what would you do?

ammadas · Sep 15th, 2005, 00:58

Heres my problem,and trust me its not a true problem is that i stay India 5 months instead of 6 and cost me 200 dollars to change my ticket.Heres what happen I had mis communication with visa corrier I asked him if I get my visa early will it start and I still pretty sure he said no well of corse it does.So Im leaving oct 12 and was planning on coming back april 12 and that is my ticket says,well now my visa is only good till march 8th which is still plenty of time to spend in my favorite country.I do have a couple options the first one is chance go with my original plan of 6months and chance getting my visa extended by 30days,I dont know how easy it is get an extension,the con of that plan is that if I dont get it I pay the flight penalty of 200dollars and find out since I have a dicount ticket all the discount flights are booked up and I have to buy a oneway home or to another country and try to get a new India visa.I could also leave fo Inda next week for an extra 500 and have real close to 6months,or I could pay my 200 penalty right now and book a spot back for march 8th and just 5months.so this is my dilema so my ? is what would you do.
Namaste Ammadas

-m2- · Sep 15th, 2005, 02:27

Perhaps another alternative might be to get a new Indian visa closer to when you are leaving -- you could check with embassy to see if possible to either redate your current one or to cancel it and apply for a new one. Never tried it myself, but maybe worth checking.

ammadas · Sep 15th, 2005, 02:33

thanks m2 ill look into it

crvlvr · Sep 15th, 2005, 02:49

just overstay the visa and deal with the consequences later. honestyl, i am not sure if i understood your question correctly.

ammadas · Sep 15th, 2005, 02:52

ok how about this if i over stay my visa what are the conseqeunces.

crvlvr · Sep 15th, 2005, 02:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by ammadas

ok how about this if i over stay my visa what are the conseqeunces.

nothing, till you apply for your next visa to india. at that time you can come up with a "cock and bull" story about falling sick or whaterver as an excuse for overstaying

ammadas · Sep 15th, 2005, 03:00

thank you my friend that might be the easy solution to my problem,has anyone else out there done the same

Nick-H · Sep 15th, 2005, 04:23

Just get a new visa--- I'm sure that's the simplest cheapest least-risky method. You've got time, it isn't as if you are leaving in a day or two (OK, then you wouldn't have this problem, but you know what I mean...).

But looks like your ticket is for exactly six months: unless you get the visa on the day you leave (

) you are going to end up overstaying a day or two anyway...

-m2- · Sep 15th, 2005, 04:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by crvlvr

just overstay the visa and deal with the consequences later. honestyl, i am not sure if i understood your question correctly.

Sounds like bad advice to me. For over a month you would be travelling with an expired visa and every time you check into a hotel you will need to fill in the police form giving details. An extension for a few days or a week or so would probably be possible, but 35 days I really doubt it. I still think that you should check out alternatives.

GoanCanuck · Sep 15th, 2005, 08:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by ammadas

ok how about this if i over stay my visa what are the conseqeunces.

The consequences are going to be highly unpleasant. You could very well end up getting banned from visiting India again. Pay the $200 and avoid unnecessary tension.

ammadas · Sep 15th, 2005, 09:41

after thinking about thats what im going to do pay the 200 not a big deal thanks for your advice

Sep 15th, 2005, 00:58	#1
ammadas Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: minneapolis,mn Posts: 156	what would you do? Heres my problem,and trust me its not a true problem is that i stay India 5 months instead of 6 and cost me 200 dollars to change my ticket.Heres what happen I had mis communication with visa corrier I asked him if I get my visa early will it start and I still pretty sure he said no well of corse it does.So Im leaving oct 12 and was planning on coming back april 12 and that is my ticket says,well now my visa is only good till march 8th which is still plenty of time to spend in my favorite country.I do have a couple options the first one is chance go with my original plan of 6months and chance getting my visa extended by 30days,I dont know how easy it is get an extension,the con of that plan is that if I dont get it I pay the flight penalty of 200dollars and find out since I have a dicount ticket all the discount flights are booked up and I have to buy a oneway home or to another country and try to get a new India visa.I could also leave fo Inda next week for an extra 500 and have real close to 6months,or I could pay my 200 penalty right now and book a spot back for march 8th and just 5months.so this is my dilema so my ? is what would you do. Namaste Ammadas

Sep 15th, 2005, 04:23	#8
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,763	Just get a new visa--- I'm sure that's the simplest cheapest least-risky method. You've got time, it isn't as if you are leaving in a day or two (OK, then you wouldn't have this problem, but you know what I mean...). But looks like your ticket is for exactly six months: unless you get the visa on the day you leave ( ) you are going to end up overstaying a day or two anyway... __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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Sep 15th, 2005, 02:27	#2
-m2- . Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: . Posts: 1,577	Perhaps another alternative might be to get a new Indian visa closer to when you are leaving -- you could check with embassy to see if possible to either redate your current one or to cancel it and apply for a new one. Never tried it myself, but maybe worth checking.

Sep 15th, 2005, 02:33	#3
ammadas Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: minneapolis,mn Posts: 156	thanks m2 ill look into it

Sep 15th, 2005, 02:49	#4
crvlvr Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hollywood Posts: 4,506	just overstay the visa and deal with the consequences later. honestyl, i am not sure if i understood your question correctly.

Sep 15th, 2005, 02:52	#5
ammadas Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: minneapolis,mn Posts: 156	ok how about this if i over stay my visa what are the conseqeunces.

Sep 15th, 2005, 03:00	#7
ammadas Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: minneapolis,mn Posts: 156	thank you my friend that might be the easy solution to my problem,has anyone else out there done the same

Sep 15th, 2005, 09:41	#11
ammadas Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: minneapolis,mn Posts: 156	after thinking about thats what im going to do pay the 200 not a big deal thanks for your advice

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