Various types of visas are issued depending upon the purpose like:
(a) Tourist visa for visiting places in India, meeting relatives/friends, pilgrimage and recreation;
(b) Student visa for those intending to pursue school / college level education (Letter from the school authorities is required to be attached);
(c) Business visa for businessmen & entrepreneurs to attend meetings, to establish joint ventures, for investment purposes, etc. (Letter from inviting authorities and Letter from the local sponsoring company to be enclosed);
(d) Employment visa for those who undertake employment in registered firms and companies duly approved by concerned Ministries in India (Letter of employment, contractual terms and copy of the registration of the company required to be produced); and
(e) Transit visa restricted to maximum of 72 hours (Onward journey ticket to be produced).
The applications for visa should be accompanied by three passport size photographs of the applicant and the same can be submitted in person, through travel agents or any authorized person. We do not insist on personal visits to the High Commission. For those holding Malaysian passports it may take 2-3 working days to issue visas and for those holding passports of other countries it may take 4-5 working days to issue visas. However, in certain categories of cases, the issue of visa is subject to receipt of specific clearances from the concerned authorities and therefore in such cases no time limit can be specified. The fees for various types of visas as on 1.07.08 which are subject to change in future are enumerated as under:
