LIST OF VISAs
| Sl.No | Type of Visa | Description/Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Visa B-1 Visa | All business activities other than those covered by B-2, B-3 and B-4 including Maintenance, repair and Overhaul (MRO) activities of aircrafts and ships | |
| B-2 Visa (Sports persons) | For sports persons and coaches including those engaged in commercial sports events in India on contract with remuneration | ||
| B-3 Visa(Cultural/commercial performances) | Visa for foreign national coming to India for participation in cultural/commercial performances or concerts and also for those involved in performative arts like acting and dance etc. | ||
| B-4 Visa(Production Investment Business Visa) | Production Investment Business Visa (Granted Only on e-visa platform) | ||
| B-5 Visa(Conference) | For attending international conferences/ seminars/ workshops | ||
| B-6 Visa (Films) | For foreign nationals coming for shooting of feature films, reality TV & Web shows/ Series. Commercial TV serials/ shows & web shows / Series and for location recce. | ||
| PRS (Permanent Residency Status) | Permanent Resident Status for foreign investors | ||
| 2 | Diplomatic Visa | ||
| D-1 | Diplomats assigned in India on diplomatic passport ONLY | ||
| D-2 | Diplomats on a visit to India for meetings and other official purposes on diplomatic passport | ||
| D-3 | Diplomats assigned to Non-UN International Organization (such as ADB, ICISAT, ICRC etc) in India | ||
| D-4 | UN Diplomat assigned to India | ||
| D-5 | UN Diplomat on a visit to lndia | ||
| D-1X D-2X D-3X D-4X D-5X | For dependents | ||
| 3 | Work Visa(E) E1 | All cases of employment (including intra company transferees) but excluding those covered by E-2 and E-3 visas | - |
| E2 | For employment in NGOs | ||
| E-3 | For Missionary/ Religious worker of approved organizations | ||
| 4 | Family Visa F | For dependents of various visa category holders (Other than dependents of Diplomatic/ Official visa holders) | |
| 5 | Journalist Visa J1 | For journalists accredited in India and also for journalist visiting India for any purpose including tourism, conference etc | |
| J2 | Foreign nationals coming for shooting of advertisement/ documentary film etc. | ||
| 6 | Medical Visa M1 | Foreign nationals coming for medical treatment (other than those under Ayush systems) | |
| M2 | For medical attendant of those coming under M-1 Visa | ||
| M3 | Foreign nationals coming for treatment under Ayush systems | ||
| M4 | For attendant of those coming on M-3 Visa. | ||
| 7 | Official Visa(O) O1 | Non diplomatic official assigned to a diplomatic mission in India (On official/ service/ special passport only) | |
| O2 | Non diplomatic official on a visit to India for official purpose. | ||
| O3 | UN Non diplomatic official assigned to India | - | |
| O4 | UN Non diplomatic official on a visit to India | ||
| O1-X O2-X O3-X O4-X | For dependents of respective visa holders | ||
| 8 | Pakistan Specific Visas(P) P1 | Visitor visa for Pakistan nationals coming to visit relatives or friends or for any other legitimate purpose. | |
| P2 | Pilgrim visa for Pakistan nationals coming under Religious protocol | ||
| P3 | Group pilgrim visa for minority communities in Pakistan | ||
| 9 | Student Visa(S) S1 | For higher education (including in South Asian University and Nalanda University), provisional students visa, for short term courses, for those coming under student exchange programme, for those coming to pursue education, training and skill development in Ayush practices, for higher education in Theological studies. | |
| S2 | For School education | ||
| S3 | For studies in Yoga, Vedic culture and Indian system for Music and Dance, For Buddhist studies, programs and courses on Indian languages and India knowledge system | ||
| S4 | For research scholar | ||
| S-5 | For Internship | ||
| 10 | Tourist Visa(T1) | For recreation, sightseeing, casual visit to meet friends or relatives. Attending short term yoga programme, short duration medical treatment including Ayush (other than which are pre planned) Short term courses in local languages, music dance, arts & crafts, cooking, medicine etc (should not be formal or structured course/ programme and not exceeding 6 month with no issue of qualifying certificate/ diploma etc) Voluntary work on short term without monetary payment | |
| T2 | For Mountaineering expedition. | ||
| 11 | Transit Visa(TR) | For travelling through India to a destination outside India | |
| 12 | Miscellaneous Visa(X) X1 | For persons of Indian Origin and Foreign spouse & foreign children of: Indian citizen/ Person of Indian origin/ OCI cardholder (Other than those registered as OCI cardholder) | |
| X2 | For those coming to join Auroville Foundation, Aurobindo Ashram, Missionaries of charity, Temples or similar approved organization, foreign Buddhist monks coming to join Buddhist Monasteries/ Other Buddhist organization for charity work | ||
| X3 | Double entry visa for Bangladeshi national coming to India to apply for a visa in foreign mission accredited to both India and Bangladesh. | ||
| X4 | Stay visa for Afghanistan nationals | ||
| X-Misc | For purpose which are not covered by any other visa category. | ||
| 13 | Long term Visa | For certain categories of Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan nationals as specified in Visa manual. |