PAKISTAN NATIONALS & PERSONS OF PAKISTANI ORIGIN

If you, or your parents or grandparents have/had Pak citizenship, a different procedure will be applicable as mentioned below.Applicants falling in this category may please note that visa granted to them shall be for a short term, usually for a period of 3 months. It will be based on the specific purpose of the visit and may be further restricted regarding the duration and the places that can be visited in India.

Procedure if the visa applicant currently holds Pakistani nationality and therefore Pakistani Passport

  • For making an application, like all other visa applicants, please visit the link submit your Visa ApplicationForm online. While filling the form, you will be required to give the name and address of the Indian sponsor. You also need to furnish the particulars of the Indian authority verifying the Sponsor. Please click on the link see the Sponsorship Certificate. You sponsor in India should download this Sponsorship Certificate and have it filled up in India. He should get it duly Attested by one of the Indian authorities as mentioned in the Sponsorship Certificate and then send it to you by FAX, e-mail or post. This will be used by you to fill in the online Visa Application Form. A copy of the Sponsorship Certificate may be attached with the Visa Application.
  • After filling the online Visa Application Form, take a print out and submit your application along with a copy of the Sponsorship Certificate in the VISA APPLICATION CENTER.
  • The processing of visa applicationfor such cases takes aminimum of 3 months. It takes long as the matter is examined by the concerned authorities inIndia.After the lapse of3 monthsof submission of your Visa Application,You may approachedthe Consular section by writing an e-mailto know about the status of your visa application.Kindly give the Ref Number, name and Barcode Number for all the applicants (these are available on the Money Receipt given to you). ALSO PLEASE MENTION IN YOUR MAIL THAT IT WAS A CASE OF VISA TO PAK ORIGIN OR PAK NATIONLITY PERSON, as these cases are handled separately. You are requested to be patient and not make enquiries in this regard by phone, personal visits, fax or letters, which, due to constraints, we will not be able to respond to.

Procedure if the visa applicant currently holds Canadian nationality and therefore Canadian Passport

If you (visa applicant) ever held Pakistani nationality in the past, or your parents or grandparents have or ever held Pakistani nationality, same procedure as outlined above will be applicable, except that Sponsorship Certificate will not be required in your case and theprocessing time is6 weeks. However you must ensure that you give two Indian references in your Visa Application Form. Without this information, your Form will be rejected by New Delhi office, resulting in delays. The usual turnaround time is 2 months.Moreover, if the visa applicantis less than 12 years or more than 70 years of age, his/her visa can be processed in much shorter time frame.

Procedure if the visa applicant holds Canadian as well as Pakistani nationality

In such a case, the procedure as applicable to those holding Pakistani nationality will be applicable.

SRI LANKAN NATIONALS

For Sri Lankan nationals and Canadian nationals of Sri Lankan origin, passports would be mailed back within four weeks. Applicants should attach photocopy of their photo ID indicating their address.

Please view the link for required documents

BANGLADESHI NATIONALS

Special visa application is needed for Bangladesh nationals. This can be downloaded from the section containing forms. The processing time is about one month.

Please view the link for required documents