# India visa requirements for US passport holders > Americans need an e-visa before flying for 180 days in any rolling 365-day window. Stay length verified against official evidence checked 2026-08-21. Source: https://doastretch.com/visa/us-passport/india/ US passport · India · 2026 180 days e-Visa · in any 365-day window Access verified against an official source Stay length verified against an official source · checked 2026-08-21 Americans need an e-visa before flying for 180 days in any rolling 365-day window. Next step **How we know** Access verified against an official source Stretch's rules pipeline checked the entry category against the destination's official publication and a reviewer signed it off. Stay length verified against an official source The stay length was checked against official evidence. Sources are listed further down the page. ## How the count works for Americans in India This is a rolling window, the kind that catches people out: on any given day, look back 365 days and count every day you were inside — that total must not exceed 180. Leaving does not reset it; days only fall out of the window as they age past 365 days. Stretch does this arithmetic for you every day and shows the days you have *now*, not the nominal maximum. ## Before you fly Stretch publishes no independently sourced arrival card or application checklist for this route. Use the official check labelled in the sources section before travelling. ## Notes from the rulebook Per the official source (indianvisaonline.gov.in): Maximum stay in India during one Calender Year should not exceed 180 days for 1 year and 5 year Tourist Visa. (The source caps the stay per calendar year; the app tracks it as a rolling 365-day window, which is stricter across a year boundary — it may warn earlier than the rule requires.) ## Sources - **Evidence for the rule:** Official: indianvisaonline.gov.in — checked 2026-08-21 - **Official check:** [indianvisaonline.gov.in](https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html), retrieved 2026-08-22 ## Questions Americans ask about India **Can Americans enter India without a visa?** No. US passport holders need an e-visa for India, applied for online before travel. Access verified against an official source. **How long can Americans stay in India?** 180 days in any rolling 365-day window — stay length verified against an official source. Because this is a rolling window, leaving does not reset the count — days only drop out as they age past the window. **Do Americans need to fill anything in before flying to India?** Stretch publishes no independently sourced pre-travel paperwork for this route. Use the official check labelled in the sources section before travelling. **Is this India rule verified?** Access verified against an official source. Stay length verified against an official source. Both public claims have cleared the publication bar. Last checked 21 August 2026. **How does Stretch keep count of a stay in India?** Log the day you arrive and Stretch shows the days you have left and the date you must be out — reminders at 14, 7, 3 and 1 days, and on the day. For rolling windows it recomputes the window every day, so the number is the days you actually have now. 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