Immigration and Visas

All visitors must have valid passports stamped with a current visas which is usually valid for six months.

Visitors must register with the Foreigners’ Regional Registration Office within 14 days of arrival. Your hotel will take care of this service upon check-in.

All Indian consular offices issue visas. Business travelers are advised to apply for a multiple-entry business visa, which is valid for one year.

Special visas can be issued for trekking, botanical expeditions, and sports or journalism related activities.

Visitors may move freely throughout the country, except to restricted or prohibited areas.

Health

It is a wise precaution for visitors to check on health requirements before you leave, either with your doctor, the relevant government health office, or through a good Internet health information site.

Travelers should take medical advice on vaccinations at least three weeks before departure.

Those travelling from a yellow fever area should hold a yellow fever certificate.

Standards of hygiene are excellent in the hotels on your itinerary and in the best restaurants in the cities.

It is advisable to drink only bottled water which is readily available in the best hotels and restaurants.

Hotels in your itinerary have a doctor on call. Hospital care is modern and good in cities. Health facilities may be more limited in rural areas.

Travelers are advised to take out medical insurance.

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