India E Visas. High Commission of India India House Aldwych London WC2B 4NA. Opening times: 09:30-13:30

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1 India E Visas High Commission of India India House Aldwych London WC2B 4NA Website: Opening times: 09:30-13:30 Important Information The E-Visa facility has become available for many nationals travelling to India for business and tourist purposes. Please click on the following link to check eligibility International Travellers whose sole objective of visiting India is recreation, sight seeing, casual visit to meet friends or relatives, short duration medical treatment or casual business visit. Passport should have at least six months validity from the date of arrival in India. The passport should have at least two blank pages for stamping by the Immigration Officer. International Travellers should have return ticket or onward journey ticket, with sufficient money to spend during his/her stay in India. International Travellers having Pakistani Passport or Pakistani origin may please apply for regular Visa at Indian Mission. Not available to Diplomatic/Official Passport Holders or Laissez-passer travel document holders Not available to individuals endorsed on Parent's/Spouse's Passport i.e. each individual should have a separate passport. Not available to International Travel Document Holders. Applicants of the eligible countries/territories may apply online minimum 4 days in advance of the date of arrival with a window of 120 days. Example: If you are applying on 1st Sept then applicant can select arrival date from 5th Sept to 2nd Jan E-Visa can be availed for maximum of two times in a calendar year i.e. between January to December. E-Visa is non-extendable, non-convertible & not valid for visiting Protected/Restricted and Cantonment Areas. If you intend to visit Protected/Restricted/Cantonment areas, you would require prior permission from the Civil Authority Biometric details of the applicant will be mandatorily captured at Immigration on arrival in India. The validity of e-visa will be 60 days from the date of arrival in India. Double entry is permitted on e-tourist Visa and e-business Visa. Triple entry will be permitted on e-medical Visa. Applicant should carry a copy of Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) along with him/her at the time of travel. Please confirm that your ETA status is shown as 'GRANTED' on this website prior to commencement of your journey. Applicants can track the status of their application online by clicking 1

2 Requirements Below is a list of requirements Key Travel need in order to process the E visa for you. You do not have to send anything to us by post. the documents requested depending on the type of visa you are applying for to visa@keytravel.com E-Business Visa Scanned copy of the information page of the applicants passport. This needs to be in a PDF format and be a minimum of 10 KB and a maximum 300 KB Please ensure the documents are ed in the correct format and correct size. A high amendment fee will be charged if the visa department has to alter these to the correct format and size A digital photo - this must be in a JPEG format and a minimum of 10 KB and a maximum 1 MB Please note the passport photo The height and width of the Photo must be equal Photo should present full face, front view, eyes open and without spectacle Centre head within frame and present full head from top of hair to bottom of chin Background should be plain light colored or white background. No shadows on the face or on the background. Without borders A fully completed application form, (click to download and complete the application form) Please ensure all questions are answered on this application form, delays will occur in the process of your application if we are missing information. A scanned copy of the applicants business card or a letter of invitation from the host in India. Fees For a UK national the fee for a business E visa is approx USD approximately GBP Fees can be varied depending on the nationality of the applicant applying. Please contact our visa department if you need more information on pricing. Please note there are Key Travel handling charges in addition to the E visa fee. Please contact your dedicated reservations team for further information. A priority fee will be applicable if the visa is required within 72 hours of the visa department receiving the . 2

3 E-Tourist Visa Scanned copy of the information page of the applicants passport. This needs to be in a PDF format and be a minimum of 10 KB and a maximum 300 KB Please ensure the documents are ed in the correct format and correct size. A high amendment fee will be charged if the visa department has to alter these to the correct format and size A digital photo - this must be in a JPEG format and a minimum of 10 KB and a maximum 1 MB Please note the passport photo The height and width of the Photo must be equal Photo should present full face, front view, eyes open and without spectacle Centre head within frame and present full head from top of hair to bottom of chin Background should be plain light coloured or white background. No shadows on the face or on the background. Without borders A fully completed application form, (click to download and complete the application form) Please ensure all questions are answered on this application form, delays will occur in the process of your application if we are missing information. Fees For a UK national the fee for a business E visa is approx USD approximately GBP Fees can be varied depending on the nationality of the applicant applying. Please contact our visa department if you need more information on pricing. Please note there are Key Travel handling charges in addition to the E visa fee. Please contact your dedicated reservations team for further information. A priority fee will be applicable if the visa is required within 72 hours of the visa department receiving the . 3

4 E-Medical Visa Scanned copy of the information page of the applicants passport. This needs to be in a PDF format and be a minimum of 10 KB and a maximum 300 KB Please ensure the documents are ed in the correct format and correct size. A high amendment fee will be charged if the visa department has to alter these to the correct format and size A digital photo - this must be in a JPEG format and a minimum of 10 KB and a maximum 1 MB Please note the passport photo The height and width of the Photo must be equal Photo should present full face, front view, eyes open and without spectacle Centre head within frame and present full head from top of hair to bottom of chin Background should be plain light coloured or white background. No shadows on the face or on the background. Without borders A fully completed application form, (click to download and complete the application form) Please ensure all questions are answered on this application form, delays will occur in the process of your application if we are missing information. Copy of Letter from the Hospital concerned in India on its letterhead 4

