Country guides
Guides for international patients
Practical, country-specific guides to the paperwork, the money and the logistics of treatment travel, without marketing gloss. 49 guides, grouped by where your journey starts. Every one ends the same way: a person you can reach, and honest next steps.
From Africa
Every African country on India’s official e-Visa eligible list has a guide here, plus Nigeria, which uses the in-person sticker visa. Each covers flight routings, payments, and how self-funded and committee-funded journeys work.
From Kenya
The e-Medical visa online, direct Nairobi–Mumbai flights most days, and what the SHA overseas cap means if you are self-funding.
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From Tanzania
The e-Medical visa online, the non-stop Dar es Salaam–Mumbai flight, government referrals vs self-funding, and paying the hospital directly.
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From Nigeria
The in-person sticker visa in practice, one-stop flight routings, and how payment works with naira realities, starting with steps that need no visa.
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From Sierra Leone
How family- and community-funded journeys work, realistic one-stop flight routings from Freetown, and the yellow-fever certificate to arrange before travel.
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From Zambia
Visa paperwork, one-stop connections through regional hubs, and getting an independent written second opinion before a referral abroad.
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From Egypt
One-stop routings via Gulf hubs, how payment works across currencies, and a written second opinion before committing to a treatment plan.
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From Rwanda
The direct Kigali–Mumbai flight link, visa paperwork, and how self-funding families keep costs legible with itemized written quotes.
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From Angola
The e-Medical visa online, one-stop routings from Luanda through major hubs, and itemized written quotes before anyone travels.
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From Benin
Applying for the e-Medical visa online, realistic connections from Cotonou, and how itemized quotes keep a family-funded journey legible.
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From Botswana
The e-Medical visa online, one-stop routings from Gaborone via regional hubs, and an independent written opinion before committing.
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From Burundi
The e-Medical visa online, connections from Bujumbura through regional hubs, and paying the hospital directly on its own invoice.
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From Cameroon
The e-Medical visa online, one-stop routings from Douala and Yaoundé, and itemized quotes you can verify before travel.
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From Cape Verde
The e-Medical visa online, planning the multi-stop journey from Praia, and settling the clinical questions remotely before booking anything.
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From Comoros
The e-Medical visa online, connections from Moroni via regional hubs, and starting with a remote consultation before any travel.
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From Côte d'Ivoire
The e-Medical visa online, one-stop routings from Abidjan, and how itemized written quotes keep costs legible.
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From Djibouti
The e-Medical visa online, short connections through nearby hubs, and a written second opinion before a referral abroad.
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From Equatorial Guinea
The e-Medical visa online, routings from Malabo through major hubs, and remote steps that need no travel at all.
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From Eritrea
The e-Medical visa online, planning connections from Asmara, and organizing records for a specialist review before travel.
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From Eswatini
The e-Medical visa online, routings via Johannesburg and other regional hubs, and itemized quotes before you commit.
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From Gabon
The e-Medical visa online, one-stop routings from Libreville, and paying the hospital directly at rates locked in writing.
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From Gambia
The e-Medical visa online, connections from Banjul via major hubs, and how family-funded journeys stay legible with itemized quotes.
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From Ghana
The e-Medical visa online, one-stop routings from Accra, and a written second opinion before committing to a treatment plan.
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From Guinea
The e-Medical visa online, realistic connections from Conakry, and organizing reports for a remote specialist review first.
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From Lesotho
The e-Medical visa online, routings via Johannesburg, and itemized written quotes before anyone books a flight.
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From Liberia
The e-Medical visa online, planning the multi-stop journey from Monrovia, and starting with a remote consultation before any travel.
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From Madagascar
The e-Medical visa online, connections from Antananarivo via regional hubs, and keeping costs verifiable with itemized quotes.
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From Malawi
The e-Medical visa online, one-stop routings from Lilongwe and Blantyre, and a written second opinion before a referral abroad.
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From Mali
The e-Medical visa online, connections from Bamako through major hubs, and how itemized quotes keep self-funded care legible.
