Indian visa service center | Consulate / Embassy

May 14th, 2023 by LauraundMariano

Very annoying and it takes a long time.
First day bring your application. In the street are copy shops for copies and they can also help you to get the paper work right.
We had a mistake so we had to do it again the next day (permanent adress needs to be an adress in Nepal).
About one week later you have to go there again for an interview, or we and some others just had a phone interview.
Another week or so later you can bring them your passport and pay about 14.500 Rupees
Next day go there again for pick up.
People with e-visa can apparently use this to get back to India over land, at least it worked for others and they wasted three weeks of waiting and 200€ for nothing.

May 20th, 2019 by Bonnie & Klyde

Indian VISA applications are transmitted by the Indian Visa Service Centre (IVSC) in Kathmandu to the Indian Embassy. You can apply for a new Indian Visa even if you have a current valid Indian Visa, they will cancel the old one. You will need to go at least 3 times to the Visa Service Centre.

Open hours,
Monday to Friday from 9h30 to 12 noon except holidays for visiting.
Monday to Friday from 15h00 to 17h00 except holidays for collect your passport.

Requirements,
-One good quality copy (B/W accepted) of your « Online Visa Application » completed and signed. Google it and you will find it. Do it at least one day before going to the centre.
-One good quality copy of your passport.
-One copy of your Nepali visa (with entry stamps on it).
-One copy of previous Indian visa if had with entry and exit stamps.
-One photo, Indian size: 51 x 51 mm.
-Nepali Rupees for payment. Only Nepali rupees are accepted, no cards. For Swiss and Spanish passports for 6 months multiple entries touristic Visa we paid Rs. 11’880 + Rs. 500 = Rs. 12’380 per application.
-Passport.

There are two shops near the Service Center where you can do everything: Visa photos, copies, fill the forms.

Visits,
-First day of visit (1st day). Submission of your Visa application and payment. Collect your payment receipt and check the date for your second visit. Keep the receipt. You won’t drop your passport that day. Submission between 9h30 and 12h noon, be there 15 minutes before if you are in a rush.
-Second day of visit (5th day). Drop your passport between 9h30 and 12h noon. Don’t forget to carry your payment receipt.
-Third day of visit (next working day after the 2nd visit). Collect your passport with your new Visa between 15h and 17h.

So the whole procedures take at least one week. We don’t know if express service is available. We did the submission on Monday, drop our passports on Friday and collect the passports with the new Visa next Monday.