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India Visa Information
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VISA CATEGORIES |
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CATEGORY |
DETAILS |
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TOURIST VISA |
Valid for three/six months stay. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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TRANSIT VISA |
Valid for single/double entry for maximum stay of 15 days for
bonafied transit purposes only. |
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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. |
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JOURNALIST VISA |
Journalist visas are given to professional journalists and
photographers for three-month’s stay in India. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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NORMAL VISA FEES |
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Type of Visa |
For US
Nationals |
For Other
Nationals |
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Transit Visa (For bona fide transit passengers only) |
$25 |
$5 |
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Six months Tourist/Entry visa |
$50 |
$30 |
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One Year Tourist/Other visa |
$70 |
$50 |
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Business/Student Visa for One Yea |
$70 |
$50 |
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Five Year Tourist/Business Visa |
$120 |
$100 |
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Ten Year Tourist/Business Visa |
$120 |
n/a |
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Transfer of Five Year visa to new passport |
$25 |
$5 |
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SPECIAL RATES |
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Category |
Fees |
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Pakistan |
$2 |
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Sri Lanka |
$2 (Transit Visa), $4(Single entry),$9.00(Multiple/long-term
visa |
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Maldives |
$4.00(for more than 90 days) |
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GRATIS |
Afghanistan, Bangladesh,Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Mongolia,
Namibia, Poland, San Marino, Sweden,Uruguay, Tibetan refugees
holding Indian identity certificates |
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EMERGENCY SERVICE |
An amount of $30 is charged over and above the normal fee for
rendering emergency service. |
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