Does an India visa stay period run from the entry stamp date, and when must I leave India?
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TL;DR
In India, the permitted stay is determined by the Indian immigration entry stamp rather than your flight’s departure time. Leave no later than the validity date on your visa or the period granted on arrival.
What the community said
To calculate your permitted stay in India, use the entry stamp issued by Indian immigration in your passport. Your flight’s scheduled departure time is not a separate starting point for the count.
6 days ago Indian immigration entry stamp
Do not apply transit-visa rules from other countries—where time can be counted from flight arrival or departure is restricted to a specific airport—to India. For India, the relevant record is the passport stamp at the border.
7 days ago Passport entry stamp
Before travelling, check both your visa expiry date and the stay period granted on entry, and depart India before either limit is exceeded. Keep your passport with the entry stamp clearly legible until departure.
8 days ago Visa expiry date