Business visa for India

Planning a business trip to India? A business visa gives you access to the Indian market and business opportunities. With this visa, you can acquire new clients, sign contracts with foreign business partners or present your goods and services at trade shows.

Importantly, the business visa also allows you to participate in conferences, seminars and business meetings in India. A separate conference visa is no longer required for these purposes.

For the convenience of travelers, citizens of many countries can now apply for an electronic business visa (e-Business Visa) online. This greatly simplifies and speeds up the process of obtaining entry authorization for business purposes.

To find out if you are eligible for an e-Business Visa and to see the list of countries whose citizens can avail this service, please visit the India e-Business Visa section of our website.

For your visa application, you will need a letter from your employer in advance guaranteeing that the travel costs will be covered. In addition, an invitation and a copy of the extract from the commercial register of an Indian partner company are required. English is the prescribed written language. The invitation letter must contain the following information:

• Reason for travel
• Duration of the trip
• Occupation of the traveler
• Address of the German company sending the employee
• Letterhead of the inviting company / institution
• addressed to the Embassy of India

The Indian embassy issues business visas for multiple entry with a validity of up to 5 years. Visas for 1 year are the most common variant. As a rule, the details in the invitation and the letter from the sending employer determine the approved duration of stay. The visa for business projects can be extended if necessary.

Registration within the first 14 days after arrival in India is only mandatory for holders of business visas if the business trip lasts longer than 180 days. Although there is no longer a legal requirement, the Federal Foreign Office recommends carrying a tax certificate with you when you leave India for longer stays. As with all other types of visa for India, the visa application for a business visa can only be completed online. If you enter your data online yourself and print out the application form, please make a note of the file number provided to you. We will submit your documents to the Indian diplomatic missions in Germany and take care of your business visa for your business trip to India.