| Visa Information About India |
Tourist Visas which are now valid for 6 months
are issued only to those foreigners who have no residence or
occupation in India and whose sole objective in visiting India
is recreation, sight-seeing or casual visits to friends and
relatives. Tourist visas count from the date of issue and cannot
be extended or converted into any other category in India. All
visas other than transit visas are issued only after telex
clearance is received from the Indian Mission in the country to
which the applicant belongs. This process takes around 1 week
after telexes are sent. Applicants should therefore be prepared
to wait for one week after telex clearance is sought before
visas are issued to them. Telex clearance charges are Nrs.
300/-.
References made to the authorities in India take at least 8
weeks for examination and clearance. Applicants are advised not
to make repeated enquiries from this Mission during this period.
The Embassy of India in Kathmandu is the sole authority for
dealing with all matters concerning issue of India visas to
foreign nationals in Nepal. Applicants are advised not to
contact any other agencies/individuals for this purpose. Visa
application forms are available, on request, at the Embassy.
Applicants are required to furnish two passport size photographs
while filling up the application form. |
