Us
passport must be signed, valid for at least 6 months and with at least 2-3 blank
visa pages not amendment pages in passport. If your passport does not meet the
requirements, we can assist with obtaining new passport,
passport renewal or add
additional pages for a valid US passport.
Application
forms may be duplicated on plain paper but must be clear copies with original
signature.
Visa
requirements are for US citizens only. If you are not a US citizen please contact our office at (914) 592-2760.
Entry
requirements:
CHINESE
PASSPORT HOLDERS MUST ALSO present these
additional documents:
Last
3 months of bank statements.
Flight
information.
Copy of
Health Insurance Card.
Additional
Reference fee of $20.00.
As of November
13th, 2009The Consulate
General of India will no longer process
NON US CITIZENS without a VALID GREEN CARD
for BUSINESS purposes ONLY must apply in
home country of passport. GREEN CARD holders
for business and TOURISM NON US citizens
with or without green card can still apply
with JIDS
As
of July 30, 2008Sponsor Letter
From Organization in India is required: A
letter from the sponsoring organization in
India on company letterhead indicating nature
of applicant's business, probable duration
of stay, state the validity of visa applied
for (1 Year, 5 Year or 10 Year), places and
organizations to be visited and also a guarantee
to meet maintenance expenses etc. should accompany
the application.
As
of December 200910
year business visas are NO LONGER available,
if applying for a 5 year business visa the
supporting documents must include: (THE request
is not guaranteed, the standard business visa
is 1 year, multiple)
THE
NEED for a 5 year business visa.
showing
future dates of meetings and the description
of the meetings to show the activity
in India is still within the description
of a business visa.
Passport
and Visa are required.
Conference visa
requirements have been updated. In addition
to the previous requirements, each of the
following items are now required:
1.
Ministry of Home Affairs Clearance:
A clearance letter from the Ministry
of Home Affairs.
2. Ministry of External Affairs Clearance:
A clearance letter from the Ministry
of External Affairs.
3. State Government/UT Clearance: A
clearance letter from the State Government/Union
Territories.
4. Nodal Ministry Clearance: A clearance
letter from the Ministry that holds
jurisdiction over the conference. Example,
an education conference needs a clearance
letter from the Ministry of Education.
In the case that the conference/seminar/workshop
is being organized in India by private companies
the applicant should apply for the shortest
duration Business visa available. If approved,
a 3 month single entry Business visa will
be granted.
Starting
January 16, 2006 you must provide
copy of Drivers license or Utility
bill for the Consulate General of
India. JURISDICTION
of the Consulate General of India, New York
extends to the following states:
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, SanFranciso,
Chicago, Houston and the Virgin Islands.
If you are a resident outside this area, please
contact our office
and we will advise further procedures.
Tourist
and Business Visa requirements:
Valid,
signed US passport.
One
Visa
Application applicable for following jurisdictions;
New York, Washington DC, SanFranciso, Chicago,
and/or Houston. All application field's
must be filed as well as jurisdiction. The
application must be printed on two separate
pages, they will no longer accept it if front
and back on one sheet of paper.
As
of Monday, January 25, 2010,
any application that does not contain 39 questions
will need to have the supplemental Additional
Information form. Click
here to down load the supplemental Additional
Information form. In some cases the consulates
are requesting this form for older applications
that were already submitted. This has been
on a case by case basis, but we do expect
to see more of this. Most applications are
now arriving with the 39 question form as
it has been in circulations for several days
now.
As
of January 15th, 2010 NEW REQUIRED
US CITIZENS; must have copy of BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
NON US CITIZENS, can provide original Birth
certificate or School diploma. JIDS cannot
be responsible for original documents.
If travel is
for business please include a business letter
of responsibility, click for Sample
business letter.
For business
letter please note the following:
This letter must be on your company
letterhead.
This letter must be sign by someone
other than the applicant.
As
of July 30, 2008Sponsor
Letter From Organization in India is required:
A letter from the sponsoring organization
in India on company letterhead indicating
nature of applicant's business, probable duration
of stay, state the validity of visa applied
for (1 Year, 5 Year or 10 Year), places and
organizations to be visited and also a guarantee
to meet maintenance expenses etc. should accompany
the application.
Health
Requirements:
Vaccinations
are NOT required unless travel is from or through an infected area.
Fees and processing time:
Consular
fee and processing time:
(Minimum
of 5 days processing times and fees vary.
Other than US fees vary)
Please
visit www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/work_visa_faq.pdf
for recent changes to Business and Employment
visa requirements.
ALL VISA requests are based upon approval
directly from the consulate.
US Citizens:
$ 173 1 year
multiple entry visa 5 days MINIMUM
processing time.
$
253 5 years multiple entry visa(with invitation)
5 days MINIMUM
processing time.
Non-US
Citizens:
Please note
that US short term visa holders will be charged
a reference fee of $20.00
in addition to the total fees below. Applicants
with nationalities including Afghanistan,
Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, China, Slovak
Republic and Czech Republic will be required
to pay the reference fee of $20.00 regardless
of green card or US long term visa status.
In cases where prior reference is required,
the processing time is 10 working days MINIMUM
upon approval from consulate.
Applicant
holding green cards may apply with
reference fee, if applicant has not
maintained his/her current visa status
for 2 consecutive years, then must
apply for the B or E visa in their
country of residence.
NON US
applicants must use their last known
home address in their country of citizenship
under PERMANEBT ADDRESS on application.
US address cannot be used there.
Duration of Visa
Consular Fee
Service Fee
Total Fee
1 Year Multiple Entry
$120.00
$13.00
$133.00
5 Years Multiple Entry
$200.00
$13.00
$213.00
Call for
same day or 24 hr processing. If requesting
more than a 1 year multiple entry for business
travel MUST request in business letter exactly
which multiple entry you require.
Company check,
money order or credit card payment for Consular
fees should be payable to Just-In
Document Service, Inc. including
return shipping fee. For Just-In Document
Service, Inc. service fee please
refer to our pricing
page or call us (914) 592-2760.
Shipping
fees:
Federal Express starting at $23.95 for priority Weekday Delivery. Other Special Deliveries of Federal Express VARY (Ex. SATURDAY DELIVERY OR 8AM DELIVERY, call for rates)
Use
Federal Express,
Airborne,
UPS, or DHL
Priority overnight for delivery by 10:30 AM to ship all your passport application
materials to:
