Indian visa and a valid passport are essential by all the travelers for the entry in India. Otherwise you must have the Person of Indian Origin (PIO) card for the entry in India from the outside countries as the some parts of the country are strictly prohibited for any entry and you need a special permit to go there.

The application for the visa is provide before coming in the country, it is presented in-front of the concerned department. A valid passport is necessary for entering in India and it is not applicable for the travelers of the Nepal and Bhutan. It is advised to keep your passport always with you for the checking of the identification. Visa services can be availed on the week days and on the holidays or weekend can be availed in an emergency.

For acquiring the Passport you have to take a passport form from the passport office or designated speed post centers and completing the form with all the essential documents like as date of birth proof, residence proof, photograph etc, submitted it to the concerned department. For any emergency you can apply the passport under the Tatkaal scheme where any police verification is not required, an additional fee is taken and is applicable in the case of the minors or re-issue of the passport.

Foreigners with the desire coming to India are required to have a valid passport and Indian visa. There is no provision of visa on arrival in India and no fee is charged for the immigration facilities at the airport.

Miscellaneous Information about Visa

The period for staying in India based n a tourist visa or business visa is 6 months even though a valid visa may be for more than 6 months. It is given for a period for which the passport of a traveler is valid. And the validity of all visas is counted from the date of their issue.

• Tourist visa up to 5 years may be granted if the foreigner is connected with the tourism trade.
• If visa is for more than 180 days, registration is compulsory within 14 days of first arrival in India.
• Extension of visa in Delhi- MHA- Director (F), Lok Nayak Bhawan, Ist floor, Khan market, New Delhi-110003.

1. It is an essential task performed three days before departure the agency sponsoring the group must submit to the Indian Mission in that country four copies of a list. All the particulars details of the each member of the group are provided.
2. After taking the necessary action, the Mission stamps a collective visa- it is not a must task to stamp individual passports - and returns three copies of the list to the sponsoring agency;
3. The person in charge of the tourist group lands over two copies of the list to the immigration authority on arrival in India.
4. A list of the group members are provided to the immigration authority for giving him the information about the group who is coming in India for traveling at least four hours before the flight arrives.
5. If it happens that the tourist group is to split into smaller groups to visit different parts of India, the immigration authority grants a collective 'license to travel', listing the particulars of the members of the smaller groups. Transit visa is provided to the member as individual or a group visa by the Indian mission for maximum 15 days for completing their or his task to be performed.