Your hospital. Our ground team.
You choose the hospital and the doctor. We coordinate everything around the appointment, so the practical side of being treated in another country is taken care of.
Mumbai from above. Footage still: Vinay Mayekar on Pexels.
What we can arrange
- Collecting published information on hospitals and specialists you ask about (accreditation, departments, international patient desks)
- Sending appointment and estimate requests to the hospitals you choose, and passing their written replies to you
- e-Medical and e-Medical Attendant visa guidance and a document checklist (the hospital issues any letter it provides; you apply yourself on the official site)
- Airport pickup, transfers and local transport
- Stays near the hospital: hotels, serviced apartments and accessible rooms
- Interpreters, where available for your language (ask us when you enquire)
- Local SIM, currency, meals that suit your diet, and help for the family member travelling with you
- A recovery stay before you fly home, and help arranging your return journey
Where our role stops
- We don't diagnose, recommend treatments or tell you which treatment is right for you
- We don't rank hospitals or doctors, or say one is "the best"
- We don't promise outcomes, recovery times or prices. Prices come from the hospital
- We don't ask for or store your medical records
- We don't sell visas or charge "express" visa fees. You apply on the Government of India site
Your contract for treatment is with the hospital. Ask the hospital for its written estimate, what it includes and excludes, its payment and refund terms, and what happens if you need extra care.
Verify before you decide
These are official directories you can search yourself. We encourage every client to use them.
Hospital accreditation
Search the Joint Commission International directory and India's NABH portal. Accreditation applies to a specific hospital site, not every branch of a group.
Doctor registration
Ask for the doctor's registration number and check it in the Indian Medical Register of the National Medical Commission.
Travel health advice
Read the US CDC's guidance on medical tourism, and discuss the plan, the flight and follow-up care with your own doctor at home.
e-Medical and e-Medical Attendant visas
India's official e-Visa portal lists an e-Medical Visa for patients and an e-Medical Attendant Visa for family members travelling with them. On 4 November 2026 the portal showed these as valid for one year from arrival, with multiple entries.
- Eligibility depends on your nationality. Some nationals cannot use the e-Visa and apply for a regular Medical visa through the Indian embassy, high commission or its visa centre.
- Apply only on the official site, indianvisaonline.gov.in. The Government of India says it charges no emergency or express fee for an e-Visa.
- For Ayurveda, homeopathy and other Ayush care, India has separate Ayush visa sub-categories (M-3 and M-4) under the Medical visa (PIB, 21 July 2026).
Visa rules change. We give general guidance only; the Government of India decides every application.
Documents people are commonly asked for
Always follow the current list on the official portal for your visa type.
- Passport with enough validity and blank pages
- Recent passport-style photo
- A letter from the Indian hospital, where the visa type requires it
- Return or onward travel details
- Details of the attendant(s) travelling with you
Important
- Care Beyond Borders is not a medical provider and does not give medical advice. Decisions about treatment are between you and your doctors.
- All procedures carry risk. Ask your provider about risks, alternatives and follow-up care, and ask your doctor at home whether, and when, it is safe for you to fly.
- Check with your insurer or health plan what, if anything, they cover abroad.
Heal in India at the hospital you choose
Tell us which city and dates you're considering.