when to apply for a new visa

salima · Nov 10th, 2004, 10:31

i am in india now on a six month tourist visa which is good for another three months. now i want a ten year visa from america, and i am thinking instead of going there i should mail my passport to new york and apply that way. but i dont know what is the proper time to do that-do i have to wait until the current visa is a certain number of days to expiration?

monkgonemad · Nov 11th, 2004, 15:48

i recd my ten year from the consulate in san francisco fairly rapidly, in about ten working days.

clever idea -dont know if id trust the scheme. you do have to list the contents of the pkg.

harmony · Nov 23rd, 2004, 10:05

i am in the same predicament- i have a 6 month tourist visa and am in india presently. i have 5 months left (departure 4/16/05) and i want to get a 10 year visa (i am american). does anyone know the protocol regarding this. i would not want to send my passport to america. first of all it would take forever. second of all- you should always have your passport with you! is it possible to go to nepal, bangkok, elsewhere and apply there for it? or can one get it while still in india- perhaps in delhi?

any guidance on this would be much appreciated

salima · Nov 23rd, 2004, 13:00

i got only a sixmonth visa from bangkok-they told me there that only thai citizens would get anything better.

it seems to me that if you want to stay in india there should be a way of getting a new visa while you are here-but that would make sense, wouldnt it?

now i am seeing a lawyer about how to immigrate...

aghori · Dec 5th, 2004, 23:19

or can one get it while still in india- perhaps in delhi?

From what I know, if you have tourist visa, you have to live the country and apply for new one from outside. Only entry and working type of visa can be prolong without leaving country.
At least, that is the way it works from here.

Nov 10th, 2004, 10:31	#1
salima Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: america today-new delhi in a week Posts: 189	when to apply for a new visa i am in india now on a six month tourist visa which is good for another three months. now i want a ten year visa from america, and i am thinking instead of going there i should mail my passport to new york and apply that way. but i dont know what is the proper time to do that-do i have to wait until the current visa is a certain number of days to expiration?

Nov 11th, 2004, 15:48	#2
monkgonemad Aimless Drifter, Shiftless Idler, Useless Waster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: SoEastAsia/AsiaSubCont Posts: 416	response i recd my ten year from the consulate in san francisco fairly rapidly, in about ten working days. clever idea -dont know if id trust the scheme. you do have to list the contents of the pkg.

Nov 23rd, 2004, 10:05	#3
harmony Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: san francisco, california Posts: 30	same predicament i am in the same predicament- i have a 6 month tourist visa and am in india presently. i have 5 months left (departure 4/16/05) and i want to get a 10 year visa (i am american). does anyone know the protocol regarding this. i would not want to send my passport to america. first of all it would take forever. second of all- you should always have your passport with you! is it possible to go to nepal, bangkok, elsewhere and apply there for it? or can one get it while still in india- perhaps in delhi? any guidance on this would be much appreciated __________________ we are not human beings on a spiritual journey, but spiritual beings on a human journey. ~stephen covey

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salima Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: america today-new delhi in a week Posts: 189	i got only a sixmonth visa from bangkok-they told me there that only thai citizens would get anything better. it seems to me that if you want to stay in india there should be a way of getting a new visa while you are here-but that would make sense, wouldnt it? now i am seeing a lawyer about how to immigrate...

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aghori Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Russia/Goverdhan Posts: 189	or can one get it while still in india- perhaps in delhi? From what I know, if you have tourist visa, you have to live the country and apply for new one from outside. Only entry and working type of visa can be prolong without leaving country. At least, that is the way it works from here.

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