Visa Services

All Greek nationals require a visa to visit India. They must have a passport valid for at least another 6 months with at least 2 blank pages for visa and arrival/departure stamps. Application for visa will only be received at the INDIA VISA APPLICATION SERVICES CENTRE at the following address:

CKGS Hellas – India Visa Application Services Centre
122 Vas Sofia,
Athens,Greece 11526
Telephone –(30) 210 7487676
Fax –(30) 211 4031287
Email –info.ingr@ckgs.com

As part of the outsourcing services an additional service charge of Euro 3 including taxes per passport will be payable in addition to the applicable visa fees.

Visa fees are NON-REFUNDABLE, except in cases where a visa already issued is cancelled thereafter.

For more information kindly visit www.gr.ckgs.in.

VISA FEES (effective from 1 July 2008)

Sr. No.	Category of Visa	Amount
1.	Tourist Visa (i) up to six months	Euro 50
	(ii)up to one year	Euro 80
	(iii)up to five years	Euro 155
2.	Transit Visa (valid for 15 days)	Euro 25
3.	Student Visa (for the duration of the course, up to a maximum of 5 years) Business Visa up to 1 year up to 5 years	Euro 90 Euro 145 Euro 235
4.	All other types of visa:-
	i) Up to six months	Euro 95
	ii) Up to one year	Euro 145
	iii) Up to five years	Euro 235
5.	Transfer of Visa from old passport to new one	Euro 6
6.	Emergency Fee (for urgent issue of visa)	Euro 43

	VISA FEES for certain other nationals: Service Charges for Russian National (Normal visa fee schedule does not apply to them)	Euro 50
2.	Service Charges for Romanian nationals ( Normal visa fee schedule does not apply to them)	Euro 10
3.	Fee for Sri Lankan nationals:-
	i) Tourist Visa 30 days *double* entry	Euro 18
	ii) Tourist Visa 90 days *single* entry	Euro 18
	iii) Tourist Visa 90 days *double* entry	Euro 30
	iv) Business Visa 30 days *Multiple* entry	Euro 30
	v) Business Visa 90 days *Single* entry	Euro 32
	vi) Business Visa 90 days *Multiple* entry	Euro 47
	vii) Transit Visa 3 TO 7 DAYS	Euro 12
	viii) Employment	Euro 185
	ix) Student Visa (FOR INSTITUTIONS COVERED BY BILATERAL AGREEMENT)	Euro 51
	x) Student Visa (FOR INSTITUTIONS NOT COVERED BY BILATERAL AGREEMENT)	Euro 95
4.	Pakistani nationals – any types of visa	Euro 1
5.	Visa Fee from Japanese nationals:-
	i) Transit Visa	Euro 1
	ii) Other types of Visa	Euro 10
6.	Visa Fee from UK nationals:-
	i) TOURIST - UP TO 6 MONTHS	Euro 152
	ii) TOURIST - UP TO 2 YEARS	Euro 522
	ii) TOURIST - UP TO 5 YEARS	Euro 957
	ii) RESEARCH VISA - UP TO 3 YEARS OR DURATION OF COURSE (WHICHEVER IS LESS)	Euro 269
7.	Fax fee within Europe (applicable for foreign nationals other than Greeks)	Euro 17
	Fax fee outside Europe (applicable for foreign nationals other than Greeks)	Euro 23
	No Visa Fee for the nationals of Afghanistan, Argentina, Bangladesh, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Jamaica, Maldives, Mauritius, Mongolia, South Africa and Uruguay.

EXEMPTION FROM VISA REQUIREMENT

Nationals of Bhutan and Nepal do not require visa for entering India. However, nationals of Nepal require visa if they enter India from China, which may be granted without charging any fee.

Nationals of Maldives are exempted from visa provided their stay does not exceed 90 days.

BUSINESS VISA FEES FROM NATIONALS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES:-

Sr. No.	COUNTRY	UP TO ONE YEAR	MORE THAN ONE YEAR UP TO FIVE YEARS
1.	USA	Euro 165	Euro 260
2.	ECUADOR	Euro 285	Euro 380
3.	NEW ZEALAND	Euro 155	Euro 250
4.	UKRAINE	Euro 235	Euro 330
5.	FRANCE	Euro 195	Euro 290
6.	AUSTRALIA	Euro 255	Euro 350
7.	CZECH REPUBLIC	Euro 225	Euro 320
8.	IRAN	Euro 325	Euro 420
9.	IRELAND	Euro 235	Euro 330
10.	NIGERIA	Euro 345	Euro 435
11.	PHILIPPINES	Euro 260	Euro 355
12.	POLAND	Euro 175	Euro 265
13.	SAUDI ARABIA	Euro 255	Euro 350
14.	UK	Euro 185	Euro 280
15.	THAILAND	Euro 235	Euro 330
16.	U.A.E.	Euro 490	Euro 585

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR VISITORS TO INDIA

The Government of India has issued following instructions to ensure proper use of al categories of the Tourist Visa :

In respect of foreign national holding Tourist Visas with a multiple entry facility, there should be a gap of at least two months between two visits to India on such a Tourist Visa.

If any foreign national is required to visit the country again within a period of two months of his last exit, such foreign national should obtain special permission from the Indian Embassy / Consulate concerned. Such re-entry within the stipulated gap of two months may be permitted only in emergency situations. In all cases a confirmed itinerary and documentation in support of emergency will be required.

In all cases the passport must have at least 2 blank pages.

All such requests will be considered on merits of each case by the Indian Embassy.

In all such cases, the foreign national should register himself/herself with the FRRO/FRO concerned within 14 days of arrival.

The foreign nationals who possess Business / Employment / Medical / Diplomatic Visas or have OCI / PIO cards are not covered by the above provisions.

Miscellaneous Consular fee of Euro 25 + Euro 17.73 (as service charge of the India Visa Application Services Center) will be charged for making the endorsement in the valid foreign passport. The application has to be submitted at the Indian Visa Application Services Center.

In respect of the expiry of the previous Tourist Visa and application for a new Tourist Visa, a gap of at least one month will be required.

Full details can be seen at www.mha.gov.in

We encourage every applicant to familiarize themselves with the above link before calling us.

Embassy of India, 3 Kleanthous Street,
106 74 ATHENS(GREECE)
Tel.: (+30) 210 7216227, 210 7216481
Fax: (+30) 210 7211252 / Email embassy@indianembassy.gr

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