nycgirl
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Post by nycgirl on Aug 3, 2022 18:27:56 GMT -5
Hello, Kindly advise on visas required for India and Nepal (e-visa? easy to obtain? cost per person). Thank you!
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Post by Odysseys Unlimited on Aug 4, 2022 9:10:59 GMT -5
Hi nycgirl, For India, we recommend obtaining an e-visa through G3 Global Services. The cost of the visa through G3 is currently $224. The G3 website can be found here: g3visas.com/odysseys.html Alternately, you can obtain an e-visa on your own without assistance if you prefer, although our experience has been that this process can be burdensome and technologically difficult. If applying on your own without the assistance of a visa service provider, the application can be found on the following website: indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/tvoa.html Please be aware that there are multiple websites available from which to purchase the e-visa. Please be certain to visit the government website at the URL listed above, as alternate sites can be unreliable. For Nepal, we recommend that guests obtain the visa onsite. You will need to be prepared with $30 USD per person and one passport-size photo. If you are reserved on Mystical India with the Nepal extension, further information on visas is included in the visa letter, which is available in the My Odyssey Portal at time of reservation. If you have further questions, please contact us by email at customerservice@odysseys-unlimited.com or toll-free eat (888) 370-6765 Monday through Friday from 9:00 a,m, to 7:00 p.m.
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nycgirl
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Post by nycgirl on Aug 4, 2022 13:28:28 GMT -5
Thank you. Obtaining from the approved India government site is $25 for US citizens which You provided and I also saw posted on other organized travel sites specializing in India tourist e-visas. Why such a differential in price ($224 vs $25)? Any help:guidance greatly appreciated.
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Post by Odysseys Unlimited on Aug 4, 2022 16:29:09 GMT -5
Hi,
We assume that G3's fee reflects the time and effort it takes them to work through the process to obtain the e-visa. You are welcome to use any visa service that you wish; we suggest G3 as we have worked with them for many years and consider them a trusted and reliable partner. Please don't hesitate to contact our Customer Service department if you still have questions.
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nycgirl
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Post by nycgirl on Oct 8, 2022 18:37:44 GMT -5
I am happy to report that we have successfully obtained our India visas via the e-visa government website for just over $25.00. While the application process application does take some time, the most difficult part was payment. Advise that you pay with PayPal to ensure that the payment indeed goes through. I was able to submit payment, along with upload of passport photo and passport image and within 24 hours received approval. If anyone has any questions feel free to reach out to me direct. Getting excited for our trip - we are schedule on the Oct 29th departure!
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Post by Odysseys Unlimited on Oct 12, 2022 8:44:20 GMT -5
nycgirl, Thank you for the tip - we will pass that along.
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