General Information and Where to Apply for Indian Visa

General Information and Where to Apply for Indian Visa  

There are four Indian Visa Application Centres (IVAC) managed by State Bank of India in Bangladesh . These are located at Gulshan( (Dhaka), Motijheel (Dhaka), Chittagong and Sylhet.

 

Holders of Bangladeshi Passports who are residents of Chittagong and Sylhet divisions may apply for visa with IVAC, Chittagong and IVAC, Sylhet respectively. Bangladeshi nationals residing in other divisions of Bangladesh except Rajshahi division may apply for visa with IVAC, Gulshan(Dhaka)/ IVAC, Motijheel ( Dhaka ). Bangladeshi nationals residing in Rajshahi Division may apply for visa with Assistant High Commission of India, Rajshahi.

Other foreign nationals  can apply for visa at IVAC,Gulshan, Dhaka and at Assistant High Commission of India, Chittagong . Click Here!

There is no visa fee for Bangladeshi passport holders applying for Indian visa. ·   
Other foreign nationals are required to pay visa fee unless they are exempt from payment of visa fee under orders of Government of India .
All persons applying for visa at any IVAC in Bangladesh is required to pay Visa Processing Fee(VPF) as per rates indicated below. Click Here!

Your Visa application is liable to be rejected if you:-

• Suffer from any life threatening contagious disease.
• Suffer from mental illness and travelling to India for purposes other than medical treatment.
• are addicted to or have trafficked in narcotics.
• have been convicted for or have criminal charges outstanding in any country.
• have been deported or expelled from any country.
• have submitted insufficient/incomplete/ false documents
• are found to be in possession of unauthorised travel documents
• have suppressed any material information
• or any other grounds as in the opinion of concerned authorities that would render the applicant ineligible for visa, not necessarily to be conveyed to the applicant orally or to be recorded in writing. 

Conditions for entry into India :- 

• Your entry into India even after holding a valid visa may be prohibited if the visa was obtained by false representation or by concealment of relevant facts, whether or not you were aware of those facts.
• A change in circumstances has occurred between the date of your application and the date of your arrival in India .
• An immigration officer can ask anyone to be medically examined on arrival in India , if he considers it necessary.
• You must not undertake employment or formal study/research in India unless employment visa or appropriate visa is granted to you.
• You must leave India on expiry of  the authorised period of stay unless the period is extended by the concerned authority in India .
• You must register yourself with the nearest  Foreigners Regional Registration Office ( FRRO ) in case your stay in India exceeds a period of six months for all categories of visas except medical/ medical attendant  visas. For medical / medical attendant  visas, registration with nearest FRRO within 14 days of arrival in India is mandatory.
• or any other grounds as in the opinion of concerned authorities that would render the applicant ineligible for entry to India , not necessarily to be conveyed to the person orally or recorded in writing.Click Here!