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From Mauritania
The e-Medical visa online, routings from Nouakchott, and settling the clinical questions remotely before booking travel.
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From Mauritius
The e-Medical visa online, the well-travelled Mauritius–India route, and second opinions before committing to a plan.
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From Morocco
The e-Medical visa online, one-stop routings from Casablanca via Gulf hubs, and itemized quotes before you decide.
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From Mozambique
The e-Medical visa online, connections from Maputo via regional hubs, and paying the hospital directly on its own invoice.
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From Namibia
The e-Medical visa online, routings from Windhoek via regional hubs, and an independent written opinion before committing.
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From Niger
The e-Medical visa online, connections from Niamey through major hubs, and organizing records for a specialist review before travel.
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From Senegal
The e-Medical visa online, one-stop routings from Dakar, and how itemized written quotes keep a family-funded journey legible.
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From Seychelles
The e-Medical visa online, connections from Mahé across the Indian Ocean, and remote consultations before any travel.
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From South Africa
The e-Medical visa online, one-stop routings from Johannesburg and Cape Town, and itemized quotes to weigh against private prices at home.
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From Togo
The e-Medical visa online, connections from Lomé via major hubs, and a written second opinion before committing.
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From Zimbabwe
The e-Medical visa online, one-stop routings from Harare via regional hubs, and keeping costs legible with itemized quotes.
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From Central Asia
The e-Medical visa online, realistic routings to Indian hospital cities, and itemized written quotes before anyone travels.
From Kazakhstan
The e-Medical visa online, routings from Almaty and Astana, and itemized written quotes before anyone travels.
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From Uzbekistan
The e-Medical visa online, connections from Tashkent, and how a written second opinion works before committing to surgery abroad.
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From Kyrgyzstan
The e-Medical visa online, routings from Bishkek via regional hubs, and paying the hospital directly at rates locked in writing.
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From Tajikistan
The e-Medical visa online, connections from Dushanbe, and organizing records for a remote specialist review first.
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From South Asia
Short journeys and familiar routes, with the paperwork and payment specifics that differ by country.
From Nepal
No visa under the open India–Nepal border, short flights and land crossings, and the pegged currency and cross-border digital payments that keep money simple.
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From Sri Lanka
The e-Medical visa online, the short Colombo–Chennai hop, and when complex care in India makes more sense than treatment at home.
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From Europe
Independent second opinions and itemized Indian quotes for self-pay patients, with the e-Medical visa online and frequent direct flights.
From North America
Weighing Indian prices and timelines as a self-pay patient, and coordinating a relative’s care in India from abroad.
From United States
The e-Medical visa online, when the journey genuinely beats US cash prices, written second opinions before major surgery, and coordinating a relative’s care in India.
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From Canada
E-visa basics for Canadians, self-funding an elective procedure sooner, nonstop Toronto and Vancouver flights, and managing a relative’s care in India from Canada.
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From Oceania
Second opinions before accepting a private quote, itemized costs for self-funded surgery, and treatment folded into an India trip.
What every guide covers
Medical visa, step by step
How the Indian medical visa and e-Medical visa process works, what the hospital invitation letter is, and what attendants travelling with you need.
Travel and arrival
Planning flights around treatment dates, what to carry in hand luggage (records, medicines), and what airport pickup and the first day look like.
Payments and money
How hospital deposits and payments typically work for international patients, currency and transfer practicalities, and how our itemized quotes keep it legible.
Accommodation and daily life
Staying near your hospital, food and dietary needs, SIM cards and connectivity, and arranging things for the family members with you, through our travel arm Tripcuro.
Language support
How interpretation works during consultations and hospital stays, and which languages we can arrange support for.
Going home: follow-up care
What a good discharge looks like, which documents to insist on, and how we hand over to your local doctor for continuing care.
The same model, from every country
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Wherever your journey starts, the fees are the same, published in full, and each step is credited to the next.
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International patients: FAQs
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