Miscellaneous Informations for foreigners

Miscellaneous Informations for foreigners

• The duration of stay in India, for each visit on a tourist visa or business visa is only for a period of 6 months even though a valid visa may be for more than 6 months.
• Visa is given for a period for which passport is valid. For example, if a passport is valid until April 30,2003 and an applicant is applying for 5 years visa on December 31,1999, the applicant will not be issued a 5 years visa as the passport expires before the 5 year visa.
• Validity of all visas is counted from the date of their issue.
• Tourist visa up to 5 years may be granted if the foreigner is connected with the tourism trade.
• If visa is for more than 180 days, registration is compulsory within 14 days of first arrival in India.
• For Extension of visa contact MHA- Director (F), Lok Nayak Bhawan, Ist floor, Khan market, New Delhi-110003.
 
• The duration of stay in India, for each visit on a tourist visa or business visa is only for a period of 6 months even though a valid visa may be for more than 6 months. 
• Visa is given for a period for which passport is valid. For example, if a passport is valid until April 30,2003 and an applicant is applying for 5 years visa on December 31,1999, the applicant will not be issued a 5 years visa as the passport expires before the 5 year visa.    
• The duration of stay in India, for each visit on a tourist visa or business visa is only for a period of 6 months even though a valid visa may be for more than 6 months.
• Visa is given for a period for which passport is valid. For example, if a passport is valid until April 30,2003 and an applicant is applying for 5 years visa on December 31,1999, the applicant will not be issued a 5 years visa as the passport expires before the 5 year visa.
  Validity of all visas is counted from the date of their issue.
• Tourist visa up to 5 years may be granted if the foreigner is connected with the tourism trade.
• If visa is for more than 180 days, registration is compulsory within 14 days of first arrival in India.
• For Extension of visa contact MHA- Director (F), Lok Nayak Bhawan, Ist floor, Khan market, New Delhi-110003.
 

 Immigration Procedures:

The Bureau of Immigration handles the immigration procedures at the major international airports and the foreigner's registration work at five major cities in India. The field officers in charge of immigration and registration activities at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Amritsar are called

Foreigners Regional Registration Officers (FRROs)

. The designation for the equivalent in

Chennai (Madras) is Chief Immigration Officer (CHIO).

Bureau of Immigration

courtesy : karnataka police