visa extention IN india, possible?

torch

does sb. know anything about the current situation on visaextentions? mine runs out 23.02 but i would like to stay a month more. is it completly impossible? i am from germany, had a six month visa and i am gonna be in bangalore soon. any suggestions?

aadil

There is no way you can extend your visa unless you show that you are not getting a ticket to fly out of the country and that too only in very rare cases would you be allowed an extension which is valid only for 15 days. So it is not much help in your case where you want to stay for atleast one month. I think you can get it done in Delhi and Mumbai from the Foreigner's Registration Bureau in these cities for free but you have to show them that you do not have a confirmed flight out of India by the time your visa expires. It is quite a hassle to get it done and you will simply be wasting most of your days here getting it done if at all possible so not really worth trying to do it here. Sorry about that but that is the way India works.

Cheers,
Aadil.

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Merchant

Think about it--an Indian national on a tourist visa would like to spend another month in Germany, enjoying the sights. Visa expires soon. Would it be easily extended by the German government?

dani

actually there IS a way: just marry an indian

Nick-H

Probably the best way to stay in India!

But even then, you are looking at days and weeks (hopefully not months.... ) of form-filling and consideration of your application, and that's without taking the actual marriage into consideration.

Please do not assume that any country will make its immigration laws flexible to suit you. It won't. Especially not India

torch

... not having a flight ticket is the only valid reason to get 15 days more? thats not at all indienlike. i just have more time and money to spend, shouldnt that be reason enough to let me stay any longer?? i heard in pune or delhi its possible to go to the finanzinst. and show them that i am useing money from a bankaccount and that i ve not been workin here so they ll exted the visa for two weeks. anybody ever heard of that? ... in addition: would i fly from madras to srilanka ? thx for the help

Nick-H

maybe aadil meant not able to get a flight ticket to leave before you're visa expires?

See ... Bureau of Immigration, India website (my bold).

But be prepared for beurocrasy, form filling, interviews, investigations.... "Hey, Guys, I like it here; give me another two weeks", just isn't going to wash.
Oh, That is the silliest thing I read so far in a visa thread --- you sure you're grown up enough to travel?

GoanCanuck

Agreed. That is definitely the silliest "reason" anyone can ever come up with.

Nick-H

I think we'd all agree that it ought to be a good reason

But it isn't and never will be

kiranlal

is it possible to get an extension of visa in have soem medical reasons.
some thing like amedical certifcate showing that you are unable to travel.

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Alan D

The visa extension is in the gift of the FRRO and generally you need a good reason to get a 15 day extension. We got one in Delhi some years ago but that was because our flight out had been messed up.

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goangoangone

A friend of mine had a heart attack and an operation to open the arteries but a few weeks later he still couldn't get a renewal on medical grounds.

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torch

i know now what to do and will thus try to be mature(just for now...; ) and not comment on any offenses. thx again for all the help - oh, does anyone know how to get a visa for srilanka ... j/k, sry!

Nick-H

Thanks for not taking offence (or, at least, not commenting on it ) .

Have a great trip!

Don't know about Sri Lanka, but have a feeling visa not needed?

Anders

Visa not needed for Sri Lanka for visits up to 30 days.