{
  "id": "visa/india-eta-ineligible-for-evisa",
  "signature": "AI tells a US/UK citizen they can apply for India e-Visa if they hold an Emergency Travel Document (ETD) or refugee travel document",
  "signature_zh": "AI告诉美国/英国公民，持有紧急旅行证件（ETD）或难民旅行证件即可申请印度电子签证",
  "regex": "(?:India|Indian)\\s+e[-\\s]*[Vv]isa\\s+(?:ETD|emergency\\s+travel\\s+document|refugee\\s+travel\\s+document)",
  "domain": "visa",
  "category": "auth_error",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "India's e-Visa system explicitly excludes holders of Emergency Travel Documents (ETD), refugee travel documents, and non-biometric passports; only ordinary biometric passports are accepted.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "印度电子签证系统明确排除持有紧急旅行证件（ETD）、难民旅行证件和非生物识别护照的申请人；仅接受普通生物识别护照。",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "India e-Visa scheme v2024",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "India Immigration Rules 2023",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "Trying to apply with an ETD by selecting 'Other Passport' in the e-Visa portal",
      "why_fails": "The e-Visa portal rejects any passport not matching the biometric standard, and ETDs are not biometrically readable, causing an instant rejection.",
      "fail_rate": 0.95,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Contacting the Indian embassy to request manual e-Visa approval with an ETD",
      "why_fails": "Embassies have no discretion to override the e-Visa system's passport-type restriction; the system is automated and centralized.",
      "fail_rate": 0.85,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Apply for a regular paper visa (sticker visa) at the Indian consulate with jurisdiction over your residence, submitting your ETD and supporting documents.",
      "success_rate": 0.75,
      "how": "Apply for a regular paper visa (sticker visa) at the Indian consulate with jurisdiction over your residence, submitting your ETD and supporting documents.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Obtain a standard biometric passport (e.g., renew your passport) before applying for India e-Visa.",
      "success_rate": 0.95,
      "how": "Obtain a standard biometric passport (e.g., renew your passport) before applying for India e-Visa.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "Apply for a regular paper visa (sticker visa) at the Indian consulate with jurisdiction over your residence, submitting your ETD and supporting documents.",
    "Obtain a standard biometric passport (e.g., renew your passport) before applying for India e-Visa."
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": "IND-EVISA-ETD-001",
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.88,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.8,
  "resolvable": "partial",
  "first_seen": "2024-03-15",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}