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INDIA visas take 3 working days to issue in the embassy & is valid for 3-6 months from the date of issue . We recommend you send us your documents by Royal Mail Special Delivery. Please ensure you send us the following documentation as failure to do so will result in a delay in issuing your visa.
Tourist Visa
1 (which must be completed on https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/ ) completed visa application forms
2 (50MM X 50MM) passport photograph(s)
Passport
-Children under 16 years of age;copy of photopage of both parents passport
Copy of birth certificate
Letter of consent signed by both parents and addressed to The Indian High Commission, India House, Aldwych, London, WC2B 4NA
Child custody letter from court (in cases of divorced parents)
Solicitor letter and child benefit letter (in cases if single parents)
-Non British nationals are required to submit 1 recent utility bill for the current month and a 24-30 month old utility bill (from same provider) to prove UK residency. The embassy will only accept landline phone, gas. electricity, water, council tax or tenency agreements and must have your name and address on.
-Letter of undertaking that your trip is for tourism only (occupations of; Self employed media, police, armed forces, commercial pilots/crew members, charity, social workers and priests)
Payment
Business Visa
1 which must be completed on https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/ ) completed visa application forms
2 (50MM X 50MM) passport photograph(s)
Letters of invitation from organisations in India & UK
Passport
-Non British nationals are required to submit 1 recent utility bill for the current month and a 24-30 month old utility bill (from same provider) to prove UK residency. The embassy will only accept landline phone, gas. electricity, water, council tax or tenency agreements and must have your name and address on.
Payment
| Visa type | Visa fee | Service charge | Total to pay |
| Business 1-2 year multiple India visa same day express service | £450.20 | £80.00 | £530.20 |
| 12 month employment India visa | £322.20 | £30.00 | £352.20 |
| Business 6 month multiple India visa same day express | £280.20 | £80.00 | £360.20 |
| Business 6 month multiple India visa | £117.20 | £30.00 | £147.20 |
| Business 1-2 year multiple India visa | £287.20 | £30.00 | £317.20 |
| Tourist 6 month India visa | £92.20 | £30.00 | £122.20 |
| On-line India form filling service | £0.00 | £15.00 | £15.00 |
| 6 month employment India visa | £297.20 | £30.00 | £327.20 |
SHOULD YOU APPLY FOR 1 MONTH VALIDITY ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM, THE EMBASSY MAY ONLY GIVE YOU ONE MONTH FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE ON YOUR VISA. IF YOU ARE NOT DUE TO LEAVE INDIA WITHIN 4 WEEKS OF THE APPLICATION DATE, PLEASE SELECT THE 3 OR 6 MONTH VALIDITY PERIOD
For all applicants who have renewed their passports within the last 6 months please send your old passport as well as your new one.
The Indian visa application form needs to be submitted on-line. Our form download is a guide on how to complete the India visa application yourself which you will find extremely helpful to read prior to going to the VFS site. Please visit https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/ to complete your visa application. We can do this for you for an extra charge of £15.00
NOTE: If travelling to any restricted areas in India (Sikkim, Mizoram, Nagaland, Andaman-Nicobar, Arunachal Pradesh, Mundgod, Portplair, Manipur, Gangtok, Changabang, Kalimpong) please contact us for further advice as an extra form will need to be submitted with your visa application. You will also be charged an extra £20.00 at the Indian embassy.
NOTE: Non UK Nationals will require a copy of a recent (current month) utility bill as well as a 2 year old (no older than 30 months) utility bill to accompany their visa application. Please note that bank statements are no longer accepted. If this cannot be supplied your India visa will be referred and can take up to 6 weeks to process. The Indian embassy will also charge you an extra £10.00.
For stays of up to 90 days to nationals of Maldives
Tourists should apply for a tourist visa in preference to an ordinary visa before travel. Without a visa entry will be refused
Foreign nationals arriving in India on long term multiple entry visas are required to register with the nearest Foreigners Regional Registration Officer within 14 days of arrival. Overstayers will be fined and may be prosecuted or detained and later deported
INDIA TRANSIT VISAS: Transit visas are required by all except those as noted above and those continuing their journey to a third country within 24 hours by the same form of transport & not leaving an airport, provided holding confirmed tickets & documentation
INDIA HEALTH: Compulsory vaccinations: Yellow fever certificate if arriving within 6 days from an infected area or have been in transit in an infected area (except those who while in transit through an airport in an infected area, remained within the airport during the period of their entire stay) or has come on a ship that started or disembarked at any port in an infected area up to 30 days before arrival in India (unless it has been disinsected) or has come on an aircraft which has been in an infected area and has not been disinsected. Infants under 6 months are exempt. When a case of yellow fever is reported from any country, that country is regarded as infected.
Recommended immunisations: Cholera, Diphtheria, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Japanese B Encephalitis, Malaria, Meningitis, Polio, TB, Tetanus & Typhoid.
Risks: Malaria exists all year below 2,000 metres except in parts of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Kashmir and Sikkim. Rabies.
INDIA WEATHER: Hot tropical weather with considerable regional variations. The climate is dominated by the Asiatic monsoon. From Jun-Sep the country is influenced by the rainy monsoon from the south west. At this time rainfall can be very heavy, particularly over the higher regions facing the sea. The coolest time with the driest weather is between Dec-Feb. The weather gets hotter from Mar-May with a continuing drought. The rains tend to start in late May in the south, arriving up to 6 weeks later in the north
INDIA MISC
Location of India: Asia
Local Time in India: GMT+5½
Capital City of India: New Delhi
Population of India: 1029 million
Language(s) spoken in India: Hindi, 18 other official languages. English widely used
Dialling Code for India: 91
Emergency numbers in India: Police: 100. Fire: 101. Ambulance: 102
Driving in India: Driving is on the left. International Driving Permit recommended, temporary licence available from local authorities on presentation of National licence
Electricity in India: 220V AC 50Hz
Currency of India: Indian Rupee (INR 1 = 100 Paise)
Notes: INR: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1,000
Coins: INR: 1, 2, 5. Paise: 10, 20, 25, 50
Credit Cards/Travellers Cheques: Credit cards and travellers cheques are accepted. Currency may only be exchanged at banks or authorised money changers
Opening Hours in India
Bank: 1000-1400 Mon-Fri, 1000-1200 Sat
Office: 0930-1700 Mon-Fri, 0930-1300 Sat
Shops: 0930-1900 Mon-Sat
Tippingin India: Around 10% of bill is customary
Hotel Classification in India: Generally in India, hotels are graded by the central tourism department's Hotel Classification Committee in categories from 1 star up to 5 star deluxe. In addition, forts, palaces and other old buildings converted into hotels and approved by the Hotel Classification Committee are designated Heritage Hotels. However, in Goa the State Department of Tourism has officially classified most accommodation using a system which grades properties (in descending order) as A, B, C and D class. In this section we give the letter rating if there is one; otherwise, the star rating is given.
Import Allowances for India: For persons of 17 years of age or older:
200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250gr of tobacco
2 lit of alcoholic liquor or wine
Medicines or reasonable quantities
2 ounces of perfume and 1/4 litres of eau de toilette
Prohibited/Restricted in India: Any kind of livestock or products, birds, meat
Airports in India:
Chennai (MAA)
Delhi Indira Gandhi International (DEL)
Kolkata Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Intl (CCU)
Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International (BOM)
Thiruvananthapuram International (TRV)
