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:

DateNameType
1 Jan

New Year's Day

Restricted Holiday

14 Jan

Makar Sankranti

Restricted Holiday

14 Jan

Lohri

Observance

15 Jan

Pongal

Restricted Holiday

22 Jan

Lunar New Year

Observance

26 Jan

Republic Day

Gazetted Holiday

26 Jan

Vasant Panchami

Restricted Holiday

5 Feb

Guru Ravidas Jayanti

Restricted Holiday

5 Feb

Hazarat Ali's Birthday

Restricted Holiday

14 Feb

Valentine's Day

Observance

15 Feb

Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti

Restricted Holiday

18 Feb

Maha Shivaratri / Shivaratri

Restricted Holiday

19 Feb

Shivaji Jayanti

Restricted Holiday

7 Mar

Dolyatra

Restricted Holiday

7 Mar

Holika Dahana

Restricted Holiday

8 Mar

Holi

Gazetted Holiday

21 Mar

March Equinox

Season

22 Mar

Chaitra Sukhladi

Restricted Holiday

22 Mar

Ugadi

Restricted Holiday

22 Mar

Gudi Padwa

Restricted Holiday

30 Mar

Rama Navami

Gazetted Holiday

4 Apr

Mahavir Jayanti

Gazetted Holiday

6 Apr

First day of Passover

Observance

6 Apr

Maundy Thursday

Observance, Christian

7 Apr

Good Friday

Gazetted Holiday

9 Apr

Easter Day

Restricted Holiday

14 Apr

Vaisakhi

Restricted Holiday

14 Apr

Ambedkar Jayanti

Observance

15 Apr

Mesadi / Vaisakhadi

Restricted Holiday

21 Apr

Jamat Ul-Vida (Tentative Date)

Restricted Holiday

22 Apr

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

Gazetted Holiday

22 Apr

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

Muslim, Common local holiday

1 May

International Worker's Day

Observance

5 May

Buddha Purnima / Vesak

Gazetted Holiday

9 May

Birthday of Rabindranath

Restricted Holiday

14 May

Mother's Day

Observance

18 Jun

Father's Day

Observance

20 Jun

Rath Yatra

Restricted Holiday

21 Jun

June Solstice

Season

29 Jun

Bakrid / Eid ul-Adha (Tentative Date)

Gazetted Holiday

3 Jul

Guru Purnima

Observance

29 Jul

Muharram / Ashura (Tentative Date)

Gazetted Holiday

6 Aug

Friendship Day

Observance

15 Aug

Independence Day

Gazetted Holiday

16 Aug

Parsi New Year

Restricted Holiday

20 Aug

Vinayaka Chathurthi

Restricted Holiday

29 Aug

Onam

Restricted Holiday

30 Aug

Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi)

Restricted Holiday

6 Sep

Janmashtami (Smarta)

Restricted Holiday

7 Sep

Janmashtami

Gazetted Holiday

19 Sep

Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi

Restricted Holiday

23 Sep

September Equinox

Season

28 Sep

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

Gazetted Holiday

2 Oct

Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti

Gazetted Holiday

15 Oct

First Day of Sharad Navratri

Observance, Hinduism

20 Oct

First Day of Durga Puja Festivities

Observance, Hinduism

21 Oct

Maha Saptami

Restricted Holiday

22 Oct

Maha Ashtami

Restricted Holiday

23 Oct

Maha Navami

Restricted Holiday

24 Oct

Dussehra

Gazetted Holiday

28 Oct

Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti

Restricted Holiday

31 Oct

Halloween

Observance

1 Nov

Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth)

Restricted Holiday

12 Nov

Naraka Chaturdasi

Restricted Holiday

12 Nov

Diwali / Deepavali

Gazetted Holiday

13 Nov

Govardhan Puja

Restricted Holiday

15 Nov

Bhai Duj

Restricted Holiday

19 Nov

Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi / Surya Sashthi)

Restricted Holiday

24 Nov

Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day

Restricted Holiday

27 Nov

Guru Nanak Jayanti

Gazetted Holiday

8 Dec

First Day of Hanukkah

Observance

15 Dec

Last day of Hanukkah

Observance

22 Dec

December Solstice

Season

24 Dec

Christmas Eve

Restricted Holiday

25 Dec

Christmas

Gazetted Holiday

31 Dec

New Year's Eve

Observance