Online visa application to India

For those who want to visit the one of the world's most engaging, colorful, spiritual and life-affirming countries- India, but don’t how to apply for visa application, following is some detail information:

India visa provision

 

Type of Visa

Period for which granted

Type of Entry

Documents required with application

Extendable in India

1

Tourist

180 days

Multiple

 

No

2

Transit

15 days

Single/ Double

Return/ onward journey ticket

No

3

Business

5 years

Multiple

Documents to prove business purpose like Company’s letter.

Yes

4

Employment

1 year/ period of contract

Multiple

Proof of employment

Yes

5

Student

Period of course/ 5 years

Multiple

Proof of admission in Indian Institution

Yes

6

Foreigners of Indian Origin

5 years

Multiple

Proof of being of Indian Origin

Yes

Visa fee to India depends upon the types of service like basic fee, special fee or etc.

Processing time to get visa application is a minimum of three working days, sometimes be longer which depending upon the nationality and excluding special cases.

Visa Indian document requirements

  • India visa application form
  • Passport must be signed, valid for 6 months beyond stay in India, with at least two blank passport pages available for India visa stamp
  • Photo requirement is 2 x 2 passport type photograph, in color, front view and with a white background. No glasses wearing

Online visa application to India 

At present, India offers online visa application to 180 countries: New Zealand, Luxembourg, Finland, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, US, Australia, Germany, Israel, Japan, UAE, Palestine, Jordan, Thailand, Singapore and Russia and more. It means that citizens of these 45 countries can easy to get a visa to Indian by online visa application.

Notes

  • The tourist visa on arrival would be valid for a single entry for a period of up to 30 days and could not be extended.
  • Travelers need to enter India for at least two times which is better to apply a double entry or multiple entries in advance.
  • Tourist can get a visa at one of these nine airports including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Cochin, Hyderabad, Goa and Trivandrum airports, Goa and Amritsar airports.

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