Other India Visas Types

There are several types of India visas that can be obtained for entry into India. Depending on the nature of your visit, the type of visa can vary from an India Visa tourist entry to an India Visa business entry. If you are not apply for a Indian tourist visa or India Business visa, the other types of India visas available include:

Conference visa

This conference India visa type is available for conferences and valid for 3 months. To obtain the conference India Visa, you need to provide a letter of invitation produced by the conference organiser. This visa is available from the Indian Embassy in London using Rapid Visa services.

Transit visas

For those transiting through India, this transit India visa type is available for halts of up to 72 hours and is valid from 15 days of the date it was issued. This India visa for transfer will be given to those changing flights, flying onto another country. To obtain this India vais type, proof of further travel away from India is required. Please contact us on how to obtain this India Visa from the Indian Embassy in London.

Entry visas

This India visa is available for those of Indian origin, and to obtain this India visa which is valid for 5 years, proof of Indian origin must be produced by a certificate of naturalisation or an old India passport of a parent or spouse. To obtain this 5 year India Visa, contact us to learn about how the Indian Embassy in London will issue these.

Long term visas

This India visa is a settlement visa for people wishing to settle into India for up to 5 years. This India Visa is only available for those of Indian origin. You can contact us to review how this India Visa can be obtained from the Indian embassy in London.

Student visas

To obtain student India visa type has no set duration and to obtain this India visa you must provide a recognised educational syllabus with course duration from the respective institution. Contact us to find out how the Indian Embassy in London will issue this India visa.

Journalist visas

A Journalist India visa is available for 3 months, and to obtain this India visa a letter from the employer should be provided where necessary. The Indian embassy in London will issue this India visa based on the contents of this letter.

Employment Visas

An Employment India Visa is valid for up to 1 year and to obtain an employment India visa for 1 year, a contract that is signed by both parties is required.

Transfer of visas

This is to transfer the India visas from the old expired passport, to a new valid passport. This India visa can be obtained with a new India visa department application form and the old and new passport.