5 India E visa application form 1. Surname ( As shown in your passport ) 2. Given Name (complete as in your passport) 3. Have you ever changed your name? if Yes please supply details 4. Sex (please tick box) Female Male Transgender 5. Date of Birth 6. Town and City of Birth 7. Country of Birth 8. Citizenship/ National ID number 9. Religion 10. Visible identification marks 11. Education Qualification (please relevant box) Below matriculation Graduate Higher Secondary School Illiterate Matriculation Post Graduate Professional NA (being a minor) Other (please specify) 12. Did you acquire nationality by birth or naturalization 13. Previous Nationality 14. Have you lived for at least two years in the country where you are applying for the visa. 15. Passport number 16. Date of Issue

6 17. Date of Expiry 18. Place of Issue 19. Any other valid passport/identity certificate (IC) held Passport number Country of Issue Date of Issue Expiry Date Please complete the following 20. Applicants full UK address, including town and postcode 21. Contact Telephone number Home Mobile 22. Fathers Details Name Nationality Previous Nationality Place of birth Country of birth 23. Mothers Details Name Nationality Previous Nationality Place of birth Country of birth 24. Marital Status Name Nationality Previous Nationality Place of Birth Country of Birth 25. If married please state 26. Were your Grandfather/Grandmother (paternal/maternal) Pakistan nationals or belong to Pakistan held area No If yes please give details 27. Present Occupation 28. Employer name/business 29. Designation 30. Address

7 31. Phone number 32. Past occupation (if any) 33. Are/were you in a military/semi military/police/security organisation No Yes (if yes please state organisation/designation, rank and place of posting) To set up Industrial/Business Venture Sale/Purchase/Trade Attend technical business meetings To recruit manpower 34. Type of visa needed (tick as appropriate) Participate in exhibitions, business trade fairs Expert/Specialist in connection with an ongoing project Conducting tours To deliver lecture/s under global initiative for Academic networks Recreation/sight seeing Meeting Friends/Family Short Term Yoga Programme Medical Treatment 35. Expected date of arrival in India Ahmadabad Amritsar Bengaluru Chennai Cochin Delhi Gaya 36. Expected port of arrival / exit in India (tick as appropriate) Goa Hyderbad Jaipur Kolkata Lucknow Mumbai Other (please specify) 37. Have you ever visited India before No (go to question 41) Yes (continue to next question) 38. Address during your last visit to India 39. Cities previous cities visited 40. Last Indian visa number, visa type, date and place of issue

8 41. Has permission to visit or extend stay in India been refused? No Yes, If yes when and by whom (mention control number and date) 42. Countries visited in the last 10 years (up to 10 countries) 43. Have you visited SAARC countries (except your own country) during last 3 years No Yes, if yes please name country, year and number of visits 44. Reference In India (name address and telephone number) For business use inviting company details For tourist use name of hotel or address of person/s applicant is visiting 45. Reference as per nationality of the applicants passport (name address and telephone number) E visa Fees can be varied depending on the nationality of the applicant applying Please note there are Key Travel handling charges in addition to the E visa fee. Please contact your dedicated reservations team for further information. If you wish to have your application processed on the priority service please tick box A priority fee will be applied also if needed within 72 hours of Key Travel receiving the . If your application is not urgent and your not travelling to India within 72 hours your application being received by Key Travel your application will be processed within 5 working days. Please ensure the documents are ed in the correct format and correct size. A high amendment fee will be charged if the visa department has to alter these to the correct format and size Please note that once the order has been processed it is not possible to cancel or amend the request and full fee will need to be paid. Signature: Date:

9 e-visa Facility is available for nationals of following countries/territories Albania Andorra Anguilla Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Barbados Belgium Belize Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Cambodia Canada Cape Verde Cayman Island Chile China China- SAR Hong Kong, China- SAR Macau Colombia Comoros Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote d'lvoire Croatia Cuba Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador El Salvador Eritrea Estonia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guyana, Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland Indonesia Ireland Israel Jamaica Japan Jordan Kenya Kiribati Laos Latvia Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Malta Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Monaco Montenegro Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar Namibia Nauru Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niue Island Norway Oman Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines

10 Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Republic of Macedonia Romania Russia Saint Christopher and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent & the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Senegal Serbia Seychelles Singapore Slovakia, Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Tonga Trinidad & Tobago Turks & Caicos Island Tuvalu UAE Ukraine United Kingdom Uruguay USA Vanuatu Vatican City-Holy See Venezuela Vietnam Zambia

