India visa types
Explore India visa categories — work, study, family, visit, and more. Compare options, check requirements, and find the right visa for your situation.
14 visa types across 8 categories
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India visa types each have different requirements, timelines, and eligibility rules. Browse by category to find the right option, with processing times and links to official India sources.
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Work visas
Employment Visa
The India Employment Visa is for foreign nationals working in India under Bureau of Immigration (BOI) authorization.
Intern Visa
The India Intern Visa allows you to complete an internship program in India for a limited period.
Project Visa
The India Project Visa allows entry and stay in India for a specific, approved project assignment.
Visit & tourism
e-Tourist Visa
The India e-Tourist Visa (30-day/1-year/5-year tiers) lets you visit India for tourism through a fully online process at indianvisaonline.gov.in.
Tourist Visa
India issues tourist visas for travel, leisure, and short-term study that doesn't lead to formal qualifications.
Residency & green cards
Other
e-Business Visa
The e-Business Visa is for defined commercial purposes, not employment. It allows multiple entries over a year.
e-Medical Visa
The e-Medical Visa is designed for medical treatment in India. It’s a short-term, multiple-entry visa issued through the Bureau of Immigration’s online system.
e-Conference Visa
The India e-Conference Visa lets you enter India to attend specific government-linked events.
Business Visa
An India Business Visa allows you to enter India for specific business-related purposes.
Research Visa
The India Research Visa allows entry and stay in India to conduct approved research with a specific institution.
Medical Visa
India issues a specific visa to foreign nationals who need medical treatment in the country.
Tips for choosing a visa type
- Match your purpose of travel to the right visa category before comparing options.
- Check official processing times — they vary by visa type and location.
- Review required documents early; some visas need employer or school sponsorship.
- Understand the difference between nonimmigrant (temporary) and immigrant (permanent) visas.
- Use official government sources to verify eligibility — VisaMind provides guidance, not legal advice.
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FAQ
India immigration FAQ
The questions readers ask most about applying to live, work, study, and visit India
If you are entering on an Employment, Student, Research, Project, Medical, Medical Attendant, or Missionary visa — and your stay exceeds 180 days — you must register at the FRRO within 14 days of arrival. Tourist visa holders generally do not register unless their stay exceeds 180 days. Penalties for late or missed registration can include fines and visa-cancellation risk.
The OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card is a lifetime, multi-entry visa for Persons of Indian Origin. It allows full residence and most economic rights, but it is NOT citizenship and does not include voting, public-office, or land-purchase-of-agricultural-land rights. A long-term visa (Employment, Student, etc.) is tied to a specific purpose and sponsor and must be renewed.
No. Business visas allow short-term meetings, negotiations, and technical or trade visits but do not permit employment. To work in India for an Indian employer, you need an Employment visa, which has a minimum salary threshold of US$25,000/year (with limited exemptions). Working on a Business or Tourist visa risks deportation and a visa ban.
The Ministry of Home Affairs requires Employment visa applicants to earn at least US$25,000 per annum (gross) from the Indian sponsoring company. Limited exemptions cover ethnic cooks, language teachers (subject to education-ministry approval), embassy staff, and certain volunteer or honorary roles. Salary in INR is converted at the prevailing rate at application; sponsoring companies must show payroll capacity.
OCI holders can sponsor a spouse for an OCI card after 2 years of marriage, and they can sponsor children of Indian origin for an OCI as well. Non-OCI spouses cannot work in India without a separate Employment visa.
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