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The Indian government continues to flag fraudulent e-visa websites that mimic the official portals and overcharge applicants or harvest passport data, urging travelers to use only indianvisaonline.gov.in, indianvisa.gov.in, or authorized agents like VFS Global and BLS International.
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
India's e-Visa system has been upgraded and most applications from Western countries are now approved within 4-24 hours rather than the previous 3-5 days.
Source: India Bureau of Immigration
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