Difficulty in obtaining a visa for India

In the Netherlands it is virtually impossible to obtain an Indian visa when you tell the Embassy staff that you’re going to do voluntary work in India. As a result, all prospective volunteers are asked to apply for a ‘tourist’ visa. A ‘student’ or ‘trainee’ visa does not seem to much of a problem.

I imagine that can be many reasons, but it eludes me as to the real reasons for this ‘decision’ of the Indian Government. And I wonder whether prospective volunteers in other countries experience the same when they apply for an Indian visa at the Indian Embassy in their country.

I heard that problems in this field have risen significantly after the terrorist’ attack in US on 9/11

Let’s hear about it!

Filed under: Indian Embassy, refusal, visa-application, voluntary work

Visa News for Dutch Nationals

Every Dutch national who wants to apply for an Indian tourist, family or business visa, has to go to the Indian Visa Service at the Laan van Meerdervoort 70 at The Hague, from November 1, 2007 onwards. Since then the Indian Embassy in the Netherlands has outsourced this service to the Indian Visa Service.

Please visit www.indiavisaservice.nl for more information.

Filed under: change, India Visa Service, Indian authorities, Indian Embassy, legal status, visa-application