Japan Overseas Corporation
Application Forms & Visa Information
When applying for visa, kindly use the correct Application form in A4 size.
Japanese nationals and other nationals (except Bangladesh and Pakistan nationals), the Visa Application Form can be downloaded here.The Visa Application for Postal service can be downloaded here, also Supplementary Form can be downloaded here.
The Visa Application Form for Bangladesh Nationals can be downloaded here.
The Visa Application Form for Pakistan Nationals can be downloaded here.
(Pakistan nationals must submit Original Application form, Original Supplementary form & 3 copies of each of them)
The Visa Application Form for Sri Lanka Nationals can be downloaded here.
(Sri Lanka Nationals must fill the Application form same as Japanese nationals, Supplementary Form and the Form for Sri Lanka nationals.)
FOR ALL APPLICANTS
- Passport should be valid for Six months on the date of application and beyond the period for which visa is being sought with at least two blank visa pages. It is advisable to have passport validity of 6 months when landing at any port in India.
- If any application form has any blank spaces or not written very clearly, may not be processed.
- Visa is not given beyond the period for which the passport is valid. For example, if passport is valid until Oct. 30, 2010 and an applicant applies for 1-year visa on Dec. 31, 2009, the applicant will not be issued 1-year visa as the passport expires before the 1-year visa period.
- ANY NATIONAL HOLDING TOURIST VISA WITH MULTIPLE ENTRIES, there should be a gap of at least two months between last exit and next entry to India.
Any applicant applying for fresh tourist visa, who after initial entry into India plan to visit another country (i.e. Nepal, Sri Lanka) and re-enter India before finally exiting, could be permitted more than one entry (up to 3 times, must be utilized within 60 days), as the case may, be subject to their submission of a detailed itinerary and supporting documents (ticket bookings), and Y1400 besides normal tourist visa fees.
A special Re-entry permission is only given in emergency cases if applicant can satisfy Consulate General of India, Osaka with proof of emergency and carries necessary documents like confirmed itinerary etc. If permission granted, applicant will have to pay Y1400 to Consulate General of India, Osaka.
For details, please refer to www.mha.nic.in
- Any person holding any kind of visa which is valid for more than 180 days and if the person
intends to stay in India for more than Six months, the person must register with FRRO
(Foreigner Regional Registration Office) or nearest Police within 14 days of landing in India.
- Visa validity is from the date of issue of visa and not from date of entry.
- All Japanese applicants and travel agents should apply for visas in their respective jurisdiction, (For e.g. Tokyo jurisdiction applicants should apply for visas in Tokyo and Osaka jurisdiction applicants in Osaka. Please refer to Consular Jurisdiction.
