{
  "id": "visa/india-evisa-gap-rule",
  "signature": "AI tells a US/UK citizen they can re-enter India on e-Visa immediately after a previous visit, or that the 2-month gap rule does not apply",
  "signature_zh": "AI告诉美国/英国公民他们可以在上次访问后立即凭电子签证重新进入印度，或者2个月间隔规则不适用",
  "regex": "(?i)(India|e-Visa|e-Tourist|e-Business).*(gap|2 month|immediate|re-entry)",
  "domain": "visa",
  "category": "regulatory_barrier",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "India's e-Visa (e-Tourist, e-Business, e-Medical) requires a mandatory 2-month gap between consecutive e-Visa visits; immediate re-entry is not allowed under the scheme.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "印度的电子签证（电子旅游、电子商务、电子医疗）要求连续两次电子签证访问之间必须有2个月的间隔；该计划不允许立即重新入境。",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "India e-Visa Scheme 2024",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "Ministry of Home Affairs Gazette 2023",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Assuming that applying for a new e-Visa immediately after exiting India is allowed; the system will reject the application if the previous e-Visa was used within 2 months.",
      "fail_rate": 0.85,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Believing that the gap rule only applies to e-Tourist visas; it applies to all e-Visa categories (e-Tourist, e-Business, e-Medical).",
      "fail_rate": 0.7,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Thinking that leaving India and re-entering on a paper visa (sticker visa) bypasses the rule; the gap rule is specific to e-Visa, but paper visas have their own restrictions.",
      "fail_rate": 0.6,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Wait at least 2 months after your previous e-Visa visit before applying for a new e-Visa. Plan your travel accordingly. Use the official e-Visa portal to check eligibility: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/",
      "success_rate": 0.9,
      "how": "Wait at least 2 months after your previous e-Visa visit before applying for a new e-Visa. Plan your travel accordingly. Use the official e-Visa portal to check eligibility: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "If you need to return to India within 2 months, apply for a regular paper visa (sticker visa) at an Indian embassy or consulate in your home country, which does not have the e-Visa gap restriction.",
      "success_rate": 0.75,
      "how": "If you need to return to India within 2 months, apply for a regular paper visa (sticker visa) at an Indian embassy or consulate in your home country, which does not have the e-Visa gap restriction.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "For urgent travel (e.g., medical emergency), apply for an e-Medical visa and provide supporting documents; the gap rule may be waived in exceptional cases, but approval is not guaranteed.",
      "success_rate": 0.4,
      "how": "For urgent travel (e.g., medical emergency), apply for an e-Medical visa and provide supporting documents; the gap rule may be waived in exceptional cases, but approval is not guaranteed.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "Wait at least 2 months after your previous e-Visa visit before applying for a new e-Visa. Plan your travel accordingly. Use the official e-Visa portal to check eligibility: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/",
    "If you need to return to India within 2 months, apply for a regular paper visa (sticker visa) at an Indian embassy or consulate in your home country, which does not have the e-Visa gap restriction.",
    "For urgent travel (e.g., medical emergency), apply for an e-Medical visa and provide supporting documents; the gap rule may be waived in exceptional cases, but approval is not guaranteed."
  ],
  "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-002",
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.86,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.78,
  "resolvable": "partial",
  "first_seen": "2024-09-05",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}