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  • Visa Overview in India

  • Simplified Visa procedures facilitate economic development by encouraging foreign investors to invest in India

    You can take the recent example of the recent merger of Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) schemes, which has simplified the visa/citizen rules under the a single set of guidelines.

    Also, most of the visa procedure and foreigner registration in India has been made online.

    • E-tourist Visa (Valid for 166 countries)

    • Visa through Indian mission abroad

    Visa Required

    Employment Visa, Business Visa, Project Visa, "x"/Entry Visa, Tourist Visa, Research Visa, Transit Visa, Conference Visa, Medical Visa, among others.

    • Non-Resident Indians (NRI) having Indian passport

    • OCI cardholders (Valid for PIO/OCI)

    • Permanent Residency status

    Visa Not Required

    Indian Borders
    Entry Into India is still subject ot permission of an immigration
    official at the time of actual entry

    * After 30 September 2018, handwritten PIO cards are considered invalid travel document according to the ICAO guidelines. Click here to know more and apply for OCI card.

    Note : Foreign nationals planning to travel to India are required to possess a valid passport of their home country and a valid Indian Visa.

  • Types of Visa & Key Provisions

    Key visa types for investors

  • Employment Visa

    • Highly skilled individuals intending to take up employment

      Max duration: 5 years or period of contract, whichever is less extendable in India

    Business Visa

    • Visiting India for a business purpose

      Duration: 5 years (Extendable in India)

    Project Visa

    • For executing projects in the power and steel sectors

      Duration: 1 year or for actual duration of the project/ contract

    "X"/ Entry Visa

    • For accompanying families of foreign nationals

      Max duration: 5 years (Extendable in India)

    Other types of Visa

  • Application Process for Visa

    Online Visa

    • 01

      Identify Visa Type (Online)

      • Identify your purpose of travel and visa category
      • Check preconditions for visa
      • Passport with at least 2 blank pages and 6 months validity
    • 02

      Fill online application (Online)

      • Populate the required fields in the online form
      • Upload photo and passport pages
      • Pay prescribed fee
      • If required, schedule an appointment
    • 03

      Submit your application(Courier/ In-person)

      • Print and sign the application form
      • Approach/courier to the concerned Indian Visa Application Centre/ Indian mission
      • Attached receipt of visa fee/ postal order
    • 04

      Visa processing (Online/ Interview)

      • If required, visit Indian consulate/ mission for interview
      • Some additional information may be sought by the consulate/ embassy
    • 05

      Visa granted/ rejected (Courier/ In-person)

      • If the visa is granted, the passport can be collected
      • In-person
      • Through courier

    e-Tourist Visa (eTV) for 166 countries

    • Apply Online
      Click here
    • Upload photo & DATA page of passport

      Attach to your visa application

    • Pay online fee
    • Email

      Receive electronic travel authorisation by e-mail (in 72 hours)

    • Fly to India
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