How to get Medical Visa to India From UAE (United Arab Emirates)

Eligibility

• Only applicants who are traveling to another country for medical treatment are eligible to apply for a medical visa.
• The applicant should seek medical treatment at a recognized/reputed/specialized hospital/healthcare centre in India.
• The patient may be accompanied by up to two medical attendants during his or her medical travel. The medical attendant could be a family member or a close associate.
• If the medical attendant accompanying the patient to India is his or her family or spouse, they will be granted a miscellaneous visa co-terminus with the patient's medical visa.
• The list of treatments for which a patient may seek medical treatment is not exhaustive. It includes neurosurgery, joint replacements, ophthalmic disorders, renal disorders, cardiac problems, congenital disorders, organ transplants, radiotherapy, plastic surgery, and gene therapy.

Documents required

• Print out your completely filled legible online visa application form.
• Two recent color passport-size photographs.
• The photograph should be taken against a white background.

• If the applicant is wearing a local white Arabic headgear, the background should be light blue.
• The applicant should be dressed in dark-colored garments.
• The photo should be 51 × 51 mm in size.
• The photo should have a frontal view of the applicant.
• Both ears, and all facial features from chin to forehead, should be clearly visible.
• There should be no shadows on the face or in the background.
• Applicant’s expression should be natural in the photo.
• The photos should not be older than three months.

• Original passport with a 6-month validity period and two blank pages, and photocopies of the first five pages.

• Referral letter or preliminary medical advice from the Abu Dhabi or Al Ain Hospital stating the need fro a medical treatment in India.

• A letter from the Indian hospital that is involved stating its willingness to treat the patient.

• Passport should be valid for at least 6 months and consisting of 2 blank pages.

• A proof of residence is required from GCC nationals. They have to fill up the reference form (One copy).

• Only if they will be traveling with the applicant, the applicant's family member may submit an application.

• Minors (under 18) require a non-objection certificate signed by both parents. Parent’s signatures should match the ones on their respective passports.

• UAE Residents with visas granted in Abu Dhabi or Al-Ain residing in Dubai or the Northern Emirates must provide a copy of their address proof (tenancy contract, phone bill, or utility bill).

Online Medical Visa Application

• Submit an online application for an Indian medical visa on the Indian Visa Online website and select Regular Visa Application.

• Enter the required information, including your country's name, high commission, visa type, nationality, birthdate, email address, and anticipated arrival date in India.

• Click Continue after inputting the access code.

• The online application form has three pages. Click Save and Continue at the bottom of each page after you've filled them out correctly.

• Enter information regarding your family address and your profession or occupation.

• Fill out the medical visa application with necessary information about the hospitals in your country and India, duration of treatment, the number of required entries, the purpose of visit, expected date of travel, expected time of arrival and departure, other specifics, and information about SAARC country visit with reference.

• If you are solely traveling to India for treatment with Health Connect Internationals help and do not already have a reference in India, you can submit our office address and the patient relations contact number shown here.

• Upload your picture by clicking on upload photo or paste it after you take out a print of the filled application form.

• After clicking Save and Continue on the third page, a preview of the application form with all your details will appear.

• Check them thoroughly and click on modify/Edit to make any changes.

• Click Verified and Continue if every information you submitted into the form is accurate.

• Before clicking OK to complete registration, carefully read the instructions that appear in the new window. Click Cancel to modify the details.

• In the window that appears after clicking OK, select the appointment date to submit the application. Click on Confirm the Appointment.

• There will be a new window with two options to Print or Save. Before printing, save your application to avoid losing it.

• To print a copy of your application form, click Print Registered Application.

• If you haven’t uploaded your photo in the online application form, then paste it manually in the printed application photo box on the first page. The photograph should be exactly the same size as the box (2inch X 2inch).

• Sign the rectangular box just below the photo box. Repeat in the box at the bottom of the second page.

• Finally, submit the application form along with the required documents to the Application Centre during working hours on the date specified in the right margin of the application.

Indian Medical Visa Processing Fee

• UAE to India is AED 295 (USD 80) for 6 months

• UAE to India is ED 445 (USD 121) for 1 year

• BLS Services charges AED 37.5 (USD 10)

Indian Medical Visa Processing Time

The processing and delivery of medical visa applications in the UAE take five to six working days

Indian High Commission, Consulates, and BLS International Centers in the UAE

Indian Embassy in United Arab Emirates

Consulate General in Dubai

BLS International Centers in UAE