Tourist Visa:
is given for a period of 6 months. The applicant is required to provide documentary proof of his financial standing, or the travel schedule and original confirmed return ticket, as well as a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate. Tourist visas are non-extendable and non-convertible.
IMPORTANT - TOURIST VISA REGULATIONS IN FORCE
1. Tourist Visas can only be granted to a foreign national who does not have a residence or occupation in India and whose sole objective of visiting India is :
No other activity is permissible on a Tourist Visa. A Tourist Visa is non-extendable and non-convertible. For purposes other than tourism, applicants should apply for other appropriate types of visa.
2. There shall be a gap of at least 2 months between two visits to India on a Tourist Visa on re-entry of nationals of Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan, Iraq, Sudan, Bangladesh, foreigners of Pakistan and Bangladesh origins and Stateless persons. There is no restriction of two-month gap on re-entry of foreign nationals of all categories except the category mentioned above.
3. Where a person of above mentioned nationality at para 2 seeks exemption from the mandatory 2-months gap , the applicant
(a) Must furnish an undertaking along the following lines:
- That the purpose of his/her visit is in response to an emergency situation.
- That he/she is not engaged in business activities or employment, and that the exemption sought is not in pursuit of academic purposes (studies/research etc).
(b) Should also require to register himself / herself with the FRRO/FRO concerned in India within 14 days of arrival. The registration may be done at the first place of landing in India.
4. Foreigners holding Tourist Visas, who after initial entry into India plan to visit another country largely on account of neighbourhood tourism related travel and re-enter India before finally exiting, may be permitted two or three entries, as the case may be (need based), by High Commission. This is subject to submission of a detailed itinerary and supporting documentation (ticket bookings).
5. If the applicant is already outside of their country of origin, they may also get such an endorsement from the nearest Indian Mission/Post.
6. Carrying of satellite phone by foreigners into India is banned.
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