Is The India Evisa Processing Time Affected By National Holidays?

Yes, the processing time of India Evisa will be postponed on national holidays because the Consular Department of the India Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be closed at this time.

List India Holidays and Observances below:

Date

Name Type
01 Jan

New Year’s Day

Restricted Holiday

13 Jan

Lohri

Restricted Holiday

14 Jan

Makar Sankranti

Restricted Holiday

15 Jan

Pongal

Restricted Holiday

17 Jan

Guru Govind Singh Jayanti

Restricted Holiday

25 Jan

Hazarat Ali’s Birthday

Restricted Holiday

26 Jan

Republic Day

Gazetted Holiday

10 Feb

Lunar New Year

Observance

14 Feb

Vasant Panchami

Restricted Holiday

14 Feb

Valentine’s Day

Observance

19 Feb

Shivaji Jayanti

Restricted Holiday

24 Feb

Guru Ravidas Jayanti

Restricted Holiday

06 Mar

Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti

Restricted Holiday

08 Mar

Maha Shivaratri / Shivaratri

Restricted Holiday

12 Mar

Ramadan Start (Tentative Date)

Observance

20 Mar

March Equinox

Season

24 Mar

Holika Dahana

Restricted Holiday

25 Mar

Holi

Gazetted Holiday

25 Mar

Dolyatra

Restricted Holiday

28 Mar

Maundy Thursday

Observance, Christian

29 Mar

Good Friday

Gazetted Holiday

31 Mar

Easter Day

Restricted Holiday

05 Apr

Jamat Ul-Vida (Tentative Date)

Restricted Holiday

09 Apr

Chaitra Sukhladi

Restricted Holiday

09 Apr

Ugadi

Restricted Holiday

09 Apr

Gudi Padwa

Restricted Holiday

11 Apr

Ramzan Id / Eid-ul-Fitar (Tentative Date)

Gazetted Holiday

11 Apr

Ramzan Id / Eid-ul-Fitar (Tentative Date)

Muslim, Common local holiday

13 Apr

Vaisakhi

Restricted Holiday

14 Apr

Mesadi / Vaisakhadi

Restricted Holiday

14 Apr

Ambedkar Jayanti

Observance

17 Apr

Rama Navami

Gazetted Holiday

21 Apr

Mahavir Jayanti

Gazetted Holiday

23 Apr

First day of Passover

Observance

01 May

International Worker’s Day

Observance

08 May

Birthday of Rabindranath

Restricted Holiday

12 May

Mothers’ Day

Observance

23 May

Buddha Purnima / Vesak

Gazetted Holiday

16 Jun

Fathers’ Day

Observance

17 Jun

Bakrid / Eid ul-Adha (Tentative Date)

Gazetted Holiday

21 Jun

June Solstice

Season

07 Jul

Rath Yatra

Restricted Holiday

17 Jul

Muharram /Ashura (Tentative Date)

Gazetted Holiday

21 Jul

Guru Purnima

Observance

04 Aug

Friendship Day

Observance

15 Aug

Independence Day

Gazetted Holiday

15 Aug

Parsi New Year

Restricted Holiday

19 Aug

Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi)

Restricted Holiday

26 Aug

Janmashtami

Gazetted Holiday

26 Aug

Janmashtami (Smarta)

Observance

07 Sep

Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi

Restricted Holiday

15 Sep

Onam

Restricted Holiday

16 Sep

Milad un-Nabi / Id-e-Milad (Tentative Date)

Gazetted Holiday

22 Sep

September Equinox

Season

02 Oct

Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti

Gazetted Holiday

03 Oct

First Day of Sharad Navratri

Observance, Hinduism

09 Oct

First Day of Durga Puja Festivities

Observance, Hinduism

10 Oct

Maha Saptami

Restricted Holiday

11 Oct

Maha Navami

Restricted Holiday

11 Oct

Maha Ashtami

Restricted Holiday

12 Oct

Dussehra

Gazetted Holiday

17 Oct

Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti

Restricted Holiday

20 Oct

Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth)

Restricted Holiday

31 Oct

Halloween

Observance

31 Oct

Naraka Chaturdasi

Restricted Holiday

31 Oct

Diwali / Deepavali

Gazetted Holiday

02 Nov

Govardhan Puja

Restricted Holiday

03 Nov

Bhai Duj

Restricted Holiday

07 Nov

Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi / Surya Sashthi)

Restricted Holiday

15 Nov

Guru Nanak Jayanti

Gazetted Holiday

24 Nov

Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day

Restricted Holiday

21 Dec

December Solstice

Season

24 Dec

Christmas Eve

Restricted Holiday

25 Dec

Christmas

Gazetted Holiday

26 Dec

First Day of Hanukkah

Observance

31 Dec

New Year’s Eve

Observance

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