General Guidlines for Visa

1. Electronic Visa or E-Visa
2. Visa on Arrival
3. Regular Paper Visa
4. Visa for Diplomats, Officials & UN Passports
5. Tourist Visa
6. Business Visa
7. Transit Visa
8. Medical Medical Attendant Visa
9. Entry Visa
10. Student Visa
11. Employment Visa
12. Journalist Visa
13. Conference Visa
14. Visit Visa for Pakistani nationals
15. Film Visa
16. Mountaineering Visa
17. Missionary Visa

Government of India issues visas to foreign nationals to visit India for various purposes such as Tourism, Medical treatment, Business, Conference / Workshop and Studies etc. Three types of visas are issued by Government of India. These are as follows:-

Visa on Arrival (Issued on arrival at the airport)
https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/visa-on-arrival.html

Electronic Visa (Issued by Government of India through e-visa portal)
https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html

Regular paper visa (Issued by Embassy of India)
https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/index.html

General Guidelines

• Application to be filled online at www.indianvisaonline.gov.in;  also required are two recent photographs of size 51 mm x 51 mm with white background of not more than six months old. (Paste one photo on the earmarked space of the application and staple another on the application form);
• It is essential that applicants fill in their personal details as exactly available in their passports. Mismatch of any of the personal details would lead to non-acceptance of the application;
• When applying for a visa, the Passport should be at least valid for 06 months or more;
• The passport must have at least two blank pages and should not be Mutilated/ damaged/ tampered in any manner;
• Visa application of Pakistan Nationals and Pakistan Origin foreign nationals will be processed subject to clearance from Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India which may take about minimum 60 days;
• Validity of all visas is counted from the date of the issue of visa and not from the date of entry into India;
• Visa processing fee once deposited shall not be refunded;
• No bookings or travel arrangements should be confirmed until a visa decision has been made. Embassy will not be responsible for any loss of bookings made in anticipation of obtaining a Visa;
• All Applicants applying for five years visa are requested to be present at the time of submission of Visa Application at Visa Application Center for capturing of Biometrics.

Types of Visas Issued from Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi:

Kindly Note:
Issue of visa is the prerogative of Government of India and not the right of applicant; also obtaining visa is not a guarantee, as Immigration authorities have the right to refuse entry to the country under provisions of Foreigners Act.

BLS International, Appointed Service Centre Timings
Address and Timings of BLS International of Abu Dhabi and Al Ain centres are as given below: