| VISA CATEGORIES |
| CATEGORY |
DETAILS |
| TOURIST VISA |
Valid for three/six months stay. |
| ENTRY VISA |
Valid for three months to five years stay with
multiple entries. Five year long-term stay visas
are available to persons of Indian origin only. |
| BUSINESS VISA |
Valid for one to ten years with multiple entries.
A letter from Sponsoring organization indicating
nature of applicant’s business, probable duration
of stay, places and organizations to be visited
incorporating therein a guarantee to meet maintenance
expenses, etc. should accompany the application.
Business visa valid for five years with multiple
entries is available to foreign businessmen who
have set up or intend to set up joint ventures
in India. |
| STUDENT VISA |
Valid for six months to one year with multiple
entries for bonafied students to pursue regular
studies at recognized institutions in India. A
letter confirming admission from such an institution
alongwith evidence of financial arrangements for
stay in India should accompany application. In
case of admission in medical or para-medical courses
in India, a letter of approval or No Objection
Certificate from Ministry of Health is also required.
Likewise, for admission in graduate or post-graduate
courses in Engineering or Technical institutions
in India, a letter of approval or a No Objection
Certificate from Ministry of Human Resources Development
Dept. of Education) should be submitted.
For research purposes detail synopsis of the research
project, countersigned by the sponsoring institution
in India should be submitted.
NOTE: Processing of applications for research
may take about three months. |
| TRANSIT VISA |
Valid for single/double entry for maximum stay
of 15 days for bonafied transit purposes only. |
| MISSIONARIES |
Valid for single entry and duration as permitted
by government of India. A letter, in triplicate,
from sponsoring organization indicating intended
destination in India, probable lenght of stay,
and nature of duties to be discharged should be
submitted alongwith guarantee for applicant’s
maintenance while in India. NOTE: Processing of
applications for missionaries may take upto three
months. |
| JOURNALIST VISA |
Journalist visas are given to professional journalists
and photographers for three-month’s stay in India. |
| EMPLOYMENT VISA |
Employment visas are initially issued for one
year stay. This can be extended by the Foreigners’
Regional Registration Office in India, if the
job contract continues. Spouses and children will
get coterminus visas. |
| CONFERENCE VISA |
A letter of invitation from the organizer of
the conference is to be submitted alongwith the
visa application. For visit to Restricted or Protected
Areas, a separate form (in triplicate) is to be
filled in alongwith three photos. Processing of
this application will take two months. Besides
the above-mentioned categories, visas are also
available for learning Yoga, Music and Dance in
India from the institutions approved by the government
of India. |
- NO REFUNDS: Visa fee once received cannot
be refunded, even if the application is withdrawn,
visa is refused or the type of visa applied
for has not been granted.
- Incomplete/false information: Application
forms should be filled in fully, legibly and
accurately and submitted with passport. Misrepresentation
of facts may result in denial of visa. Application
received with incomplete details will remain
unprocessed.
- Applications are accepted from 9:15 a.m.
to 1:00 p.m.. The visa counters are closed
at 1:00 p.m., except in emergency cases, such
as death and serious illness in the family.
- Visa is issued on the same day between 4:30
p.m. and 5:15 p.m., except where prior reference
is required to be made to the authorities
in India. Applications from non-US passport
holders, who are not permanent/long-term resident
in this country, take five working days to
process. Visa applications are also accepted
by mail. Please go through detailed instructions
before submitting visa applications.
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