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India - Employment Visa
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The Indian employment visa is required for most passport holders wishing to travel to India. Regardless of the length of your trip, it is likely you will require a visa. Fortunately all the information you need is here and we can help you to obtain your visa.
Other Indian visas:
India Tourist visa | India Visa on arrival | India Business visa | India Long term visa
Important Notice
With effect from August 19, 2016 - Introduction of Mandatory Biometric Enrolment for the following seven visa categories: Employment Visa, Journalist Visa, Research Visa, Student Visa, Visit Visa (applicable for Pakistani nationals only) Project Visa and Missionary Visa. The Biometric enrolment will involve capture of facial and finger print data. Biometric enrolment will be conducted during the process of submission of visa application. The personal presence of applicants for the above visa categories would be mandatory at the time of submission of visa application.
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How to make an application
Download the visa form
Download the visa application form from this web page. The form can be downloaded by clicking here. You can then save it to your computer.
Fill out form by hand
Print out and begin filling in the form with a black pen. If you have any questions regarding the form, please call us for advice free of charge. We are more than happy to help you.
Send it to us
Send the application and your passport to us along with any additional documents mentioned on the form. It is best to post it using a secure service such as Royal Mail Special Delivery or another courier company.
What to include in an application
1. A completed Indian Visa Application Form
If you are unable to download the application form call us and we will send you a hard copy by post. The application may be filled out by hand. Please ensure the signature is identical to the one in your passport.
2. Two recent, quality, identical passport photographs
The photos should be recent, good quality, identical and (50mm x 50mm) taken against a white background (the background must be white!). If you cannot get a photo yourself then we can print them for you from a digital file. Simply email us a clear photo of the applicant and we can process them for a £5 fee.
3. Your valid original passport(s)
It must be valid for at least the next 6 months when you apply for the visa, with at least two blank pages remaining. The passport should be in acceptable condition. If not there is a chance your application would be rejected.
4. Supporting employment papers
Contract of employment, registration papers, educational qualifications, duly authorised letter…
5. Any additional documents
You may need to send some additional documentation under certain circumstances. See below the questions if you need to include anything else. After that you are ready to submit your application.
EMPLOYMENT VISA APPLICATION FORM
Download, print & fill out the form.
The form is in PDF format. When you have downloaded the form, please print it out and fill it in using a black pen. Kindly ensure all the fields of the visa application form are completely filled out before submitting. If a question does not apply, please write ‘N/A’. You must fill the form out using BLOCK CAPITALS.EMPLOYMENT DOCUMENTATION
To qualify for the employment visa, you must ensure that you supply the following three documents as completely as possible. The documents are:
Copy of employment contract
This should be signed by both parties. The contract should have a specific clause about the payment of income tax in India.
Copy of registration papers
You need to obtain copies of the registration papers of the Company or Companies wishing to employ you in India.
Copy of educational qualifications
Copies of your education qualifications. Please be as thorough as possible and never include an original document as their safe return cannot be guaranteed.
Additional documents you may need to include
- Indefinite UK Visa stamp. OR
- Utility bills pertaining to current month, AND one utility bill for at least two years back (but not older than 30 months). Utility bills include only landline telephone, gas, electricity, water, and Council tax bills. Any other bills and tenancy agreements, bank statements/credit card statements will NOT be considered as proof of stay. Mix and match of the utility bills is not acceptable.
- If you cannot proof your 2 years’ residence in the UK, you are treated as non UK national and your application takes up to 15 working days. You must supplement your application with a Non-UK passport holders form (available on this website).
- Please note Non EU nationals need to hold a UK visa valid for more than 6 months from the date they are applying.
- a copy of a Surrender Certificate for the previous Indian passport, or
- if you do not have it please write a letter addressed to Indian High Commission, India House, Aldwich, London, WC2B 4NA4NA stating that you do not have this including the reasons, and
- a copy of your previous Indian visa, if previously held.
Prices
| Visa type | Normal (8 working days)/td> | Express (5 working days) | Urgent (3 working days) |
| Employment Visa 6 Months Multiple Entry | £520 | £530 | £530 |
| Employment Visa 12 Months Multiple Entry | £570 | £585 | £585 |
Additional forms
Non-UK passport holders
If you are a non-UK passport holder and do not have proof of two years residence in the UK the case will be treated Non-UK passport holders as a referral, which can take up to 15 working days. In this case your application must be supported by this form.
