Staying Longer Than Six Months

samjay · Nov 12th, 2003, 20:17

Hi Everyone. My girlfriend and I are looking to head to India next year and would like to really make a go of it, but don't want to limit ourselves exclusively to only a six month stay, as per visitor visa requirements (we are from Canada). The idea would be to stay as long as we can and learn yoga, meditation, tantra, sanskrit, while doing odd jobs for room and board. Any ideas how to prolong the visit without getting in trouble with the authorities? Any advice would be most greatly appreciated.

Merchant · Nov 12th, 2003, 21:45

If you get the ten-year tourist visa, you still have to leave the country every six months, but you won't have to go through the process of getting new visas. They are available to Americans--I assume they are available to Canadians. You can then stay in India in six-month installments, broken up by trips outside the country.

Nov 12th, 2003, 20:17	#1
samjay Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: toronto Posts: 15	Staying Longer Than Six Months Hi Everyone. My girlfriend and I are looking to head to India next year and would like to really make a go of it, but don't want to limit ourselves exclusively to only a six month stay, as per visitor visa requirements (we are from Canada). The idea would be to stay as long as we can and learn yoga, meditation, tantra, sanskrit, while doing odd jobs for room and board. Any ideas how to prolong the visit without getting in trouble with the authorities? Any advice would be most greatly appreciated.

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Nov 12th, 2003, 21:45	#2
Merchant Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,096	If you get the ten-year tourist visa, you still have to leave the country every six months, but you won't have to go through the process of getting new visas. They are available to Americans--I assume they are available to Canadians. You can then stay in India in six-month installments, broken up by trips outside the country.

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