The Government of India has reviewed the provision relating
to a gap of at least two months between two visits of a foreign national to
India on a tourist visa. It has
decided to lift the restriction of a two month gap on re-entry of foreign
nationals coming to India, except in the case of nationals of Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Calicut,
Chennai, Chandigarh,Cochin, Coimbatore, Delhi, Gaya, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad,
Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Tiruchirapalli,
Trivandrum & Varanasi) and 3 designated seaports (i.e. Cochin, Goa,
Mangalore). However, the foreigner can take exit from any of the authorized
Immigration Check Posts (ICPs) in India. In the circumstances, the provision
relating to a gap of at least two months between two visits of a foreign
national to India on a tourist visa would no longer apply
to Indian nationals.
Who can apply?
A Tourist Visa can only be granted to a foreigner who does
not have a residence or occupation in India and whose sole objective of
visiting India is recreation, sightseeing, casual visit to meet friends and
relatives etc. No other activity is permissible on a Tourist e Visa. The Tourist Visa is non-extendable and
non-convertible.
Business visa is
eligible for:-
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Foreign nationals who want to visit India to
establish industrial/business venture or to explore possibilities to set up
industrial/business venture in India.
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Foreign nationals coming to India to
purchase/sell industrial products or commercial products or consumer durables.
Ø
Foreign nationals coming to India for technical
meetings/discussions, attending Board meetings, general meetings for providing
business services support.
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Foreign nationals coming to India for technical
meeting/discussions, attending Board meetings, general meetings for providing
business services support.
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Foreign nationals who are partners in the
Business and/or functioning as Directors in the company.
Ø
Foreign nationals coming to India for
consultations regarding exhibitions, for participation in exhibitions, trade fairs,
business fairs etc.
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Foreign buyers who come to transact business
with suppliers/potential suppliers at locations in India, to evaluate or
monitor quality, give specifications, place orders, negotiate further supplies
etc. relating to goods or services procured from India.
Ø
Foreign experts/specialists on a visit of short
duration in connection with an ongoing project with the objective of monitoring
the progress of the work, conducting meetings with Indian customers and/or to
provide some high level technical guidance.
Ø
Foreign nationals coming to India for pre-sales
or post-sales activity not amounting to actual execution of any contract or
project.
Ø
Foreign Trainees of multinational
companies/corporate houses coming for in-house training in the regional hubs of
the concerned company located in India.
Ø
Foreign students sponsored by AIESEC for
internship on project based work in companies/industries.
Ø
Foreign nationals who are coming to India on
short visits to customer location to repair any plant or machinery as part of
warranty or annual maintenance contracts.
Ø
Foreign engineers/technicians coming to India
for installation and commissioning of equipments/machines/tools in terms of the
contract for supply of such equipment/machine/tools.
Ø
Foreign experts coming to India for imparting
training for the personnel of the Indian Company.
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Foreign personnel deputed for providing
technical support/services, transfer of know-how, services supplied for which
the Indian company pays fees/royalty to the foreign company.
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Foreign nationals coming as tour conductors and
travel agents and/or conducting business tours of foreigners or business
relating to it, etc
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