13SEP10 / 1605 UTC
National U.S.A. (US)            /Embarkation U.S.A. (US)
Destination India (IN)          

[Visa Information - Destination] India (IN)

[Information For Normal Passports]
Passport required.
- Passport and/or passport replacing documents must be valid
  on arrival.

Visa required, except for Those holding a PIO (Person of
Indian Origin) card. Note: the PIO must not be confused with
the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card (SEE NOTE 35024) .
[[TIDFT/IN/VI/VS/ID23801]] 
    NOTE 35024: Holders of the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI)
   card are issued with a "U" type visa.
   [[TIDFT/IN/VI/NO/ID35024]]
Visa required, except for (effective from 3 September 2010 up
to/incl. 13 November 2010) Holders of a Non Validated Pass
(NVP) issued to accredited Commonwealth Games Family Members.
This pass acts as a multiple-entry visa. (SEE NOTE 40167) 
    NOTE 40167: The XIX Commonwealth Games will take place in
   New Delhi from 3 to 14 October
   2010.[[TIDFT/IN/VI/NO/ID40167]]
Additional Information:
- Valid visas in expired passports are still acceptable,
  provided accompanied by a valid passport of the same
  nationality of the expired passport.

- Indians on acquiring or holding another nationality,
  [[TIDFT/IN/PA/AI/ID30614]]
- Holders of multiple entry Tourist Visas (visa type code
  "T"), with a validity ranging from above 3 months and up to
  10 years, are required to have at least 2 months between
  visits. [[TIDFT/IN/VI/AI/ID38023]]
- Individual Tourists requiring visas should preferably apply
  for a tourist visa and not for an ordinary visa, to avoid
  problems on departure. [[TIDFT/IN/VI/AI/ID23841]]
- Tourist Groups of all nationals other than Bhutan, Maldives
  and Nepal, [[TIDFT/IN/VI/AI/ID30072]]
- Restricted Areas:
  A special permit is required for foreigners who want to
  visit the undermentioned areas. 
  [[TIDFT/IN/VI/AI/ID25974]]
Warning:
- Non-compliance with the entry/transit regulations will
  result in fines for the carrier and deportation of passenger
  to point of origin on the same or first available flight.



 India (IN)

Vaccination against Yellow Fever is required (SEE NOTE 6268),
if arriving within 10 days after leaving or transiting
countries with infected areas or endemic areas or Zambia. 
   NOTE 6268: Persons without valid Yellow Fever certificate -
  if required - are subject to quarantine for max. 6 days. If
  such persons refuse to pay the costs involved, the
  transporting carrier will be charged.

Exempt from Yellow Fever vaccination:
- Except for passengers transiting India by the same aircraft.
- Excempt are all children under 6 months.
Recommended:
- Malaria prophylaxis. Malaria risk exists throughout the year
  in the whole country below 2000 m. (with 40% to 50% of cases
  due to P. falciparum). There is no transmission in parts of
  the states of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Sikkim.
  Highly chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine-resistant
  P. falciparum reported.
  Recommended prevention in risk areas: III. In Assam: IV.

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