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Business Visa

• A Business Visa is strictly given to those who would like to make a business-related trip to India.
• An applicant going for employment in projects/contract in India needs to apply for an Employment Visa, and not a Business Visa.
• The Business Visa applicant must receive the visa prior to applying for an accompanying spouse and dependent family members.
• Foreign trainees of multinational companies/corporate houses coming for in-house training in India will also need a Business Visa.
• As well as foreign students sponsored by AIESEC for internship on project based work in companies/industries.
• Before a Business Visa is granted, the applicant must present proof of financial standing and assurance he has expertise in the field of the intended business.
• Business Visa must be issued from the country of origin, or from the country of domicile of the foreigner provided the period of permanent residence of the applicant in that particular country is more than two years.
• A Business visa may be valid for one year or more with multiple entries.
• Stay in India is limited to 180 days in any single calendar year, unless the person obtains a residential permit.
• The visa duration starts on the day of issuance, and not on the day of entry into India.

Work Visa

• A work visa is granted to an employee or paid intern of an Indian company or persons traveling to India for volunteer work with a Non Governmental Organization (NGO).
• Spouse and dependent family members accompanying the applicant must apply for an entry visa. Their visa duration will terminate according to the visa duration of the principal visa holder.
• Before a work visa is issued, the applicant must be a highly skilled and/or qualified professional being engaged or appointed by a company or organization or industry or undertaking in India.
• Foreign sportsmen who are given a contract for a specified period by the Indian clubs/organizations are also eligible for a work visa.
• The name of the sponsoring employer/organization shall be clearly stipulated in the visa sticker.
• A foreign company/organization that does not yet have any Project office/subsidiary/joint venture/branch office in India cannot sponsor a foreign national/employee of a foreign company for a work visa.
• However, if the Indian company/organization has awarded a contract for execution of a project to a foreign company that does not have any base in India, such foreign company can sponsor the employee for work visa.
• An Indian work visa is valid for a year, irrespective of the duration of the contract. Further extensions of up to 5 years may be obtained from MHA/FRRO in the concerned state in India.

Student Visa

• A student visa is given to bona fide students who wish to pursue regular studies at a recognized institution in India.
• Spouse and dependent family members accompanying the applicant must apply for an entry visa. This visa’s termination date will coincide with the period of the principal visa holder.
• An Indian student visa is a multiple entry visa.
• It is valid for the period of study as approved by the educational institution in India.
• The visa duration starts on the day of issuance, and not on the day of entry into India.
• A provisional visa may be issued if the applicant is yet to receive an official admission letter from the university.
• A provisional visa is valid for 3 months. If admission is not given or confirmed within the stipulated period, the student will have to leave India.
• Extension of a provisional student visa is not allowed.

Medical Visa

• This visa is for foreigners visiting India for the sole purpose of seeking medical treatment in hospitals/treatment centres in India.
• Up to two attendants who are blood relatives are allowed to accompany the applicant to India.
• But they are required to obtain a separate medical attendant visas. The validity will be the same as the medical visa of the principal.
• The treatment sought should be significant in nature; not all ailments qualify for a medical visa.
• List of ailments mostly considered for a medical visa include (but are not limited to): neurosurgery, ophthalmic disorders, heart-related problems and organ transplantation.
• The initial duration of the visa is up to a year or the period of the treatment, whichever is less. The visa will be valid for a maximum of 3 entries during the one year.
• The visa duration starts on the day of issuance, and not on the day of entry into India.
• Applicants are required to provide proof of relationship with those they intend to travel with.

Tourist Visa

• A tourist visa is appropriate for those who would like to visit India for tourism or other non-business-related purposes.
• The following persons are not eligible to apply for a tourist visa and must apply for the Entry Visa instead: persons of Indian origin; spouse and children of a person of Indian origin and spouse and dependent family members of a foreign national coming to India on a long-term visa.
• Asides recreation, sight seeing, casual visits to meet friends and relatives, no other activities are permissible on a Tourist Visa.
• You cannot work on a Tourist Visa.
• If you would be volunteering, working with charities or working with non-profit organizations, you must apply for an Employment Visa instead.
• You must not have a residence or occupation in India before you can get a Tourist Visa.
• If you would be volunteering, working with charities or working with non-profit organizations, you must apply for an Employment Visa instead.
• If you are coming to India for medical treatment, you should apply for a Medical Visa instead, and NOT a Tourist Visa.
• Non-U.S. citizens are only eligible for up to a six-month tourist visa. The visa validity duration begins on the first day of issuance. Therefore, a six-month visa issued on July 1 would be valid until December 31.
• Regardless of the duration of the valid visa, the maximum duration of stay in India is limited to 6 months (180 days) on each visit.
• Extension of stay is not granted on tourist visas and it can not be converted into any other visa.

Tourist visa holders need a permit if they would like to re-enter India within 2 months after last leaving India. The total period of stay in India, counted from the date of first entry into the country, will not exceed the maximum allowed stay during one visit, such as 180 days or 90 days.

India is generally safe for female travelers and most women would experience, at worst, unwanted attention from men. It is also safer not to travel alone or in small groups.