INDIA offers both extraordinary opportunities and challenges. It is large, pulsing with energy and ever-changing drama, a feast for the senses. If you can appreciate the unexpected, you will quickly come to love it.

Travel Documents

To travel to India for tourism, business or studies you are required to have a valid passport and an entry visa. Visas are issued in Indian Embassies or Missions. No entry visas are issued at the entry point and a traveler without an entry visa shall be detained and deported.

A person applying for a visa must have a passport that will be valid for a minimum of six months beyond the date of the date of their intended departure from India. So make sure to renew your passport if it is due to expire within that period of time.

Tourist Visas

Entry visas for tourists are generally issued for six months from the date of issue. If you intend to visit neighboring countries and re-enter India, ask for a six months visa with a request for multiple entries.

To find the Indian Embassy or Mission nearest you and for the most reliable information about visas, please click the Visa link and go online to the Consular Passport & Visa Division of the Indian government.

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