{
  "id": "visa/india-evisa-two-month-gap",
  "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 requirement is only for e-Tourist Visa",
  "signature_zh": "AI 告诉美国/英国公民，他们可以在上次访问后立即通过电子签证重新进入印度，或者 2 个月的间隔要求仅适用于电子旅游签证",
  "regex": "India.*e-Visa.*immediate|re-enter India.*e-Visa|2-month gap.*India|印度电子签证.*间隔",
  "domain": "visa",
  "category": "pre_travel_authorization",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "India's e-Visa (including e-Tourist, e-Business, e-Medical) requires a mandatory 2-month gap between consecutive visits on the same e-Visa type; re-entering within 60 days from the last departure date is not allowed, regardless of visa type; the rule applies to all e-Visa subcategories",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "印度的电子签证（包括电子旅游、电子商务、电子医疗）要求同一电子签证类型的连续访问之间必须有 2 个月的间隔；自上次离境日期起 60 天内不允许重新入境，无论签证类型如何；该规则适用于所有电子签证子类别",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "India e-Visa 2024",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "India Immigration",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "Applying for a new e-Visa of a different subcategory (e.g., e-Business instead of e-Tourist) to bypass the gap",
      "why_fails": "The 2-month gap applies to all e-Visa categories; a fresh application will be rejected if within 60 days of last departure",
      "fail_rate": 0.96,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Re-entering India on a regular paper visa (sticker visa) without waiting",
      "why_fails": "Paper visas have their own rules; if you have a valid paper visa, you can re-enter, but the gap rule is for e-Visa only; however, if you used e-Visa previously, the gap still applies for e-Visa re-entry",
      "fail_rate": 0.8,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Assuming the gap is counted from the date of visa issuance, not departure",
      "why_fails": "The gap is calculated from the last date of departure from India, not visa issue date",
      "fail_rate": 0.92,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Wait at least 60 days from your last departure from India before applying for a new e-Visa; check departure stamp in passport",
      "success_rate": 0.95,
      "how": "Wait at least 60 days from your last departure from India before applying for a new e-Visa; check departure stamp in passport",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "If urgent travel is needed within 60 days, apply for a regular paper visa (e.g., Tourist Visa) at the Indian embassy; this bypasses the e-Visa gap rule",
      "success_rate": 0.8,
      "how": "If urgent travel is needed within 60 days, apply for a regular paper visa (e.g., Tourist Visa) at the Indian embassy; this bypasses the e-Visa gap rule",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "Wait at least 60 days from your last departure from India before applying for a new e-Visa; check departure stamp in passport",
    "If urgent travel is needed within 60 days, apply for a regular paper visa (e.g., Tourist Visa) at the Indian embassy; this bypasses the e-Visa gap rule"
  ],
  "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": "INDIA_EVISA_GAP_VIOLATION",
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.91,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.85,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2024-11-05",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}