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Get all the details on visa rules and visa information. From details on Business visas to Tourist visas, rules on visitor policies, visa fees and visa forms, find all the information you're looking for right here..
Disclaimer: These visa rules are only indicative & are updated on best effort basis. Please refer to indianvisaonline.gov.in let you know the complete and accurate requirements.
Get all the details on visa rules and visa information. From details on Business visas to Tourist visas, rules on visitor policies, visa fees and visa forms, find all the information you're looking for right here..
Disclaimer: These visa rules are only indicative & are updated on best effort basis. Please refer to indianvisaonline.gov.in let you know the complete and accurate requirements.
Get all the details on visa rules and visa information. From details on Business visas to Tourist visas, rules on visitor policies, visa fees and visa forms, find all the information you're looking for right here..
Disclaimer:These visa rules are only indicative & are updated on best effort basis. Please refer to indianvisaonline.gov.in let you know the complete and accurate requirements.
Get all the details on visa rules and visa information. From details on Business visas to Tourist visas, rules on visitor policies, visa fees and visa forms, find all the information you're looking for right here..
As per the extant instructions of the Government of India, a Tourist Visa can only be granted to a foreigner who does not have a residence or occupation in India and whose sole objective of visiting India is recreation, sight seeing, casual visit to meet friends and relatives etc. No other activity is permissible on a Tourist Visa. The Tourist Visa is non-extendable and non-convertible. It is given for 6 months normally; rest specifically depends on the country of residence. The applicant is required to produce/submit documents in proof of his financial standing. Tourists travelling in groups of not less than four members under the auspices of a recognized travel agency may be considered for grant of collective tourist visa.
It has come to the notice of the Government that there has been abuse/misuse of the Tourist Visa. With a view to curb the abuse/misuse of the Tourist Visa, instructions have been issued by the Government imposing the following restrictions:
This restriction will not be applicable to PIO/OCI card holders and foreigners holding business, employment, student and other categories of visa..
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Get all the details on visa rules and visa information. From details on Business visas to Tourist visas, rules on visitor policies, visa fees and visa forms, find all the information you're looking for right here..
Visa is valid for one or more years with multiple entries. A letter from a sponsoring organization indicating nature of business, probable duration of stay, places and organizations to be visited, incorporating therein a guarantee to meet maintenance expenses, etc. should accompany the application.
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Are issued to skilled and qualified professionals or persons who are engaged or appointed by companies, organizations, economic undertakings as technicians, technical experts, senior executives etc. Applicants are required to submit proof ofcontract/employment/engagement of foreign nationals by the company or organization.
Disclaimer:These visa rules are only indicative & are updated on best effort basis. Please refer to indianvisaonline.gov.in let you know the complete and accurate requirements.
Disclaimer: These visa rules are only indicative & are updated on best effort basis. Please refer to indianvisaonline.gov.in let you know the complete and accurate requirements.
Get all the details on visa rules and visa information. From details on Business visas to Tourist visas, rules on visitor policies, visa fees and visa forms, find all the information you're looking for right here..
Are issued for the duration of the academic course of study or for a period of five years whichever is less, on the basis of firm letters of admission from universities/recognised colleges or educational institutions in India. Change of purpose and institutions are not permissible
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Are 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 length of stay, and nature of duties to be discharged should be submitted along with guarantee for applicant's maintenance while in India.
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Are issued to professional journalists and photographers for visiting India. The applicants are required to contact on arrival in New Delhi, the External Publicity Division of the Ministry of External Affairs and in other places, the Office of the Government of India's Press Information Bureaus.
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Are issued to professional journalists and photographers for visiting India. The applicants are required to contact on arrival in New Delhi, the External Publicity Division of the Ministry of External Affairs and in other places, the Office of the Government of India's Press Information Bureaus.
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Are issued to professional journalists and photographers for visiting India. The applicants are required to contact on arrival in New Delhi, the External Publicity Division of the Ministry of External Affairs and in other places, the Office of the Government of India's Press Information Bureaus.
