Indian Tourist Visa (T)
This is the most common visa awarded and meant for the casual visitor.
Approximate processing time:
One week
Difficulty to get:
Easy
Maximum validity:
Ten years (US and Canadian Citizens only as far as I know), most other countries max out at one year, multiple entry. It cannot be extended or transferred.
Maximum continuous stay:
180 days
What you can do:
- Recreational activities
- Sight seeing
- Have a casual visit with friends and relatives
- Casual business visits (I’m sure this is open to interpretation)
- Short duration medical treatment
What you cannot do:
- Earn any money
- Volunteer for an NGO or charity
- Study
- Conduct any kind of business
Rules:
- There was a rule that required you to stay out of the country for two months between visits, but it has been dropped unless you are from: Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan, Iraq, Sudan, Bangladesh, foreigners of Pakistan and Bangladesh origins or a stateless person.
- If you work for a NGO, a media company, or you work in a media-related profession, see the note in the visa application form guide. You may have trouble getting a tourist visa.
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So I said I worked in media without knowing this could be an issue because I do social media for a resort. I put down the name of the resort and the address of it for name of business. Do you think I’ll be rejected the tourist visa? I haven’t heard any follow up from the embassy but I got an email saying it was headed back to the CKGS to be sent back to me.
More than likely you are fine. The worst that would happen is that they would give you a journalist visa, but it sounds like everything is ok.
Hi! My students and I plan to go to India for a leadership exchange program this Nov. The organizer told me to apply ONLY for the Indian Tourist Visa required to visit India for an EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME. How will this affect our visa application?