Crossing Pakistan - India land border with e-visa
Hi folks,
I am overlanding in my own vehicle across Central Asia at the moment (currently in Kyrgyzstan) towards India and my paper tourist visa application at the India Embassy in Bishkek was refused (they said I should apply in Islamabad). I have also heard from fellow travellers that paper tourist visa applications in Islamabad have started being refused within the last few weeks.
I am now considering abandoning the paper visa option and going down the e-visa route. I understand that I need to fly to India first to 'activate' it, after which it essentially becomes a paper visa and can then be used for future entries into India via land (in my case I will be crossing the Wagah land border from Pakistan). I will be in Tashkent in the next few weeks and there are very cheap flights to India, which I am happy to go for. I just need to be 100% sure that this option will work.
Has anyone here attempted to enter India via a land border using an e-visa that was previously activated by a previous entry into India by air? If so, I would absolutely love to hear from you.
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