I Paid A Bribe | How to Get a Business Visa Extension in India

How to Get a Business Visa Extension in India

The requirements for a business indian visa extension are as follows:

The foreign national should be a person of assured financial standing.

The gross sales/turnover from the business activities for which the foreigners has been granted visa is not less than 1 Crore per annum (to be achieved within 2 years from the setting up the business).

The foreign national should not be visiting India for the business of money lending or fur running a petty business or petty trade or for full time employment in India, etc.

The foreign national shall comply with all other requirements like payment of tax liabilities etc.

The foreign national should not be an undesirable person and not the subject of a black list or any warning circular or other restrictive list.

First extension on Business visa shall be granted by the Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi.

Further extensions, if required, may be granted by the State Governments/UT administrations/FRROs/FROs on year-to-year basis continued business activity and no adverse inputs, security related or otherwise, about the foreigner.

The period of extension shall not be beyond five years from the date of issue of the ‘Business’ visa.

If the extension of visa is denied by MHA/FRRO/FRO/State Govt/UT Administration, the foreigner shall leave India forthwith on expiry of the period of validity of the visa.

The copy of the intimation to the local Police Station, if the applicant is residing in private House/Flat in a Building/Society as a Tenant/ Paying Guest. Thereafter, the foreign national has to leave the country and re-enter on fresh visa.

Documents to be submitted for registration and extension:

Original valid Passport and Visa
Prescribed registration and extension forms duly filled. (To be filled on computer terminals at this office)
Four passport size photographs (4cm × 4cm with clear background, ears distinctly visible, without spectacles and caps)
Resident permit book available at office for Rs.25/-
Letter from the person or firm (from India) with whom a foreigner intends to participate in a business with mentioning the type of business, volume of business in current year, etc
Copy of bill of lading or invoices
Undertaking in the prescribed format on the letterhead of the company, duly signed by authorised signatory mentioning name and contact number, taking responsibilities of the foreigner during his / her stay in India and to repatriate the foreigner at their cost if situation arose
Bank remittance showing that he / she is a person of assured financial standing
Copies of passport (photo page) and (page indicating validity), page bearing arrival stamp of Indian Immigration
Copy of Indian visa
Copy of P.A.N card and Income tax papers for current assessment year along with Challan of TDS deposited in Bank
Copy of Indian passport /copy of election card of a person signing undertaking
Contract or assignment letter with company
Proof of Residence i.e. copies of Electric bill/Telephone bill/Leave & Licence agreement
As per new guidelines of Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi, "Business" visa can not be extended beyond the period of 5 years from the date of issue of original visa

Apart from the afore mentioned documents, additional supportive documents can be asked for in certain cases.

What's your reaction?

Helpful - 4

Not helpful - 0

Need more detail - 0