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All foreign nationals require visa to enter India. Types of visa and fee are detailed below. Tourist visas are issued for one month, six months or five years. Tourist visas can be extended by three months at the foreigner's registration office in New Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta and Chennai, or, with the Superintendent of Police at any District Headquarters. Four passport size photographs are needed for obtaining a visa.
If stay in the country exceeds 180 days, then tourists are required to get a tax clearance certificate, available at the foreigner's section of the income tax department in every major city. It is also advisable to keep bank receipts to show that the money has been changed legally.
Special permits may be required additionally with the visa to visit certain areas of the country. Areas such as parts of Sikkim and the north-east frontier states, north-east of Himachal Pradesh near the Tibetan border, are out of bounds for foreign nationals. For special permissions, please write to the Ministry of Home Affairs at least four weeks in advance of your intended visit.CONTACT one of the following Consulates to obtain your application, or download your application: http://www.indianembassy.org/consular/list.htm
More information about passports and visas: http://www.travisa.com
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JURISDICTION of the Consulate General of India:1. Embassy of India, Washington, Address: 2107 Massachusetts Ave., Washington DC 20008.Tel. 202-939-7000 Fax: 202-265-7532 which covers Delaware, Washington D.C., Kentucky, Maryland,N.Carolina, S.Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, The Bahamas.
2. Consulate General of India, Chicago, Address: 455 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive, Suite 850, Chicago, IL - 60611, Tel. 312-595-0405, Fax: 312-595-0416 and 312-595-0418, covers the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, N.Dakota, S.Dakota, Wisconsin, Missouri.
3. Consulate General of India, New York, Address: 3 East 64th St. (Bet. Madison and Fifth Ave.), New York, N.Y. 10021, Tel.(212)879-7800 EXT.206,(212)879-7805 / 7806. Fax (212)570-9581which covers Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont and the Virgin Islands.
4. Consulate General of India, San Francisco, Address: 540 Arguello Boulevard, San Francisco, CA - 94118 Tel. 415-668-0662, Fax: 415-668-9764, which covers Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, California.
5. Consulate General of India, Houston, Address: Suite 600, 6th floor, 3 Post Oak Central, 1990 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston, Texas - 77056, Tel. 713-626-2148, Fax: 713-626-2450, which covers Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas.
6. If you do not fit into any of the above categories, then contact the Embassy of India: No. 1 above.
Australia: Indian Hon. Consulate, 13 Monro Street, Coburg Melbourne VIC 3058 Voice: 03-384 0141, Indian Hon. Consulate, 4th Floor, 195 Adelaide Tce. East Perth Perth WA 6004, Voice: 09-221 1207
Outside U.S.A. Brazil: India Embassy - Brazil, SHIS QI 09 Conjunto 09 Casa 07 CEP: 71625-090, Brasilia - Distrito Fedreal - Brazil, Voice: 061 - 2485496
Canada: High Commission of India, 10 Springfield Road, Ottawa Ontario-KIM 1 C9, Canada, Voice 00-1-613-7443751, 7443752, 7443753, Fax 00-1-613-7440913, Consulate General of India, Suite 500, 2 Bloor Street West Toronto-Ontario, Canada M4W 3E2, Voice 00-1-416-9600751, 9600752, 9606253, Fax 00-1-416-9609812, Consulate General of India 325 Howe Street, 2nd Floor Vancouver B.C. Canada V6C 1Z7, Voice 00-1-604-6628811, 6828435 Fax 00-1-604-6822471
Germany: Embassy of India, Baunscheidtstrasse 7, 53113 Bonn, Germany, Voice:+49-228-540 51 61 * Fax: +49-228-5 38 72 45, Email: cst@essente-eoi.bn.shuttle.de
Greece: Embassy of India, 3 Kleanthous Street, 106 74 Athens, Greece, Voice: 721-6227 , 721-6481 Fax: 721-1252
Hong Kong: Consulate General of India, 504 Admiralty Centre Tower-1, 5th Floor, 18 Harcourt Road Hong Kong Email: comind1@hk.super.net
Israel: Embassy of India, Tel Aviv, Israel, Voice: +972 - 3 - 510 1431 Fax: +972 - 3- 510 1434, Email: indemtel@netvision.net.il
Nepal: Embassy Of India, P.B.No. 292, Lazimpat Kathmandu Nepal, Voice: 410900, 414990, 411940, 414913, 411699, 423190, 411466, Telex: 0891-2449 Indem NP, Email: indemb@mos.com.np
Netherlands: Indian Embassy, Buitenrustweg 2 2517 KD Den Haag The Netherlands, Voice: 070-3469771
Singapore: Indian High Commission, 31 Grange Road Singapore, Fax : 732 6909
Thailand: Embassy of India, Bangkok
Instructions
For people living in the United States:1. Passports valid for a minimum of six months beyond date of intended departure from India should accompany visa applications. (You can go to the office and apply in person, if you don't want to mail your passport to the office.)
