# Extend Validity of an E-way bill

### Step 1: Login and go to View and Manage E-way bill

Login to ClearTax E-invoicing and &#x45;**-**&#x77;ay bill product via einv.cleartax.in or <https://accounts.cleartax.in/>. Click on ‘View and Manage EWB’ and select the GSTIN / branch

![Land on EWB page of the required GSTIN](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/bEHROdnHWjMEvNCApwIk4gBNexiY-8aApbAcHgAjWs8uAvzEwyCoBk8Ky5JbYbdfHRWM42S1yhjEI1T5BwYGZ4QiOqxGxBMpVqT_TO2RkfV58rLzKV9wndT50CBy76JYPbD8Rbcx)

### **Step 2: Select E-way bills for Validity Extension**

Select the E-way bills whose validity has to be extended.

Note that validity can be extended only for E-way bills in ‘Generated’ status and only in the time period 8 hours before expiry or 8 hours after expiry of the E-way bil&#x6C;**.**

![Select E-way bills whose validity has to be extended](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/OpD8aG9pgKnPGYqU8-jD5kvTiGot7V08SHKoNHMseaOBOGljPRVSc6hidSGeegeUTTcVgRv4AicvY0qKrlg0EUChAqW87rk0ShZ9SR4wibOfu1kGdUQUDGaediumC05r2mN-XIBo)

### **Step 3: Click ‘More Options’ and select ‘Extend Validity’ option from the dropdown**

Click on ‘More Options’ button to open the dropdown and click on ‘Extend Validity’

![Select 'Extend Validity' from more options](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/CBco2tZzXqrN2MQuT3HkfwDoCkMlVu_NMO2iRiP77bVYxTeXnnY1eU1NTtJr9dniafYmZFIqWg4mxS4_OZe5FJcQbLeAYwPkissivQExo9MZjhYILucW77ZKAHW0hiDLWd6iX6DB)

### **Step 4: Enter details to Extend Validity**

Enter all the necessary details to extend validity like Reason, **R**emaining distance and current place details.

![Enter the requisite details to extend validity](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/hfgwqJMk2ytsLIKzYRdH_cA0taduPVqAE_rTtHPz2Rj9p0fZ7Dk2J2LBLtln0QytZc_5nu5waGHyGQimn1FckkBW6mIiIqHmAs10kV28eeshwGRwgYrt-oWDLt-vzeOA_YIYPiCM)

### **Step 5: Enter transportation details and Extend Validity**

Fill in details related to transportation in the Extend Validity page and click on ‘Extend Validity’ to request extension of validity for the selected E-way bill.

Note: Transportation details to be entered depends on the selection of ‘Consignment is’ field. If it is in transit then address details become mandatory as per government validations.&#x20;

After all the required details are entered click on ‘Save and Extend Validity’ button to extend the validity of the selected E-way bill.

![Click on 'Save and Extend Validity' button](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/9nC55mk1yjPwGTT-6ly2FjI_CT8qYY_FWgJx4VOBO1GyndIu6R5rkbo4cKGpdUlXs7Lne_iMEF5cu5N1W56A41EmP3pBKx4-N1738cnAcJb6cld9y6NLlbCM5vb4t5NjqfvM-F_h)

**Congratulations!!! The validity of the selected E-way bill will be extended based on the remaining distance entered.**


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