United States Tour Packages

Indian passport holders need a B-1/B-2 visitor visa — India is not in the Visa Waiver Program, so ESTA does not apply. The application is made online on Form DS-160, the fee is paid in India, fingerprints and a photograph are taken at a Visa Application Centre, and an interview follows at the US Embassy in New Delhi or the consulates in Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata.

Fee and processing, as the State Department publishes them The visa application fee for a B visitor visa is published by the State Department as US$185.00, non-refundable whether or not a visa is issued, and payable in India in rupees by NEFT, UPI, debit or credit card, or cash at the banks named on the portal; the embassy states that its consular exchange rate changed on 25 May 2026 to 98 rupees to the dollar. A visa issuance fee may apply depending on nationality, and the reciprocity schedule for India should be checked at the time of application. On timing, the State Department says only that interview wait times vary by location, season and visa category and that you should apply early; its India portal encourages applying at least three months before travel and describes processing after the interview as typically seven to ten working days, with individual cases varying. None of that is a guaranteed end-to-end timeline: appointment availability, the separate biometric visit, any administrative processing and the return of your passport all sit outside it. Fees and timeframes are set by the authorities and change; confirm both when you apply. Final visa and entry decisions remain with the US authorities.