Living in India & visa's

Priyamav · Sep 5th, 2005, 21:06

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Originally Posted by GoanCanuck

The embassy will now issue you a 2X or longer multiple entry visa to India. This visa will enable you to stay for a longer period within India with the added benefit that you don't have to leave India to renew it. You can get the visa renewed locally in Goa.

I have a question regarding 1X and 2X visas. I am from the Netherlands and it seems like they do not offer that type of visa here. The Visa forms only include, 6month tourist, business, employment, student, research, journalist, yoga study and conference. Is it then country-specific as to which visas are offered?

Merchant · Sep 5th, 2005, 23:12

Goancanuck is talking about residency permits and the type of visas you can get if you own property in India. Beyond getting a business visa (difficult), there is no way to stay in India longer than six months at a time. If you are just touring India, you have to get the six-month tourist visa. If you want to stay longer, you have to leave the country, get a new visa, and then return (tourist visas are non-renewable).

Priyamav · Sep 6th, 2005, 00:00

I am actually very much interested in moving to India (as a matter of fact I am flying to India on December 20th). I am not talking about touring. I am looking in to all kinds of legal aspects of being able to live and work in India.

It's a bit of complicated situation, as I was born in India, in the international community of Auroville, and lived there the first 7 years of my life. I am now at the age of 24, an MBA graduate, and want to return to India, to live and work. The funny thing is: I have an Indian birth certificate (and an Indian name), but still as my parents are not Indian, I cannot apply for a PIO status.

Anyways, this was besides my Question. I was just wondering if the 1x or 2x visa status was only available to certain nationalities, as I cannot find anything about it at the Dutch embassy. So if I did want to follow the route GoanCanuck took (stay in India more than 182 days, buy property, return to Netherlands and apply for 1x or 2x visa), would that be possible for someone from the Netherlands. I would like to avoid a situation where I would be forced to leave India every 6 months. An X visa which is extendable in India itself would be an ideal situation.

Nick-H · Sep 6th, 2005, 07:06

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Originally Posted by Priyamav

The funny thing is: I have an Indian birth certificate (and an Indian name), but still as my parents are not Indian, I cannot apply for a PIO status.

Hmmm... Curious! Have you tried? I wonder what they would say?

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... ... I would like to avoid a situation where I would be forced to leave India every 6 months. An X visa which is extendable in India itself would be an ideal situation.

Wouldn't we all!!!!

. But the Indian visa regulations specifically make this hard. Else, I guess, they would say "6-month visas. Or just ask us if you want a longer one...."

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Sep 5th, 2005, 23:12	#17
Merchant Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,096	Goancanuck is talking about residency permits and the type of visas you can get if you own property in India. Beyond getting a business visa (difficult), there is no way to stay in India longer than six months at a time. If you are just touring India, you have to get the six-month tourist visa. If you want to stay longer, you have to leave the country, get a new visa, and then return (tourist visas are non-renewable).

Sep 6th, 2005, 00:00	#18
Priyamav Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: India (Bangalore, Pondicherry) Posts: 162	I am actually very much interested in moving to India (as a matter of fact I am flying to India on December 20th). I am not talking about touring. I am looking in to all kinds of legal aspects of being able to live and work in India. It's a bit of complicated situation, as I was born in India, in the international community of Auroville, and lived there the first 7 years of my life. I am now at the age of 24, an MBA graduate, and want to return to India, to live and work. The funny thing is: I have an Indian birth certificate (and an Indian name), but still as my parents are not Indian, I cannot apply for a PIO status. Anyways, this was besides my Question. I was just wondering if the 1x or 2x visa status was only available to certain nationalities, as I cannot find anything about it at the Dutch embassy. So if I did want to follow the route GoanCanuck took (stay in India more than 182 days, buy property, return to Netherlands and apply for 1x or 2x visa), would that be possible for someone from the Netherlands. I would like to avoid a situation where I would be forced to leave India every 6 months. An X visa which is extendable in India itself would be an ideal situation.

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