Employment visa extension

smidth · Sep 19th, 2009, 11:02

Hi,

I'm living in India and need to get my visa working visa extented
how long does it take and where to do this?

Thanks for any reply

Br
Lars

ianscott · Sep 19th, 2009, 23:10

How long does it take?

I put my application in last December 2008. I'm in Ahmedabad, deposited the application for extension through Gandhinagar (state capital) to Delhi... still waiting.

From other threads it seems if you can get to Delhi directly, as I was advised as an alternative to allowing the local authorities to 'help' and process the application on your behalf, then you may (note that I said 'may', not 'can'!) get the extension in person in Delhi in anywhere from 2-5 days at the Ministry of Home Affairs.

All that having been said - I'm off back to the UK in December to get an extension done directly... or alternatively put in for a PIO (wife is local) which avoids all the yearly renewal hassles... not sure yet, given the PIO processing in UK apparently takes 1 week - 2 months depending on circumstances.

Rockyp44 · Sep 24th, 2009, 01:07

Pls. look for another thread or 2 on extending an employment visa. It either takes 9 months or it never comes. One poster did go to MHA in Delhi, found his paperwork and got one (but he worked for an NGO, maybe volunteered, actually).

Another guy got one when his wife got her emp'y visa extended (I think he paid 38,000 to a fixer--it still took several weeks).

Out of my 3 colleagues, one actually got his last week--I believe he applied for it back in Dec. The other 2, after waiting sev'l months, gave up and got an exit/re-entry visa, went home and got a BRAND NEW visa there (one of them was flat out told last week that it could take up to a year to get the extension in India--so what's the point, and if you need to leave the country for an emergency, you can't even get the exit-re-entry visa without a plane ticket!).

Even if your company says they'll help you, it's Delhi that seems to be the problem, not your local FRRO.

Nick-H · Sep 24th, 2009, 01:22

But... can't you just carry on as normal while it is under consideration?

Sep 19th, 2009, 11:02	#1
smidth Smidth Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vietnam Posts: 18	Employment visa extension Hi, I'm living in India and need to get my visa working visa extented how long does it take and where to do this? Thanks for any reply Br Lars

Sep 24th, 2009, 01:07	#3
Rockyp44 RP Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 252	Don't do it here Pls. look for another thread or 2 on extending an employment visa. It either takes 9 months or it never comes. One poster did go to MHA in Delhi, found his paperwork and got one (but he worked for an NGO, maybe volunteered, actually). Another guy got one when his wife got her emp'y visa extended (I think he paid 38,000 to a fixer--it still took several weeks). Out of my 3 colleagues, one actually got his last week--I believe he applied for it back in Dec. The other 2, after waiting sev'l months, gave up and got an exit/re-entry visa, went home and got a BRAND NEW visa there (one of them was flat out told last week that it could take up to a year to get the extension in India--so what's the point, and if you need to leave the country for an emergency, you can't even get the exit-re-entry visa without a plane ticket!). Even if your company says they'll help you, it's Delhi that seems to be the problem, not your local FRRO.

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Sep 19th, 2009, 23:10	#2
ianscott Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 31	How long does it take? I put my application in last December 2008. I'm in Ahmedabad, deposited the application for extension through Gandhinagar (state capital) to Delhi... still waiting. From other threads it seems if you can get to Delhi directly, as I was advised as an alternative to allowing the local authorities to 'help' and process the application on your behalf, then you may (note that I said 'may', not 'can'!) get the extension in person in Delhi in anywhere from 2-5 days at the Ministry of Home Affairs. All that having been said - I'm off back to the UK in December to get an extension done directly... or alternatively put in for a PIO (wife is local) which avoids all the yearly renewal hassles... not sure yet, given the PIO processing in UK apparently takes 1 week - 2 months depending on circumstances.

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Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,225	But... can't you just carry on as normal while it is under consideration?