The Consulate of India requires a visa application form that is completed online. To access the form follow this link: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/. Click on the orange button labeled “Regular Visa Application” in the upper-left corner to begin the process. Your application must:

• Display your name exactly as it appears in your passport
• Include answers for all fields
• Type of visa and length of validity requested must match listing on all other documentation
• Be signed on the first page under the photo, and, on the second page. In order to be accepted, all signatures must:
• Match the signature in your passport
• Be in the middle of the box. They cannot touch the edges of the box or run out of the box
• Include your email address on the online application. Applications missing a personal email address will be rejected by the consulate
• Be printed on single-sided sheets of paper. Double-sided applications will be rejected. You must fully print the bar code on the bottom of page 1
• Your passport will be shipped back to the address indicated on your application under “Present Address.”

Please read the India Visa Application Guide before you begin the online visa application form.