanese Nationals.

U.K. Nationals:

9. Nigerian Nationals: A uniform fee of Euros 209 will be charged for all types of visas valid for any duration from the nationals of Nigeria.

10. USA Nationals:

1. A fee of Euros 134 (inclusive of visa application fee) will be charged for tourist visa and business visa for a maximum period up to 10 years from the nationals of USA
2. Fee for all other types of visas will be same as mentioned in normal visa fee structure.
3. In all cases of visas, an additional visa application fee of Euro 17 (except for tourist visa and business visa) will be charged from the nationals of USA

11. Ukrainian Nationals: The fee for Ukrainian nationals for different types of visas will be as follows

12. Russian Nationals: Normal visa fee schedule does not apply to Russian nationals. Service charges should be charged from the Russian nationals as per details given below:

13 Sri Lankan Nationals: The existing rates of visa fees for Sri Lankan nationals remain unchanged. Details are as given below:

14. Mozambique Nationals: The visa fee to be charged from the Mozambique nationals are given below:

15. Special Business Visa fees to be charged from nationals of following countries on reciprocal basis:

16. Employment Visa Fees to be charged from the nationals of following countries on reciprocal basis:

17. Gratis Business & Employment Visa for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Applicants:

1. Only Business and employment visas to the applicants from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) will be issued on gratis basis.
2. Fee for all other types of visas will be same as applicable as mentioned above.
3. The list of 48 LDCs is as follows:

Refund Policy for refund of overpayment/excess payment in respect of Regular Paper visa, e-Visa
Regular Paper Visa
1. The Embassy may examine the requests for refund of excess/multiple payment of fee immediately on receipt of rquest from the applicant. Such requests will be processed with in seven working days of receipt of the request and refund claims where there are no disputes will be settled by the Nodal Officer concerned with in 7 working days of receipt of the request.
2. In cases where there is a dispute, the Embassy will forward the request to the Ministry with thier recommendations. Refund in all such cases may be completed with in 21 working days of receipt of the request from the applicant.
3. No refund claim will be entertained after 3 months of such payment.

e-Visa
1. Applicant will click on ‘Refund Payment’ button on e-visa website homepage.
2. The popup will show existing refund policy of banks as per agreements between banks for transactions.
Instructions for the applicants
1. Refund will be accepted for the overcharge of e-visa fee amount.
2. If fee is deducted from both the payment gateway (SBI and Axis) against single application Id.
3. In case of double deductin from the same bank, the automatic refund will be initiated by the  bank concerned as per Banking Transaction Laws.
4. Applicant will choose to continue for initiating refund. Applicant will provide following details:
Application ID+date of birth
If application ID not available, then
Passport Number+nationality+date of birth to select the application ID for payment issue.
5. Following cases may arise:
a. If no record found against the selected application ID then appropriate message would be displayed ‘’no record fond against the application ID’’.
b. If record is found, then details of the application will be shown to the applicant.  Applicant would select reason for refund from a dropdown.
c. In case the selected reason belongs to the category wherein bank will automatically refund the money- The refund request will not be entertained.  Such request will be sotred in a separate log database.
d. No payment attempt found for the provided application ID- In case of no payment attempt has been made by the applicant, applicant would be advised to wait for 2 hours and then re-fill the refund form.
6. In case payment attempt has been found to be made for the provided application ID, and e-Visa service is processed by BoI.
a. The user will informed that particular application has been processed under e-Visa service and hence fee is not refundable.
b. If the applicant still intends to proceed for refund (may be due to overcharge etc), the applicant will select the reason from the list and write entire issue in the text  box and submit form.
7. No refund claim will be entertained after 3 moths of such payment.