Thursday, February 7, 2008

Travel Tips India Part 1: Tourist Visa’s

All foreign nationals including children must get a visa before arriving in India. Six month multiple-entry visa are issued to nationals of most countries, regardless of how long you plan to stay. If you plan on staying longer than that you must leave the country to acquire a new visa and then return. Most people choose to go to Kathmandu in Nepal or Colombo in Sir Lanka if they are not returning to their resident country between visits.

How to get a visa?

You need to contact your countries Indian embassy to obtain an application form for a tourist visa. You need to fill in your application on the original form not a photocopy. Along the completed application form, you need;

  • Original passport valid for at least 6 months
  • Two recent passport-sized photographs
  • Application fee is €50 / £30 / US$73 at the time of writing
The fee is payable by bank draft or postal order in most countries. Cash or Credit Card is rarely accepted.

Contact us at info@intoindia.com if you need any further information

2 comments:

Matt said...

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http://www.odysen.com/pages/1135

Widgets include a news search widget, a YouTube video search, website bookmarker widget, Flickr photos, a nine day weather forecast, a large map widget of India, and a slideshow widget highlighting ~30 other locations/pages in India.

Unknown said...

The various fabulous locations of India have been a great attraction for me and I want to be there personally to witness the mesmerizing scenes. Want to get information on the Holiday villas availability there so that I can book my flight tickets asap.