Welcome to India Visa Application Center, Osaka

Japan Overseas Corporation - (JOC) has been authorized by the Consulate General of India, Osaka to handle Visa applications for all categories from Japanese to all other third country nationals except Diplomatic, Official and UN Passport holders.

India Visa Application Center (IVAC) Osaka, performs a number of routine administrative tasks on behalf of Consulate General of India, but has no involvement in visa decision making process. All applications are assessed by Consular officers at the Consulate in accordance with the Indian immigration legislation and policy and officers may decide to issue or refuse a visa based on the application. IVAC, Osaka does not take any responsibility if any application is refused by the Consulate General of India. IVAC, Osaka has commitment towards Consulate to procure appropriate documents from applicants and submit to the Consulate for smooth processing.

Japanese and Foreign nationals, including children, require a visa to enter India. Applicants should finalize travel arrangements to India only after ascertaining the visa requirements. Please note that visa validity is from the date of issue of visa and not from date of entry. For more details please visit http://www.immigrationindia.nic.in/.

For Foreign (Non Japanese) Passport holders, it takes about a week or more to process any kind of visa applications. For necessary documents, please refer to the list of required documents.

All Japanese Applicants and Travel Agents should apply for visas in their respective Jurisdiction as much as possible; e.g. applicants of Tokyo jurisdiction to apply for visa in Tokyo and that of Osaka jurisdiction to apply for visa in Osaka, as much as possible. Please refer to Consular Jurisdiction.

The passport should be valid for 6-months on the date of application and beyond the period for which visa is being sought with at least 2 blank visa pages. Applicants are advised to check their passports before submitting their applications. However, it is advised to have passport valid for 6 months when landing at any port of India.