Last update :05-17-2012
Friday, 18 May 2012
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VISA SERVICES

Please first check our Visa advisory notice

FOR ONLINE INDIAN VISA FORM

 Print the user guide for the new online visa application form

VFS :

With effect from February 2008, the Embassy of India accepts visa applications from general public only through its outsourcing partner VF Services (UK) Ltd. at its centres in Paris, Marseille and Lyon at the following addresses:

i.          Paris Visa Application Centre :

42, Rue de Paradis, 75010 - Paris.
Closest Metro Line (M7) – Poissonnière
Closest RER Line ( RER B & RER D) - Gare Du Nord

ii.      Marseille Visa Application Centre :

18/22, Rue Edmond Rostand, Marseille – 13006
Nearest Metro Station: Estrangin-Prefecture

iii.    Lyon Visa application centre :

Immeuble Danica B 21 avenue Georges Pompidou Lyon Cedex 03 69486 Lyon
Nearest Metro station: Lyon Part Dieu

In addition, VFS has also set up three drop-in points at Bordeaux, Nice, Strasbourg located at:

 

i.      Bordeaux:

VF Services (UK) Limited
La SARL Transfert,
335 rue Georges Bonnac,
33000 BORDEAUX

ii.      Nice :

VF Services (UK) Limited
Regus
Les Espaces de Sophia - Bât. F, 80, route des Lucioles - B.P. 37, 06901 Sophia Antipolis Cedex – France

iii.      Strasbourg :

VF Services (UK) Limited
Regus
Immeuble Sébastopole, 3 quai Kleber, 67000 Strasbourg - France.

NOTE : Visa applications of all types (Tourist, Business, Transit, Journalist, Employment, Student etc.) are accepted by VFS on all working days Monday through Friday between 0800 hrs to 1300 hrs. Applicants may normally collect their visas after 3 working days between 1400 – 1800 hrs from the VFS counters.
Urgent visas (for delivery on the same day) will cost an additional fee of €43.00. Applications for urgent visas are accepted at VFS up to 1100 hrs only.
Guidelines for Journalist visa

Diplomatic / Official / UN Visas:

Applications for Diplomatic / Official / UN visas are accepted directly in the Consular Wing of the Embassy on all working days from 0930 to 1130 hrs. Documents required for the official purpose are :

  • (i)       Official Note-Verbale.
  • (ii)      New online Visa-Application form duly filled in and signed.
  • (iii)    Photographs - 2.
  • (iv)    Passport of the applicant valid at least for six months.

 

For New online Visa application form PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW

FOR ONLINE INDIAN VISA FORM

 Print the user guide for the new online visa application form

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Before applying for visa, please ensure that your passport is valid for at least six months from the date of application for visa.

There should be a minimum of three vacant pages available in your passport for endorsements. Instructions given on the visa application-form must be adhered to.

Visa-fee :

The visa-fee schedule for different kinds of visas may please be seen at: click here to see the Visa Fees Schedule (applicable from 01/07/2008)

Please note that VF Services (UK) Ltd. charges an additional fee of €12.00 per visa-application. The VFS charge for urgent (same day services) is €10.00. This will be in addition to the higher visa-fees charged by the Embassy for the same day service.

For information on the procedure of applying for visas, different categories of visas, documentation required, fees involved, processing time and other queries, it is requested that the VFS Website may be visited by clicking on the following links: