I’m am booked to sail on Celebrity constellation January 2,2018. According to Indian Consulate in Australia, I am able to Enter India on e-Visa from GOA port. Hence I have obtained an eVisa. I am now getting information that eVisa is not accepted in Celebrity constellation. Is this correct? I do NOT have time for a passport stamp visa as I leave Australia for UK next week?
Will I be denied boarding at Abu Dhabi on Celebrity with an E-Visa to India?
What are my options now?
What is the possibility of getting off at Muscat Oman, flying to Mumbai (where e-visa is accepted) and rejoining the ship again in Mumbai.
Thanks in advance
I am going to India with Regent Seven Seas cruises in April. I initially tried to get a multiple entry visa. The process was Byzantine, web site didn't always respond to clicking the links. Also this visa requires that information must be mailed as well and include passports for all travelers. I abandoned the nightmare process through sheer frustration and on a third party website read that the easier, cheaper e-visa was what I needed. This application was easier but still very frustrating. The application was accepted on line but would not allow me to go to the payment page and gave no reason. The visa site recommended by Regent told me Regent would not accept an e-visa anyway. Neither they nor Regent could tell me why. It is very hard to find an authoritative answer but I found one. I found an Indian government web site with a US number and just called them.
There are only three ports that accept an e-visa, Cochin, Mangalore and Goa. Our final stop, Mumbai does not accept them even if you are only leaving from there. Even if you stay on board you must have a multiple entry visa.These are the numbers if you want to check for your self
HELP with India e visa on Celebrity Constellation PLEASE
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I am going to India with Regent Seven Seas cruises in April. I initially tried to get a multiple entry visa. The process was Byzantine, web site didn't always respond to clicking the links. Also this visa requires that information must be mailed as well and include passports for all travelers. I abandoned the nightmare process through sheer frustration and on a third party website read that the easier, cheaper e-visa was what I needed. This application was easier but still very frustrating. The application was accepted on line but would not allow me to go to the payment page and gave no reason. The visa site recommended by Regent told me Regent would not accept an e-visa anyway. Neither they nor Regent could tell me why. It is very hard to find an authoritative answer but I found one. I found an Indian government web site with a US number and just called them.
There are only three ports that accept an e-visa, Cochin, Mangalore and Goa. Our final stop, Mumbai does not accept them even if you are only leaving from there. Even if you stay on board you must have a multiple entry visa.These are the numbers if you want to check for your self
https://www.e-visaindia.org.in/?utm_source=Google_Search&utm_medium=CPC&utm_type=Text&utm_campaign=AGL_USA_Country(S)&utm_keyword=%2Bindia%20%2Be%20%2Bvisa
You need luck and tech expertise to go through this, which I still have to do.