Japan Overseas Corporation - (JOC) has been authorized by Embassy of India, Tokyo to handle Visa applications for all categories from Japanese to all other third country nationals except Diplomatic, Official and UN Passport holders.
India Visa Application Center (IVAC), Tokyo, performs a number of routine administrative tasks on behalf of Embassy of India, but has no involvement in visa decision making process. All applications are assessed by Consular officers at Embassy in accordance with the Indian immigration legislation and policy and officers may decide to issue or refuse a visa based on the application. IVAC, Tokyo does not take any responsibility if any application is refused by Embassy of India. IVAC, Tokyo has commitment towards Embassy to procure appropriate documents from applicants and submit to the Embassy for smooth processing.
Japanese and Foreign nationals, including children, require a visa to enter India. Applicants should finalize travel arrangements to India only after ascertaining the visa requirements. Please note that
visa validity is from the date of issue of visa and not from date of entry. For more details please visit
http://www.immigrationindia.nic.in/
For Foreign (Non Japanese) Passport holders, it takes about a week or more to process any kind of visa applications. For necessary documents, please refer to the
list of required documents.
All Japanese Applicants and
Travel Agents should apply for visas in their respective Jurisdiction; e.g. applicants of Tokyo jurisdiction to apply for visa in Tokyo and that of Osaka jurisdiction to apply for visa in Osaka,
as much as possible. Please refer to
Consular Jurisdiction.
The passport has to be valid for 6-months on the date of application with at least 2 blank visa pages. Applicants are advised to check their passports validity before submitting their applications.