Types of visa provision in India & Documents Required
                     Types of Visa 
provision in 
India
Type of Visa
Documents required,Period, Extendable All Information 
TYPE OF VISA START DATE SINGLE (S), DOCUMENT EXTENDABLE IN INDIA
MULTIPLE (M), 
Tourist 5 years Documents required with No
S/ Double application
Transit 15 days M Return/ onward journey No
ticket
Business (Company’s letter etc.) Yes
5 years S/ Double
Employment 1 year/ period of M Proof of employment Yes
contract
Student  5 years M Proof of admission Yes
5 years M Proof of being of Indian Yes
Foreigners of Indian Origin Origin
Intern Duration of the Single/Double/Multipl Letter from theP Iancdkiain g List Non-extendable
Internship or One e company
year,
Film Duration of the 
shooting of the film
Notes and Reminders
• If visa is for more than 180 days, registration is compulsory within 14 
days’ of arrival in India.
• REQUIREMENT OF IDENTIFICATION PAPERS TO ESTABLISH THEIR IDENTITY 
AS NEPALESE OR INDIAN FOR PERSONS ENTERING INDIA OR NEPAL FROM 
EITHER COUNTRY BY AIR
Instructions
• Instructions have been issued whereby Nepalese and Indian citizens, while travelling 
by air, between the two countries must be in possession of any of the following 
documents to prove their nationality:
• Valid national passport
• Valid photo identity card issued by the Government of India / State Government or UT 
Administration / Election Commission of India
• Emergency certificate issued by the Embassy of India, Kathmandu to Indians and by 
the Embassy of Nepal in Delhi in respect of Nepalese citizens