11 Visa Booking and Payment Form In order for us to process your application, this completed form must accompany the documents you send to us. We recommend you send all documents by courier or recorded delivery. Please address your documents to: Visa Department, Key Travel, Britannia St, London, WC1X 9JF We open all post as soon as it arrives, and will advise that your documents are received as soon as possible. Please note that Royal Mail Special Delivery can arrive any time up to 1pm, and you can use their online tracking service to track your delivery. Key Travel can also provide a bespoke courier collection service please contact us for details and pricing. Contact information please provide your details as the person organising this application. Organisation & department: Contact name: Contact telephone number: Contact address: Date you require passports back in your possession. Your application will be processed in line with this date: Form of payment please choose either invoice or card payment, and complete the relevant section below. Invoice Payments Code 1 Code 2 Code 3 Code 4 Code 5 Code 6 Code 7 Code 8 Your organisation s terminology for the code (e.g, budget code, reason for travel, approver name, etc) Code (e.g. BC1255, Meeting, John Smith, etc) Tick here if paying by credit card: Tick here if paying by debit card: Please note a 2% surcharge applies for credit card payments. No fee applies for debit card payments. If paying by invoice, all payment codes relevant for your organisation must be provided at this stage. For example, if your organisation uses 4 payment codes in total, please leave codes 5, 6, 7 and 8 blank. Key Travel cannot be held responsible for delays or costs associated to the provision of incomplete or incorrect payment code details. Invoices will only be generated once the visa has been granted. Key Travel is also pleased to accept payment for your visa application by card payment. Note that payment must be made to the visa team either by calling us on or in person at our London office before documents are returned to you. If you already have a Key travel HD visa ref for this application, provide it here: (if not please leave this section blank) HD

12 First traveller name: Country to be visited: Express processing: Standard processing: Visa type required (business, multiple entry, etc) Second traveller name: Country to be visited: Same as the first traveller please complete separate booking forms for additional countries Date of departure for travel associated to this visa application: Express processing: Standard processing: Visa type required (business, multiple entry, etc) Third traveller name: Country to be visited: Same as the first traveller please complete separate booking forms for additional countries Date of departure for travel associated to this visa application: Express processing: Standard processing: Visa type required (business, multiple entry, etc) Fourth traveller name: Country to be visited: Same as the first traveller please complete separate booking forms for additional countries Date of departure for travel associated to this visa application: Express processing: Standard processing: Visa type required (business, multiple entry, etc) Date of departure for travel associated to this visa application: For groups of 5 or more, please affix additional sheet(s) containing names, genders and nationalities, or contact us in advance to discuss. If you have a Key Travel flight reference / PNR / Trip ID for any of the above travellers, please list them here, and indicate which it applies to: Key Travel provides a comprehensive review of your application free of charge before lodging with the embassy. Should you wish, we are also able to make amendments on your behalf where necessary to ensure a smooth application process. Your visa consultant will discuss these options with you as and when they are necessary. In order for us to lodge an application the following day, we must receive documents before 4pm. Should you require a fast turnaround, and time is short, if we receive documents before 9.30am, we are still able to lodge the same day under our priority service at an additional cost of VAT. Please tick here if you would like to use our priority service at an additional cost of VAT : In order to meet your deadlines, further embassy express charges or additional courier charges may become applicable, and we will keep you informed of these over the course of the application. Special instructions please indicate below if there are special requirements which you have discussed with us:

13 Return instructions please tell us to where and to whom you would like the documents returned. For the attention of: Company name: Address & post code: Delivery Option Courier bike delivery to address, or meet and greet at a specified location Royal Mail Special Delivery next working day by 1pm Royal Mail Special Delivery Saturday service by 9am DHL UK Overnight service Information Recommended for very urgent applications, when time is short Passports dispatched via Special Delivery when 3 or more working days are available after visa is granted, and before the date passport must be back in your possession. By 9:00 By 12:00 Tick here By 17:00 DHL Overseas service Delivery time varies depending on location Collect from Key Travel London office Available between 8.45am - 17:30pm Monday - Friday We will always endeavour to process your application within the permitted timescales, however, we are subject to passport office / embassy approval and conditions / requirements can change without any prior warning. We recommend you confirm your flights after obtaining your visa to avoid any cancellation penalties for which Key Travel cannot be held responsible. Cancellation fees may apply if you decide not to progress your application, depending on what stage it is up to with the Embassy. Key Travel shall not be held liable for costs associated with any of the following: o Any loss, damage, retention or delay in returning any documents in the possession of any embassy, consulate or government office. o The refusal of any embassy, consulate or government office to accept documents presented. o The issue of incorrect visas, dates and terms, by any embassy, consulate of government office. o Any loss, damage or delay caused by subcontractors (e.g. DHL, Royal Mail) in delivery of documents. I have read and agreed to the above. I give permission/i have obtained traveller permission to disclose my/their personal data to Key Travel and the relevant third parties in order to obtain the applicable visa(s). Signed: Date: Have you Included the correct number, and correct size of photographs with your application? Signed and dated all application forms? Ensured all supporting documents are correctly addressed to the embassy? Included complete payment instructions?