To obtain an Indian Tourist Visa, you will need to send:

• A completed Indian Visa Application Form printed from this Website only. If you are unable to download our application call us and we will send you one by mail. The application may be filled out by hand. Please ensure the signature is identical to the one on your passport.
• Two recent, quality, identical passport photographs (45mm x 35mm) taken against a white background (the background must be white!) and affixed to the space indicated on the application form.
• Your valid original passport(s). It must be valid for at least the next 6 months, with at least two blank pages remaining. Note: If your passport has been recently renewed, you will also need to post your older, expired passport.

• Non-UK nationals will also need to provide a copy of the following documents as proof of his/her stay in the UK for more than 2 years:

  • Stamp of Indefinite stay. OR
  • Utility bills pertaining to Current month, AND One for at least two years back (but not older than 30months).
  • Utility Bills include only Landline Telephone, Gas, Electricity, Water, and Council Tax Bills.
  • Bank statements/Credit card statements will not be considered as Proof of stay.
  • Mix and Match of the Utility bills are not acceptable.
  • In absence of 2 years residence proof in UK, case to be treated as Non UK National

Media related professionals, Journalists and Police or Armed forces personnel travelling to India for Tourism:

Apart from the above requirements the applicant will also need to submit the below:

1. Letter from the employer stating the purpose of travel.
2. An undertaking stating that the applicant will not do any media or media-related work during his/ her stay in India.
3. Applicants working with Police or Armed forces, commercial pilots and crew members travelling to India for tourism purposes are required to provide a signed declaration from their employer, confirming that the purpose of their visit to India is purely for tourism and that they will not be engaging in their professional activities during their stay in India.

Regarding the two referees in India, requested in the application form, this must be filled in. If you don’t have any contacts in India we suggest you put
British High Commission
Chanakyapuri
New Delhi 11002
+911124192100
and the second one can be your hotel. If you do not have a hotel booked, please put “Hotel will be booked on arrival”

For babies and young children who need a Visa, parents are requested to send in a copy of the child’s birth certificate (scanned copy, faxed copies only) and a letter signed from both parents indicating permission for the child to travel. Parents are also requested to send a copy of their Passports by fax or email and to also send a copy of any India Visas that have already been stamped on their Passports. Please DO NOT SEND THE ORIGINALS. Simply send a scanned or faxed copy of these documents.