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India Immigration and Visa Center
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Visa Information
Any foreigner who wants to enter India must have a
valid visa affixed on his or her passport. This can
be obtained from the Indian Consulate in your
country. Foreign nationals of Indian origin, their
spouses and children can obtain visas from the
Consulate. Foreign nationals of Indian origin, their
spouses and children can obtain Entry Visas valid
upto 10 years.
Tourist Visas can be obtained for six months, one
year and 10 years. Visas of the appropriate type
should be obtained by students, businessmen,
journalists and others who want to visit India for
professional purposes.
Validity of visas : All types of
visas are valid for the indicated period from the
date of issue (and not repeat not from the date of
first entry into India).Post-dated visas are not
issued.
Application form and picture
requirements : All applicants for Entry and
Tourist visas are required to fill out an
application form and provide one recent passport
size photograph. Applicants for Business, Research,
Journalist and some other types of visas are
required to submit two forms duly filled in and two
pictures.
Visas to non-residents : Visas
can also be issued to persons who normally do not
live in the jurisdiction of this Consulate (this
also includes people holding Tourist / Business
visas) after obtaining clearance from the Indian
Mission under whose jurisdiction the applicant
normally resides. This however takes a few weeks.
The applicant may, however, pay an additional charge
for clearance by fax or telex.
Restricted area permits : Persons
desiring to go to a restricted area should fill in
special forms and apply well in advance as
clearances are required before a permit can be
issued to travel to these places. It takes at least
6 to 8 weeks to receive the Government of India's
clearances in such cases.
Requirements for student visas :
Firm letters of admission from Universities,
recognized Colleges or Educational Institutions in
India are required for issuance of Regular Student
Visas.
Applicants are also required to produce satisfactory
evidence of financial support. In case of admission
in a medical or a para-medical course, the applicant
has also to produce a 'No Objection Certificate'
from the Ministry of Health, Government of India, to
obtain a Student Visa.
Applicants for Student Visas who want to pursue
graduate or post-graduate studies in Engineering /
Technology are required to produce a similar 'No
Objection Certificate' from the Ministry of Human
Resource Development (Department of Education).
Provisional Student Visas for a period of 6 months
can however be issued on production of a Provisional
Admission Certificate issued by a University /
recognized Educational Institution in India. It can
be changed to a regular student visa in India itself
subject to completion of the formalities listed
above. However, no change of institute / purpose is
allowed.
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