Applying For An Indian Visa, From Sri Lanka

The airport

I’ve had some terrible experiences getting Indian visas. Now that it’s privatized, the process is a lot better. The policy is a lot more stupid (have to wait two months between visits), but the process is much faster, more efficient, and less offensive to God and man.

This is how to apply for your Indian Visa (these instructions are for tourists, but there are other categories).

  1. Read the info at the Indian Visa application online. For me this was dodgy on anything but Firefox.
  2. Once completed, print out the PDF this process produces
  3. Take your application and passport to the Indian Visa Application Center. In Colombo this is on Galle Road, Kollupitiya, past Alfred House Gardens, before Durdans and McDonalds. It’s next to the TNT center, which I always thought was an odd name for a shipping company.
  4. You can get your photos and photocopies there. You need copies of any other passports (Canadian in my case).
  5. I wonder if a list is the best way to present this.
  6. Wait for your number, which is not so bad, and hand the stuff over. You get a receipt.
  7. After about 5 working days (four in my case)you can track your passport online
  8. When you know it’s ready, come back with the receipt (or they let you copy your ID and write a letter if you lost it).
  9. Collect the passport, hopefully with the visa.
  10. Bounce.

And that’s basically how to get an Indian Visa from Sri Lanka. For me it costs like Rs. 1,200 for some reason, but I may be an outlier with the dual. All in all it’s worth for avoiding so much hassle and suffering. The old process involved leaving your phone and entering some terrible, disorganized line limbo.

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  6. Let me know how much do they charge for a ticket and visa (tourist) from Sri lanka

  7. How long it took you to get the VISA issued? you said you had to wait 4 days in order to track the application.

  8. how to get PR in India From Sri lanka ?
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  9. Now the VISA office is in a different location. No longer in the TNT building Colpetty Colombo 3. Now it is situated at 129, Philip Gunawardena Mawatha, Bambalapitiya , Colombo 4. It is near the Thunmulla junction, Close to the Laundromart, near former Shanthi Vihar.

  10. Let me know how much do they charge for a ticket and visa (tourist) from Sri lanka

  11. I need to visit to india . So i want to know how is the apply visa, visa fees and ticket fee.

  12. Dear Sir

    I want to visit India 8th of Jan to 11th of jan.I want a visa.please do needful for my need
    Rgds
    L.Alahakoon

  13. Anybody know if they give 6 month visa in Colombo office for non Sri Lankan residents?

  14. I need to apply for indian visa. Please let me know how to apply visa, visa fees , and ticket to Madrass. , how many days to get visa.

  15. Thank you for sharing this, were there any changes in the process of application? Since this was posted several years ago? Thank you

  16. I have heard a lot of bad experiences about the airports! Hopefully they work to sort the delays out.

  19. I appreciate your free talk about what bother you on India e-Visa. Only few people talk about their bad experience while other forget it.

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