| A multiple entry visa to India is available to travelers | | | | applications in which the applicant is wearing glasses in |
| who wish to enter the country on more than one | | | | the photo. |
| occasion during a specific period of time. The multiple | | | | Business visa applicants must also provide a business |
| entry tourist visas have validity of either 6 months or | | | | letter on company letterhead stating the nature of |
| 10 years. The multiple entry business visas have | | | | business to be conducted in India and the name of a |
| validity of 1 year, 5 years and 10 years. This article will | | | | reference in India. The letter also has to specify the |
| present the requirements needed for U.S. citizens who | | | | validity and number of entries that the applicant is |
| obtain a multiple entry visa to India. | | | | requesting. A sponsor letter from the organization in |
| India has modified visa requirements several times | | | | India must also be submitted. This, too, must be on |
| over the past few months. The most recent change | | | | company letterhead. |
| requires applicants to submit a copy of either their birth | | | | Travelers who are granted a multiple entry tourist visa |
| certificate or school diploma. Applicants should not | | | | to India are now required to wait two months between |
| send original documents and the Indian consular service | | | | each visit. Anyone who wants to visit India before the |
| does not take responsibility for any original documents | | | | two month gap is completed must request special |
| that are sent. Other requirements include a completed | | | | permission from the respective Head of Mission. |
| visa application, a valid passport and two | | | | Requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis and |
| passport-style photos. India will no longer accept visa | | | | there is no guarantee that permission will be granted. |