FAQ - Employment Visa

The Government of India has revised the guidelines on Employment visa.

Employment visa will now be provided to only those foreign nationals being sponsored for an Employment visa whose annual salary would be in excess of US$ 25,000/-.

Employment visa will be rejected if the annual income benchmark of US$ 25,000/- is not met.

However, this annual floor limit on income will not apply to Ethnic cooks, language teachers (other than English Language teachers), translators and staff working in concerned Embassy/High Commission in India.

Other eligibilities circulated by the Government for Employment visa are as follows:

• Applicant should be highly skilled or skilled and qualified professional being engaged or appointed by a company, organization, industry, or undertaking etc., in India on contract or employment basis at a senior level, skilled position such as technical expert, senior executive, or in a managerial positions et.( the company sponsoring the applicant should enclose necessary documents in support of this).

• Employment visa will not be granted for routine, ordinary or secretarial/clerical jobs for which large number of qualified Indians are available.

• Foreign nationals coming to India as consultant on contract ( on written agreement) for whom the Indian company pays a fixed remuneration ( may not be in the form of monthly or annual salary).

• Foreign artists engaged to conduct regular performances for the duration of the employment contract given by Hotels, club, other organizations.

• Foreign nationals who are coming to India to take up employment as Coaches.

• Foreign sportsmen who are given contract for a specified period by the Indian Clubs/organizations.

• Self-employed foreign nationals coming to India for providing engineering, medical, accounting, legal or such other highly skilled services in their capacity as independent consultants.

• Employment Visa should be issued from the country of origin or from the country of domicile of the foreigner provided the period of permanent residence of that applicant in that particular country is for more than 2 years.