Entry / Miscellaneous Visa

Who can apply

• Persons of Indian origin, and the foreign spouse and foreign children of an Indian citizen, Person of Indian Origin or OCI cardholder (other than those registered as OCI cardholders).
• Those coming to join the Auroville Foundation, Aurobindo Ashram, Missionaries of Charity, temples or similar approved organisations, and foreign Buddhist monks coming to join Buddhist monasteries or other Buddhist organisations for charity work.

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. Air tickets and hotel bookings (detailed itinerary of places to be visited in India).
7. Copy of the Chilean RUT, self-attested.
8. If the Entry Visa is for the foreign spouse of an Indian national: marriage certificate, apostilled and translated.
9. If the foreign national children of an Indian national are applying: copy of the parents’ Indian passports.
10. If a person of Indian origin who is not an OCI cardholder is applying: a document establishing Indian origin, such as the Surrender Certificate issued when the Indian passport was surrendered.

Where to submit

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