2. Paste one photo and staple the other one on the form at specified place.
3. Applicants holding other than United States passports should submit proof of long term-stay (at least three years) / permanent residence (copy of green card) in the United States to expedite issuance of visa. For Applicants, who do not normally stay in U.S., references have to be made to their country of residence for which an additional $20 fee is applicable and will involve five to seven days processing time after receipt in the Consulate. Please refrain from making inquiries about the status of application during this time. Pakistani, Bangladeshi and SriLankan nationals who are not permanent residents of U.S.A. have to apply for visa in the country of their residence. Application of Chinese nationals permanently resident in the U.S. may take 1-3 months time to process depending on the purpose of the visit.
4. TOURIST VISA: Valid for 6 months to 10 years for US nationals only. The stay on each visit should not exceed six months. For nationals of other countries , tourist visa is valid from 6 months to 5 years.
5. VISA FEES:
Type of Visa For U.S. Nationals:
(Including processing fee)
Transit Visa $25 $5
Six months tourist/entry visa $50 $30
One year tourist/entry visa $70 $50
Business/student visa for one year $70 $50
Five year visa $120 $100
Ten Year Visa $120 Not Applicable
Transfer of five year/ten year visa to new passport. $25 $5.00
Note: 1. For other nationals: $ 20/- (visa processing charges) for all categories. 2. Please do not send cash by mail
All fees should be paid either in cash or through money orders, bank drafts or certified checks drawn in favor of Consulate General of India. No personal check accepted.
6. EMERGENCY SERVICE: An amount of $30 is charged over and above the normal fee for rendering emergency service. This service is available only in cases of genuine emergency such as death or serious illness in the family and if the case does not fall under reference categories. Applications for such service can be submitted between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on all working days. Such service is also provided on weekends and holidays between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. only in non-reference categories. Visas in such cases are issued promptly. This service is available at the counter only.
7. 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.
8. RECEIPT AND DELIVERY OF PASSPORTS:
At counter: Applications will be received at the counter between 9:30 a.m. and 12:00 noon. Normally, U.S. passport will be processed the same day and serviced passports can be collected at the counter between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
By Mail: Depending on the seasonal rush, applications received by express mail will take at least five days to process. Application sent through Certified mail may take at least 2-3 weeks to receive back. Certified mail enquiries may be made only after 3 weeks from the date of mailing. Following additional return mail charges should be sent for return of serviced passport.
For Certified mail: $3 per passport and $1 for each additional passport.
9. 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.
10. For general inquiries or supply of application forms: Please write or send a fax to Consulate General of India at one of the above addresses. Application forms are also available to download from internet: http://www.indianembassy.org/consular/list.htm or http://www.travisa.com
NOTE: (1) The above instruction are subject to change from time to time. Please write to or telephone to the Consulate for updated information.
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