Frequent travelers to India rarely want the hassle of reapplying year after year, which is exactly why the long-duration category exists. The Indian 5 Years Visit Visa suits this pattern well, remaining valid for five years counted from the date the ETA gets issued rather than from first arrival.
Most eligible nationals can stay up to ninety days per visit, while citizens of the USA, UK, Canada, and Japan receive an extended allowance reaching one hundred eighty days each trip. Multiple entries stay unrestricted throughout the entire five-year window, letting travelers come and go as their plans require, provided no single visit runs past its permitted limit.
Applying online skips embassy visits entirely. A colored passport photograph, a clear scan of the passport’s information page, and six months of remaining validity cover the basic paperwork needed. Standard processing runs three to six days, while urgent requests move faster for an added cost.