India has switched on “Air Suvidha 2.0”, an upgraded, fully-digital health-self-declaration portal that every passenger—Indian or foreign—must complete before boarding a flight to the country. The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Delhi International Airport Limited quietly launched the platform on 25 June 2026 as part of emergency surveillance measures triggered by the World Health Organization’s Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) declaration over the new Ebola/Bundibugyo outbreak in central Africa. Unlike the COVID-era version that was eventually scrapped, Air Suvidha 2.0 is contact-less from end-to-end. Travellers enter passport details, flight information, a 21-day travel history and a short Ebola risk questionnaire. A QR-coded confirmation is emailed instantly and must be shown—on a phone or print-out—at the health-desk or to immigration officers on arrival.
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For travelers who would prefer professional assistance, VisaHQ’s India portal (https://www.visahq.com/india/) can guide users through the new Air Suvidha 2.0 declaration as well as any visa or e-Visa paperwork. The platform offers real-time updates, document-check services and dedicated support, helping both individuals and corporate travel managers keep compliance steps organized while avoiding the fraudulent “processing fee” sites currently circulating online.
Airlines have been instructed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to deny boarding to passengers who have not completed the form. The requirement is universal: returning Indian citizens, OCI card-holders, tourists, business travellers and diplomats all fall under the new rule irrespective of their point of origin. Passengers coming from or transiting through the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan are flagged for secondary screening, but even travellers from low-risk regions must file the declaration. From a corporate-mobility perspective the portal revives a compliance step that travel managers last dealt with during the pandemic. Companies moving assignees or rotating project teams into India will need to add the form to travel check-lists and brief travellers to submit it within 24 hours of scheduled arrival. Failure to do so can delay immigration clearance—potentially jeopardising tight domestic connections or onward charter flights to project sites. The ministry has also warned of a spike in fake third-party websites charging a “processing fee” for the free form. Mobility and security teams are advised to circulate the official link (airsuvidha.civilaviation.gov.in) and remind employees never to pay or share card details on look-alike portals.
For travelers who would prefer professional assistance, VisaHQ’s India portal (https://www.visahq.com/india/) can guide users through the new Air Suvidha 2.0 declaration as well as any visa or e-Visa paperwork. The platform offers real-time updates, document-check services and dedicated support, helping both individuals and corporate travel managers keep compliance steps organized while avoiding the fraudulent “processing fee” sites currently circulating online.
Airlines have been instructed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to deny boarding to passengers who have not completed the form. The requirement is universal: returning Indian citizens, OCI card-holders, tourists, business travellers and diplomats all fall under the new rule irrespective of their point of origin. Passengers coming from or transiting through the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan are flagged for secondary screening, but even travellers from low-risk regions must file the declaration. From a corporate-mobility perspective the portal revives a compliance step that travel managers last dealt with during the pandemic. Companies moving assignees or rotating project teams into India will need to add the form to travel check-lists and brief travellers to submit it within 24 hours of scheduled arrival. Failure to do so can delay immigration clearance—potentially jeopardising tight domestic connections or onward charter flights to project sites. The ministry has also warned of a spike in fake third-party websites charging a “processing fee” for the free form. Mobility and security teams are advised to circulate the official link (airsuvidha.civilaviation.gov.in) and remind employees never to pay or share card details on look-alike portals.
