JOURNALIST VISA

1. Journalist Visas are granted to professional journalists, pressmen, photographers, film-men, representatives of radio and television and similar personnel in the field of information and mass media. In addition to the General requirements for Visas, the applications must be accompanied by a letter from the sponsoring newspaper or magazine giving full details of journalist’s itinerary, proposed appointments and places to be visited in India

2. In addition to the above requirements for each member of the team, journalists desirous of visiting India for shooting documentaries or feature films etc. will need to enclose the synopsis of the documentaries to be shot, places to be visited, details of equipment to be taken and proposed itinerary for consideration of Consulate authorities and final approval by Government of India.

3. The documents indicated  under General requirements of Visas

4. In addition the journalists may also be required to be separately interviewed by the Consulate.

5. Applicants are advised to provide three months for processing time for obtaining the visa.

6. Additional information is to be provided in J. Visa Form which can be down-loaded from here or can be obtained from the Reception of Visa Outsourcing Agency.

7. Please check if additional documents are required for foreign nationals and dual nationality citizens.