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Application Forms & Visa Information
When applying for visa, kindly use the correct Application form in A4 size.
- Japanese nationals and other nationals (except Bangladesh and Pakistan nationals), the Visa Application Form can be downloaded here. Please view Sample Form (not for formal application use) down load here.
- The Visa Application Form for Bangladesh Nationals can be downloaded here.
- The Visa Application Form for Pakistan Nationals can be downloaded here.
(Pakistan nationals must submit Original Application form, Original Supplementary form & 3 copies of each of them)
- The Visa Application Form for Sri Lanka Nationals can be downloaded here.
(Sri Lanka Nationals must fill the Application form same as Japanese nationals, Supplementary Form and the Form for Sri Lanka nationals.) - Applicants for Tourist Visa requiring Re-Entry permits please refer to Fees/Charges.
- Supplementary Form can be downloaded here.
FOR ALL APPLICANTS
- Passport should be valid for a minimum of Six months on the date of application and beyond the period for which visa is being sought with at least two blank pages. It is advisable to have passport validity of 6 months when landing at any port in India.
- If any application form has any blank spaces or not written very clearly, may not be processed.
- Visa is not given beyond the period for which the passport is valid. For example, if passport is valid until Oct. 30, 2010 and an applicant applies for 1-year visa on Dec. 31, 2009, the applicant will not be issued 1-year visa as the passport expires before the 1-year visa period.
- ANY NATIONAL HOLDING TOURIST VISA WITH MULTIPLE ENTRIES, there should be a gap of at least two months between last exit and next entry to India.
Any applicant applying for tourist visa with 2 or 3 re-entries (Must be utilized within 60days), will have to pay additional Y1,400 besides normal tourist visa fee and handling charges. Detailed itinerary and supporting documents (Air ticket bookings) is a must.
- Any person holding any kind of visa which is valid for more than 180 days and if the person intends to stay in India for more than Six months, the person must register with FRRO (Foreigner Regional Registration Office) or nearest Police within 14 days of landing in India
- Visa is valid from the date of issue and not from date of landing
- All Japanese applicants and travel agents should apply for visas in their respective jurisdiction, as much as possible. (For e.g. Tokyo jurisdiction applicants should apply for visas in Tokyo and Osaka jurisdiction applicants in Osaka, as much as possible). Please refer to Consular Jurisdiction.
Applicant wanting to go to India within Two months of last departure from India on same Tourist visa with multiple re-entries which is utilized before, must apply to Embassy of India for a special Re-entry permission.
Re-entry permission is only given in emergency cases if applicant can satisfy the Embassy with proof of emergency and carries necessary documents like confirmed itinerary etc. If permission granted, applicant will have to pay Y1,400 to the Embassy.
For details, please refer to www.mha@nic.in