All foreigners, including foreigners of Indian origin, visiting India on a visa that permits a stay of more than 180 days must register with the Foreigners' Registration Officer having jurisdiction over the place where the foreigner intends to stay within 14 days of his/her arrival. While any visitor planning a stay of more than 180 days must register within 14 days, some visas will be stamped with an indication of whether or not registration is required. Everyone with visa indicating that registration is required should be sure to register with the appropriate Foreigners Registration Office within 14 days. It is best to check with the office you will be registering with for up-to-date requirements, but generally you be asked to provide the following documents
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Immigration check is conducted for all passengers, Indians or foreigners, both at the time of arrival and departure. The passports are duly stamped at arrival as well as departure. Passengers should be careful to see that their passports are duly stamped before leaving the immigration counter..
All passengers, Foreigners as well as Indians, coming to India or departing from India are required to fill-up D (Disembarkation) Card and E (Embarkation) Cards at arrival and departure respectively. The following information is required to be provided by the passengers in these cards: -
There is no provision of 'Visa on Arrival' in India. Foreigners are advised to ensure that they are in possession of valid Indian Visa before they start their journey to India.
Different categories of visas with specific endorsement of numbers of entries
allowed and duration of stay in India are mentioned on the visa depending upon request and subsequent
decision of the visa issuing authority. Foreigners may also look for specific endorsement if any, on
the visa for their guidance. In case of any doubt, they may seek clarification from any of the
Indian Missions abroad.
Nationals of Nepal and Bhutan do not require visa to enter India.
However, citizens of Nepal require a visa when entering India from China.
Nationals of Maldives do not require a visa for entry into India for tourism
purpose and stay up to 90 days. A separate Visa regime exists for diplomatic/official
passport holders.
Immigration officer may grant TLP (Temporary Landing Permit) up to a maximum
period of 72 hours by retention of passport, if the foreigner is not having
a valid visa, and if he is satisfied of the purpose and that the transiting
foreigners must have a confirmed onward journey tickets within 72 hours for
grant of TLP. Nationals of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan,
Somalia, Nigeria, and Ethiopia are not granted TLP facility. On production of
bonafide proof and on satisfaction of FRRO/FRO cum District Superintendent of
Police, Temporary Landing Facility (TLF) can be granted to the foreigners
arriving in India without valid VISA, in emergent situation, like death/illness
in the family up to a period of 15 days.For further extension of stay in such
cases, the foreigner concerned should report to Ministry of Home Affairs,
Foreigners Division, Jaisalmer House, 26, Man Singh Road, New Delhi.
A foreigner may berefused entry, if he/she is not entering India from the designated port, not in possession of valid passport and visa, is insane orsuffering from infectious or loathsome disease which is prejudicial to public health, involved in an extraditable offence or his/her entry is is prohibited under the specific order of the Central government.
Immigration Check Requirements on Reaching India:
Immigration check is carried out for all passengers at the port of arrival in India.
The passengers are required to furnish true particulars in the disembarkation card( Arrival Card) as to his name and nationality, his age, sex, place of birth and address or intended address in India, the purpose of his visit and the proposed length of stay in India.
Immigration check includes checking of Passport, Visa, Disembarkation Card, entering foreigner's particulars in computer, retention of Arrival Card and stamping of passport of the foreigner.
Pakistan nationals other than those on Diplomatic visa are required to carry a Visa application form (duplicate copies) which will be issued in addition to regular visa on their passport by the Indian Mission concerned. On presentation at immigration check post, they are issued Regular Residential Permit and are required to report at the designated office or concerned Police Station in their places of stay within 24 Hrs unless and until they are officially exempted from police reporting.
Afghanistan Nationals are issued Temporary Residential Permit at the immigration Check post, with a direction to get them registered within 7 days with the concerned FRRO/FRO of their place of stay.
Passengers may ensure that their passports are duly stamped before leaving the immigration counter.
Foreigners carrying a valid PIO (Person of Indian Origin) Card or OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) Card along with their valid national passport are authorized to enter India without obtaining India visa separately
Foreigners are required to comply with the purpose for which a visa was initially applied, and also to abide by conditions, endorsed on the visa. If the visa is valid for more than 180 days, then every foreigner entering India or resident in India shall present in person or through an authorized representative to the satisfaction of the appropriate Registration Officer at the place of his stay within the specified period mentioned on visa except certain visa categories requiring registration within the specified time.Such registration shall be not necessary in the case of a foreigner entering India on a visa valid for a period of not more than one hundred and eighty days and who does not remain in India beyond the said perio
All those foreigners arriving on authority of Tourist Visa with maximum period of 6 months need not require to be registered and do not want their visa to be extended, need not require to be registered. Further, generally speaking, Tourist visa is not extendable.
