i didnt pay for a multiple entry but i got it?

so, the fee for a tourist visa for india (1 year) is 60$
multiple entry visas cost more.

i.. only payed 60$
and yet, on the "No. entries" section of the visa
it is stamped "multiple"

was that a ..mistake of the consulate?

In the UK multies come as standard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Mine was issued in Bangkok ... same story

hmmmmmmmmm. well, this is what is says on the website for the Tourist visa:
TOURIST VISA: Tourist visas valid for six-month and one year (six months stay each time) are available. Ten-year Tourist visas permitting a stay of maximum of six-month on each visit are available to U.S. citizens who are frequent visitors to India. A person desirous of visiting India frequently but not intending to stay for more than six months at a time is advised to apply for this type of visa. Please note that it is not possible to extend your stay in India beyond 6 months if you are visiting India on this visa. For non-US nationals, who are permanent residents of US 5 year tourist visa with six months stay each visit is available.

i guess i assumed that meant single entry as it doesn't say multpile anywhere-- except on my visa, that is. hah
ASSume and you become an ASS

sorry everyone.

Does the 6 month max. stay mean that in theory I can leave India for a month, then come back for the remaining 5 months on my visa? Is there a time period requirement as to how long a person must not be in India between stays? I am planning to get the one year visa...

-chris

well, this is their website for the consulate in ny:
www.indiacgny.org

but nowhere in the rules of the visa does it say how long you must stay out before coming back in. so.. id say you can come for a single DAY and leave for a day, and then come back.. and itd be fine. since, they are multiple-entry
someone else might know contrary information though..

EDIT: wait, it says:Tourist visas valid for six-month and one year (six months stay each time) are available

so.

so that means I can only stay a max of 6 months in one year with that visa, regardless if I leave the country for a few days/month/etc. and want to come back? I am gonna look this up right now...

My impression was that the visa runs for a 6 month period. In that period from issue you should be able to depart and re-enter..

Tourist Visa for US Nationals can be aquired for 6 months, 1 year or 10 years. But the maximum amount of stay would be 6 months at a time. You can fly out to Srilanka or Bangladesh or any other country for a day to come back the next day. Then you can stay for another 6 months. And so on....

My 6 month visa runs out in November (30th) could I not just re-new it somewhere without having to leave the country before the 30th and then stay until end of January (17th)?

I thought so....

As I was cruising the NYC Consulate/DC Embassy Visa pages, I came across your answer. I would go check it out there first BUT from what I gathered, you are probably not going to be able to get a conversion on your visa in India, although the website did say it is not completely out of the question to try. If you know someone who with connections, I would pursue it through that end...

That "six month visa" is good for six months from the date they paste it into your passport -- at the end of six months, it becomes invalid no matter that you've only spent a week or a month in India.

This is about staying longer than 180 days continuous.......Ithink