Change to tourist visa rules re multiple entries - 60-day-out rule scrapped

Well for those who qualify, it is better to go for OCI or PIO than any sort of visa. For those who do qualify for an Entry Visa, that is far preferable as it can be issued for longer periods and is not affected by this new "two month rule".
Heh... Good to know that Indian business ethics are live and well in London.

HCI London is like a fish Market!! Always over crowded!

Anyway, we are only going to India for a week, so the request won't be rejected.

I mean, I hope It doesn't get rejctd cos it's only for a week, finger cross. I'll let you know in mon

Thanks for keeping us posted, it's really appreciated - it's only because members bother to come back and let us know what's happening on the ground that we are in a position to advise others.

That may well have been the case for 'progressive places' like Madras, where the Immigration officers can read (and understand) bulletins etc. and where they have high-tech equipment like rubber stamps. In the provinces (e.g. Calcutta), news takes time to filter down and rubber-stamps take even longer to be ordered

Please follow the link above to Trip advisor to see my reply which gives you information on how to apply for the re entry.

Good luck!

hi all
I have a 3 month tourist visa single entry, i am planning to go to nepal to get another 3 month visa. I know that I have to wait one month before applying for the new visa but will the 2 month rule apply to me? My flight leaves from delhi will that exempt me from the 2 month wait?
any advice will be gratefully received...thanks

No.

There is nothing in the new rules about people who left India via Delhi being exempt from the rules. Far from it in fact, it is people who are doing "visa runs" that these rules are intended to affect.

If your tourist itinerary involves leaving India, you may well be able to get advance permission to return before two months, but you would have a lot of fast talking to do at Kathmandu to persuade them that your situation is an emergent situation!

well reading the India ministry's statement it's not actually aimed at people doing visa runs per se it's aimed at people doing multiple visa requests i.e. 6 months followed by six months followed by six months and then immediately re-entering india to effectively live there on a tourist visa...

it seems to say in the ministry statement that if you have a ticket booked for a specific time then they will not stamp your passport with the two month block
it states:
(I) Foreigners holding Tourist Visas, who after initial entry into India plan to visit another country largely on account of neighbourhood tourism related travel and re-enter India before finally exiting, may be
permitted two or three entries, as the case may be (need based), by the Indian Missions/Posts subject to their submission of a detailed itinerary and supporting documentation (ticket bookings). If they are already outside of their country of origin, they can also get such an endorsement from the nearest Indian Mission/Post.
(II) The Immigration authorities in all the Immigration Check Posts may also allow such foreign nationals on Tourist Visas arriving in India without the specific authorization from the Indian Missions/Posts to make two or three entries into the country (need based) subject to production of an itinerary and supporting documentation (ticket bookings).

What you explain here is a visa run....

ok visa run if you like to call it that...but i'm not someone that abuses my tourist visa by living in India.. and if the indian embassy in rome only gives out 3 month single entry visas and essentially advises you to go to nepal to get another visa what else is there to do?

There have been reports of people not being granted a new visas whilst trying to renew their visa in places such as Nepal, due to the having to staying out of India for 60 days.

This is different to exiting and re-entering India 2 - 3 times during a holiday/vacation which includes travel to neighboring countries.

sorry mike but i don't actually understand what you are saying...
are you saying that people have chosen not to renew their visa or the embassy in kathmandu has refused a new visa?

People who renew their visas, back to back, for whatever reason, are considered to be doing Visa Runs (this may be a new term for you, but it's actually a very old term--30 or more years people have been doing this) and India has been trying to short-circuit this behavior for quite awhile. Which is why it is now difficult to impossible to get a new visa in Nepal and Sri Lanka & all the places tourists have been going to renew their visas back to back. Now, you have to stay out of India for 60 days before you can get another visa. That's the new & evolving policy.

roamingrome, No one is saying you are trying to live in India. However, you are trying to be a tourist there for longer than your visa allows. You may not be able to anymore. It's what this whole thread is about. Things are dramatically changing.

Nothing is fixed in stone & it is still changing. Stay tuned to this thread.

no it's not a new term for me...i just generally associate it with people whose intention is to stay in india as unofficial residents...
the things that i wanted to know were: is the 2 month rule enforceable for single entry visas which are the norm in Italy if that's the case then i'm fine with it nepal is beautiful and i don't mind contributing to their economy

Yes, these new rules apply to all people travelling to India on Tourist Visas.