Re: Indian VISA

[Frederic Muller <fredm gnome org>]

Dear Ryan,

Please apply for a tourist visa as everyone else is doing. Just say 
you're visiting India for 2 weeks holidays and it's fine.

Thank you.

Fred
ps: we're not a registered non-profit in India and we didn't go through 
the confusing conference registration process.

On 03/10/2011 01:55 AM, Ryan Lortie wrote:
> Hello,
>
> It looks likely that I will attend the GNOME.asia summit this year. I
> need to get a visa rather quickly.
>
> I called them because the process of getting a visa is extremely
> confusing. I'm not entirely sure what category of visa I should apply
> for and neither are they. The guy I talked to on the phone seemed to
> think that it would depend on the following things:
>
> - if the conference had clearance from the ministry of home affairs
> - clearance from the state government
> - clearance from the ministry of external affairs
>
> and also if the organiser of the conference were a registered non-profit
> group in India.
>
> I was planning to apply for the tourist visa, but he seemed to think
> that either a business or conference visa would be necessary.
>
> Can someone please clarify for me which visa will get me into India for
> the purpose of attending this event?
>
> Also: if I need a conference or business visa, I will need an invitation
> letter from the organisers. Here's my info:
>
> Passport #: JQ403032 [1]
> Affiliation: self employed
> Letter addressed to:
>
> VFS Canada
> 939 Eglinton Ave East, Unit 102
> Toronto, ON M4G 4E8
>
> (apparently they outsourced their visa processing to a private company)
>
> I'll be staying at the hotel that the conference has booked.
>
> I'm arriving on the 26th and leaving on the 5th.
>
> Thank you
>
>
>
>
> [1] I'm having my passport reissued since India requires it to be valid
> for 7 months. This number will probably change.