To facilitate foreigners, those arriving on 'Entry ' or 'Business visa'valid formore than 180 days in duration, can stay without Registration, if each stay does not exceed 180 days
It is a mandatory requirement for all Foreigners arriving on Missionary (M), Student(s), Employment (E), Research(R), Medical (M) or Medical Attendant (M X) visa to register themselves within 14 days of their first arrival in India, irrespective of duration of stay.
At the time of Registration every foreigner shall furnish accurate information,
to the satisfaction of the Registration Officer and shall, sign the Registration
Report, in the presence of the said officer. The foreigner shall also be provided
a copy of Certificate of Registration (Part III of Form A).
Foreigners may go through the instructions given on Registration Certificates
for their guidance concerning stay and future reporting.
Every foreigner shall within twenty-four hours of demand being made a Registration
Officer, magistrate or police officer, not below the rank of a head constable,
produce, at such place as may be specified in his passport or such other proof
of his identity and/or Registration Certificate as may be required for any purpose
connected with the enforcement of Foreigners Act/Registration of Foreigners Rules.
Disclaimer: These visa rules are only indicative & are updated on best effort basis. Please refer to indianvisaonline.gov.in let you know the complete and accurate requirements.
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The new PIO Card Scheme, 2002, is in operation since 15th September, 2002.All persons of Indian origin who are in possession of the passport of any other country except Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Sri Lankaor any other country specified by the government are eligible for PIO Card if:.
Delhi:
Foreigners Regional Registration Officer,
Level-II, East Block-VIII, Sector-I, R.K. Puram,
New Delhi-110066
Mumbai:
Foreigners Regional Registration Officer,
3rd Floor, Special Branch Building,
Badruddin Tayabji Lane,
Behind St. Xaviers College,
Mumbai-400001
Kolkata:
Foreigners Regional Registration Officer,
237, Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Road,
Kolkata-700020
Chennai:
Foreigners Regional Registration Officer,
Shastri Bhavan, 26, Haddows Road,
Chennai-600006
Amritsar:
Foreigners Regional Registration Officer,
123-D, Ranjeet Avenue,
Amritsar-143001
Joint Secretary (Foreigners),
Ministry of Home Affairs
Jaiselmer House,
Mansingh Road, Near Hotel Taj Mansingh,
New Delhi
1. Previous Indian Passport OR
2. Birth Certificate and parents'/grandparents/great grand parents Indian passport OR
3. Marriage certificate and copy of spouse's Indian passport
Foreigners of Indian origin (except Pakistan and Bangladesh) whose present nationality is such that their country of nationality allows dual citizenship in some form or other,are eligible to apply under OCI scheme, if he/she possesses evidence of self or parents or grand parents:
Application for OCI Card is also available online on the Ministry of Home Affairs website i.e. www.mha.nic.in.
Delhi:
Foreigners Regional Registration Officer,
Level-II, East Block-VIII, Sector-I, R.K. Puram,
New Delhi-110066
Mumbai:
Foreigners Regional Registration Officer,
3rd Floor, Special Branch Building,
Badruddin Tayabji Lane,
Behind St. Xaviers College,
Mumbai-400001
Kolkata:
Foreigners Regional Registration Officer,
237, Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Road,
Kolkata-700020
Amritsar:
Foreigners Regional Registration Officer,
123-D, Ranjeet Avenue,
Amritsar-143001
Chennai:
Foreigners Regional Registration Officer,
Shastri Bhavan, 26, Haddows Road,
Chennai-600006
Documents required to be enclosed at the time of submission of application for OCI:
Application of OCI Card can be downloaded from the website of the Ministry of Home Affairs i.e. www.mha.nic.in Form XIX, Part A can be filled online and printout taken, while Form XIX ,Part B has to be filled by hand. Photocopy of Passport and valid VISA. Proof of Indian Origin:-
Application with the self-attested documents to be submitted in duplicate along with the following:
Demand Draft of Rs. 12, 650/- (for non- PIO Card holders) and Rs. 1, 150/- (for PIO Card holders) in favour of 'Pay & Accounts Officer (Secretariat) Ministry of Home Affairs and 4 recent passport size photos.
Note : In case of minor children ,OCI will be issued ,if eitherof the parentsis a Foreigner