India Tourist Visa woes
Jun 20, 2014, 11:10 am
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India Tourist Visa woes
I (a US citizen) applied for Indian tourist visa for 10 years. Previously I had also 10 years visa that is to expire Nov, 2014. I submitted all the documents with ~$300 fees to Travisa office. Now Travisa called me to notify that I got only 6 months approval for tourist visa which gives me visa until Dec, 2014. So I spent $300 for just 1 month visa?
My parents are very old and living alone. So I need to visit them every 4/5 months.
Is there any way I can appeal to NY Consulate General?
Please advise.
My parents are very old and living alone. So I need to visit them every 4/5 months.
Is there any way I can appeal to NY Consulate General?
Please advise.
Jun 22, 2014, 11:23 pm
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If so, and if PIO/OCI is not something you want to go ahead with, might I suggest you apply for a 5 year entry visa (if eligible?). Mine even came with the 180 day stay restriction struck out. Gets around the "no entry within 60 days of previous entry" restrictions as well, should that need crop up.
Jun 24, 2014, 4:40 am
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Jun 30, 2014, 8:58 pm
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Am I right in assuming you are of Indian origin?
If so, and if PIO/OCI is not something you want to go ahead with, might I suggest you apply for a 5 year entry visa (if eligible?). Mine even came with the 180 day stay restriction struck out. Gets around the "no entry within 60 days of previous entry" restrictions as well, should that need crop up.
If so, and if PIO/OCI is not something you want to go ahead with, might I suggest you apply for a 5 year entry visa (if eligible?). Mine even came with the 180 day stay restriction struck out. Gets around the "no entry within 60 days of previous entry" restrictions as well, should that need crop up.
Jul 26, 2014, 4:51 am
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Jul 26, 2014, 10:31 am
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We have received e-mail confirmation from CKGS that they did receive the applications and the payments.
Aug 21, 2014, 10:31 pm
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This doesn't seem right. Just submitted two applications (me and my girlfriend) to CKGS in San Fran via FedEx. We applied for a 6-month multiple entry and the cost was 82.40 each. We opted not to pay CKGS for FedEx return, but instead included two separate prepaid FedEx return envelopes with pre-printed labels.
We have received e-mail confirmation from CKGS that they did receive the applications and the payments.
We have received e-mail confirmation from CKGS that they did receive the applications and the payments.
If I were OP and this is what happened, I'd be unhappy, too. It's bad enough to apply for a 10-year-visa and only get 6 months; it's even worse to still have to pay the 10-year-visa price.