Employment / Work Visa

Documents required

1. Visa application form filled in online and signed: sign in the box under the photograph on page 1 and at the end of page 2. Your signature must match the one in your passport. See General Instructions for the link to the website.
2. Original passport valid for at least 6 months. The passport must be sent or brought with the application.
3. A photocopy of the passport page with personal particulars, self-attested.
4. Two recent photographs, 2 inches × 2 inches, light background, glued on the form. Upload the same photograph. See the General Instructions for the photo guidelines.
5. Purpose letter.
6. Copy of the Chilean RUT, self-attested.
7. Letter from the Indian company explaining the scope of the job, with a detailed justification for hiring foreign personnel, including: the number of Indian nationals employed by the organisation; the number of foreign nationals employed; the salaries paid to Indian and foreign nationals; export earnings over the past 2–3 years, where applicable; an action plan to gradually replace foreign personnel with Indian personnel; and an undertaking on company letterhead (in English) that no Indian national has the skills or expertise required, or is eligible, for the job.
8. The certificate of incorporation of the Indian company, or the registration certificate of the NGO.
9. Persons of Indian origin, and the spouse or children of an Indian citizen, PIO or OCI cardholder (other than those registered as OCI cardholders), must draw a minimum salary of Rs. 3.60 lakh per year to be eligible for employment.
10. For employment of less than one year, the minimum salary is worked out pro rata on the annual limit of Rs. 16.25 lakh or Rs. 3.60 lakh and the duration of employment. The minimum salary does not apply to ethnic cooks (employed by foreign missions only), language teachers and employees of diplomatic missions. For NGOs, an honorarium up to Rs. 10,000 per month applies.
11. The employment contract (in English), stamped and signed by the Indian company.
12. The applicant’s CV (in English).
13. Photocopies of diplomas or professional certificates showing the applicant’s expertise in the proposed field of work.
14. All foreign diplomas must be translated into English.

Where to submit

The Embassy of India will not accept any responsibility if a courier is lost, misplaced, damaged or delayed.