Applying for an Indian Visa in the UK: Your Questions and Experiences

augustwolf

Thanks. I have a conference in Kolkata on Saturday that will require me to leave London on Friday. By then it would be 8 working days since I applied. Do you think it would make a difference if my company calls up the High Commission and gives them a little nudge? We run several call centres in Kolkata and Mumbai and bring quite a bit of business to India.

Nick-H

If they have a personal contact there, with a personal phone number, and that person has some clout --- then just maybe.

Otherwise, forget it; they won't even talk to you.

Haylo

Absolutely, even if you did get through to the right department, and find someone to discuss a visa processing issue, which as Nick says is highly unlikely, they would be delighted to quote from the VFS website which has the following statement at the top of the home page, in bold red letters...

Their attitude can be summed up thus: your failing to apply for a visa early enough is your problem, not theirs...

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veroniquee

Hello everyone, I have a quick question, I am flying tp Thailand via Bombay, with a stopover there for only a few hours, the entire flight is operated by the sam airlines- Jet Airways. Do I need a transit visa to India even if I don't intend to leave the airport? Travel agent said no, but High Comission of India recommended tourist visa as I will be coming back... Can somebody tell me how it looks in reality?

Haylo

No.

Back for how long? If you're only in transit for less than 12 hours and don't wish to leave the airport, as is the case with your outward journey, you don't need a transit visa.

If you want to take the opportunity to leave the airport on your way back to do some sightseeing as you're already there, you will need a transit visa; more than three days and you'll need a tourist visa.

stevebenaulim

Not been on this site in ages as managed to
skank my new 5 year x visa.
Just a question, how are the visa surgerys working
out???, do they issue the same day etc.
No doubt i will be asked by friends.
Thanks

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jb4446

Got my 5 year x last year,tho its stamped 180 days, the FR office in Panjim will give you a new registration book,and take the 180 day ruling to 356,they still need to keep an eye on you,told me after that its a 2 year stamp.Actually a five day visa would do if I could offload my property in Goa.Good thing about India is that a plane ride to Thailand,Vietnam etc are just a few hours away.

Haylo

The specific locations of the visits were removed from the consular visits page on the HCI website, leaving only the dates and cities. Soon after that, the link to that page was removed from the HCI website.

Following on from that, a member on here posted information from one of the venues saying that the consular visits had been cancelled.

At this point, it is pretty safe to say that they are not happening.

stevebenaulim

This 5 year x visa, is almost the same as my last,
no stamp with 180 day stamp.
The only diffence, is my last 5 year x, had regestration
required within 14 days, this new 5 year x dosnt, but i think i will still need to register, to get my pink book, as before???.
Thanks.

clivington

Steve, what does this mean? How did you manage to get a five-year X-Visa?

johnny five

"Skank" is a very unpleasant piece of English slang and roughly means "to obtain by dubious or underhand means"

Steve's use of it in this context is unfortunate, as his strange way of announcing/publicising his new visa.

I have defended him from the personal abuse being heaped upon him over his refusal to describe in full detail how he obtained this visa, but to a certain extent regret this action.

Whilst I do not think it is advisable, or desirable for him to give in great detail how he obtained this visa, I do not think his approach will help others in their pursuit of a 5 year visa.

Having read several other posts related to this particular visa, it appears that, for their own reasons, the HCI has suddenly started issuing them to those who have existing ones expiring (only?), and that this person and the other one posting on here have merely benefitted from this change in procedure.

In view of this, it is probably unhelpful to the membership at large to persist with this atmosphere of "mystique" as to why they were granted?

goangoangone

I agree entirely, J5. His posts are becoming quite...... Least said the better.

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stevebenaulim

Sorry, im not as educated as you, i only meant skank
as a term of being lucky.
As ive said, i will reveal how i got it, after ive
returned to Goa and registered at thr FRRO office.
I just feal lucky to have got it, good luck to you all.
My only advice for now, dont take NO for an answer.

old man

How much are these visa's. Did you apply by post.

charlottew

Hi,

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this, but am getting quite desperate. I'm applying for a tourist visa to go to india at the end of august. I am a German national, and they want proof that I have been living in the UK for longer than a year - either a stamp, a utility bill or a bank statement from a certain time. However I have none of these, as at the time I was a minor and had no bank statement / parents payed utility bills. I have sent off my application twice and had it returned, emailed vfs and rung several times, and no-one is giving any alternatives. Is there anything I can do? Would going in person to the application centre in London make a difference?

I would be very very grateful for any suggestions!