I am about to book a flight from HKG-BOM-LHR with CX and the BA all in Business class. I know this is slightly OT but if I book all of the tickets on one booking, and my layover in Mumbai will be about 2 hours, do you think that I will still need to get a transit visa, and secondly, do you think that 2 hours is enough time to make the connection - bearing in mind that both airlines will be in T2 BOM?

Thanks a lot in advance, and thanks for tolerating the slightly OT nature of the thread!

Suggest you check with CIBT visas- cibtvisas.com

This thread was posted in the BA section but has been moved here as it is about India visa and not about BA flights or BAEC.

LTN Phobia
Moderator: BA forum

Presuming a UK passport holder, Timatic says:

Visa required, except for Holders of an Overseas Citizen of India Card or Booklet, or:
Visa required, except for Holders of a Person of Indian Origin
(PIO) Card, or:
TWOV (Transit Without Visa):
Visa required, except for Holders of confirmed onward tickets for a max. transit time of 24 hours.

Transit Without Visa (TWOV): Passing through an international transit area of the airport in order to board a connecting (or to proceed by the same) flight, without entering the country (i.e. clearing immigration).

Unless stated otherwise, passengers wishing to TWOV must:
- be en-route to a third country (e.g. itinerary TYO-LON-TYO is not considered TWOV);
- prove that they will continue their journey within the prescribed period (e.g. hold onward tickets);
- have documents required for entry into the country of destination and for transit through countries en-route;
- remain in the transit area (airside) or on the aircraft.


However, I don't know what the situation would be if you missed your connection, so I'll leave it to someone who can comment on the 2hr connection time.

In addition, the same 24 hour TWOV applies for any nationality.

2 hours would be enough time to transit in mumbai if you are booked on a single reservation....no visa required....

I arrive into DEL airport on 29 April at 11am. I will be in New Delhi for 38 hours, for I depart DEL airport on 1 May at 1am.

It looks like I will need a India Visa, but what is the best way to obtain a India Visa? I have found websites that charge between $60 to $110, should I just wait until I arrive to DEL airport?

Thank you for your help and time, I would greatly appreciate anyone's feedback.

You can get Tourist Visa on Arrival, if your trip falls under these categories:

"International Travellers whose sole objective of visiting India is recreation , sight seeing , casual visit to meet friends or relatives, short duration medical treatment or casual business visit. "

And your passport is from one of these countries:
"Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Djibouti, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Guyana, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, New Zealand,Niue Island, Norway, Oman, Palau, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russia, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands,Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, UAE, Ukraine, USA, Vanuatu, Vietnam. "

You have to fill out the application online and pay the fee (USD 60) online as well.

https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/tvoa.html

p.s: I only know this because one of the colleagues who sits next to me at work went to BOM for a two day business trip.