Restricted areas within India
Applicants travelling to restricted/protected areas (Port Blair/Andaman-Nicobar/Sikkim) must complete the additional form for a Restricted Area Permit.
Photographs
You will need special photos
Dimensions
Your photograph needs to be exactly 50x50mm. This is the standard passport photograph size and can be obtaining from the majority of the photo booths in the country.
Position
The photo should capture your full face directly from the front with your eyes open. The head should be in the centre of the frame. There should be no distracting shadows on the face or background.
The photo-print should be clear and with a continuous tone and printed on proper photographic paper.
Your passport
Is it acceptable?
Valid from/to 6 months
The passport should be valid for at least another 6 months. If it is due to expire before then, you will need to get a new passport. Additionally, if the passport was issued less than 6 months ago, you will need to include your previous passport with the application.
Free pages
The passport needs to have two completely free pages facing each other in order for the visa to be stamped in. If you do not have two pages side by side, then you will need to get a new passport.
Country: UK passport
You must hold a valid UK passport in order to apply under the standard conditions. If you hold another type of passport, please see the additional documentation section on this page to find out what else you need to include.
Posting the application
Where to post it?
When you have gathered all of the required documents you can send the application to us by any method you wish. We recommend using Royal Mail’s special delivery services or if you prefer another courier service that’s fine too. If you live close by, you may consider bringing it in to our offices in person. Regardless of the method, if we receive the application before 9.30am on a week day, we can begin processing that day. You should send the full visa application package to:
36 Old Jewry, 6th Floor, Becket House, London EC2R 8DD
Payment methods
3 ways to pay
CASH
You can include cash with your application when you are sending the application forms to us. You would find the appropriate amount on the order form.
CHEQUE
You can include a Cheque or Postal Order with your application when you are sending it to us. If so, please make it payable to Visa24.
BANK TRANSFER
You can pay by BACS bank transfer while your application is being processed. If you choose this option, we shall invoice you once we have received your application and you make the payment while the embassy considers your request.
Getting your visa back
There are three different ways to receive your passport and visa when the process is complete. You can select the option on the order form that you download and print out from this web page. The options are:
| Shipping Service | Additional cost |
| Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day | £10 |
| Royal Mail Special Deliver Next Day with Consequential Loss | £16 |
| Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day (9am delivery) | £20 |
FAQ
How do I pay?
Cheque: You can include a cheque or postal order with the application making it payable to VISA 24.
Cash: You can pay by cash upon submission or collection of your passport. You can also send us the cash payment with your application, we would then recommend sending this via recorded mail.
Bank Transfer: You or your company can pay by bank transfer by choosing “Bank Transfer” on the payment options on our order form. You will then receive an email from us with our bank details and an itemised invoice.
Note
Visa24 is not affiliated with the government of India. If you want to apply for a visa directly with the Indian Embassy, you can make an appointment to go in person. Click here for the Indian Embassy website in the United Kingdom.
Complementary information
Since we receive a lot of questions about getting a work visa for India, we have created this informal guide about Indian work visa or Indian employment visa. Traditionally, you have had to visit the Indian High Commission in London to start the application process for your India work visa. This required making an appointment first, visiting the High Commission at least two times, filling out the visa form, and spending long hours traveling and waiting in line, resulting in lost income due to missing a couple of days from work.As air travel prices came down, the popularity of this great country has grown and demand for employment visa India has increased a lot but there was still only one place to get the Indian visa UK wide. This meant longer and longer waiting time and has put the pressure on officials to come up with an alternative solution. A new, more convenient method for getting a visa for India was implemented.
They have allowed Indian visa services like Visa 24 to file visa applications instead of the person who is traveling. Now all you need to do is to download and fill out an application for your work visa for India, send in the form along with your passport, photograph, and any additional documents – you can find the exact documents required higher on this page – pay a small service fee on top of the Consular Indian visa fees and you are all set. Instead of having just one place for Indian visa service UK wide, you can now save all the time used to be lost on travel and also save your lost revenue from work.