1.0 What type of India Visa are available?

There are many different types of India visas that are issued by the Indian Embassy in London and the Indian High Commission in Birmingham. The most common India visas that are issued are India Tourist Visas and India Business Visas. To apply for this India Visa the same India visa application form can be used which can be found at our Rapid Visas website forms page. The other types of India Visas available include India transit visas, India work visas, India journalist visas, India employment visas. The remainder of India visa types can be found in our glossary section. For visitors to Goa there are no special Goa visas, but you still require an Indian visa to enter. Therefore as there are no Goa visas, you will require the standard tourist India visa.

2.0 How to obtain your India Visa?

The most convenient and practical way for applying for your India visa, be it an India tourist visa or India business visa is via the services of Rapid visas. We deal with a high quantity of India visas on a daily basis, and you can use our visa services and experience to obtain your India visa in Rapid Visa time. We offer a reliable standard service, along with express visa services to obtain your India visa in 3 days and in 5 days.

Please contact us to enquire more about obtaining your India visa. The procedure to obtain your India visa involves completing:

1. A Rapid Visa Order Form
2. A India Visa Department Form
3. Affixing two passport size photographs to the India Visa department form
4. Sending all the forms and photos, along with supporting documentation to us. For express India visa services please contact us directly to check availability

3.0 Where you need an India Visa for?

An India Visa is required for travel to all parts of India. There are no special Goa visas available, and you need to make an India visa application for a normal India tourist visa. An India tourist visa is valid for up to 6 months, and for multiple entry. The India government do not allow you to stay in India for more then 180 days on the same India tourist visa. The same India visa is applicable for visiting Rajasthan, Goa, Kerala, Darjeeling, Himanchal Pradesh, The Indian part of Kashmir and Mumbai and Delhi.

4.0 What is a India Business Visa and what do I need to do business in India

In order to pursue business activities in India, one must require an India business visa for doing so officially. The India visa application for obtaining this India visa is the same process as applying for a tourist India visa, but the only additional information required is a letter of invitation from the company in India, and a letter of support from the UK company. There are 3 main types of India visas available for business purposes. These include:

1. 6 month India Business Visa
2. 1 Year India Business Visa
3. 2 Years India Business Visa

5.0 Who needs an India Visa?

Anybody of non Indian nationality will require an India visa when travelling to India. For non uk passport holders that have resided in the UK for more then one year, they will require proof of residence along with the required India visa application forms and photographs. This can be provided by a utility bill, bank statement or council tax bill in the India visa applicant's names, which is one year old or older. If the India visa applicant has not been residing in the UK for a year or more, then they need to provide a non UK residents form along with their normal India visa application. This form can be downloaded from our forms section on our website.

6.0 Why use an India Visa agent?

The benefit of using Rapid visas to obtain your India visa is that we visit the Indian embassy in London to have India visas processed on a fast and high frequency basis. Therefore you can rest assured your passport and India visa are in safe hands. We are experts at ensuring all applications for India visas are checked and return the complete India business visa and India tourist visas are returned in a rapid visa time.