US Citizens and EU Citizens are required to get an Indian visa before their travel to the country. You can apply online, the visa is a quick download via your email once approved. You will need to print that approved visa document and travel with it. Make sure to have it before you board your flight from your country. They will not let you fly if you dont have a visa.

Printing the document is very important since Indian authorities at the airport in India may reject a digital copy.

They have been known to charge upwards of a thousand dollars to print at customs, so please, HAVE A PRINTED COPY

There are a lot of websites to get your visa from, but the government recommends the website below. The visa fee should not be more than $50 per application.

People should request a 1 year validity for the visa, regardless of if you've ever been to India or not. The application tends to ignore your arrival dates and just gives you a visa from the date of the approval, lasting 1 year. You should apply for the visa sooner rather than later to make sure the approved dates are within your travel dates. Approval takes 3-5 business days. You can always contact their support line for any questions.

Refer to the drive link below for reference info in India and a visa walkthrough video.

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1YiOI3NX12Ca0SVCI5a833A0JWA1Hk5LC

Example of the visa is above. Verify the date of issue and date of expiry.

https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html