PASSPORT INFORMATION
A valid passport is REQUIRED for travel to India. This passport must be valid (meaning it must not
expire) for the duration of your stay.
USA Passport Information
You may visit the U.S. Department of State website to apply for, or to renew, your existing passport,
http://travel.state.gov/passport. www.travel.state.gov/passport Passport dates must be valid for the
duration of your stay while abroad. Please allow 6 weeks for delivery. For an additional fee you can
expedite the process and reduce the time necessary to 2 weeks or less.
Canada Passport Information
You may visit the Passport Canada website to apply for, or to renew, your existing passport,
http://www.pptc.gc.ca/index.aspx?lang=e. Passport dates must be valid for the duration of your stay
while abroad. Please allow 6 weeks for delivery.
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VISA INFORMATION
An valid Indian Visa is required for travel to India. This Visa MUST be obtained from an Indian
Consulate office in the USA or Canada BEFORE traveling to India.
A travel Visa is not required for travel to Fiji. However, travelers will be issued an entry Visa upon
arrival, valid for a stay of up to four months.
Obtaining your Indian Visa
PLEASE DO NOT FORGET THIS IMPORTANT STEP. Unfortunately, we have had attendees forget
to obtain their Visa prior to their trip and they were denied entry into India. Please remember to get
your Visa well ahead of time. You may visit one of the following websites for more information on how
to obtain your Indian Visa. Please allow 2-3 weeks if applying by postal mail.
Indian Consulate Offices in the USA
Chicago - http://chicago.indianconsulate.com/
455 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, #850
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: (312) 595-0405
(Consular Jurisdiction: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Wisconsin)
Houston - http://www.cgihouston.org/
1990 Post Oak Blvd. # 600
3 Post Oak Central, Houston, TX 77056
Tel: (713) 626-2148/9
(Consular Jurisdiction: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Oklahoma, Texas)
New York - http://www.indiacgny.org
3 East, 64th Street, New York, NY 10021
(Between Madison Ave & 5th Avenue)
Tel: (212) 774-0600
(Consular Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virgin Islands)
San Francisco - http://www.indian-visa.com/
540 Arguello Boulevard San Francisco, CA 94118
Tel:(415) 644-0149
(Consular Jurisdiction: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New
Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming)
Washington DC - http://www.indianembassy.org
2536 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008
Tel: (202) 939-9806
(Consular Jurisdiction: Bermuda, Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia)
Important Details when applying for your Indian Visa
When applying for your Indian Visa the application form will ask you several questions. We ask that
you follow our instructions closely, as the answers you provide will benefit you, your family, and will
make approval of your Visa as quick as possible.
Type of Visa - When applying for your Visa it is important that you state the type of Visa you are
requesting is TOURIST, and the purpose and places of visit are tourism visiting CHENNAI. If you
claim any other purpose your Visa will often require more paperwork and will take much longer to
process.
Expedited Delivery - If you desire, you may obtain your Visa the same day by visiting one of the
afore mentioned Indian Embassy/Consular Offices in the USA in person. Plan on dropping off your
application early in the morning, then returning near closing time to pick up your visa.
Name and Address of Two References - When applying for your Visa you will need to write in the
name and address of two references. One must be a person in your country -- family member,
friend, other -- who can be contacted in an emergency.
The second name must be someone in India who can be contacted if it becomes
necessary to reach you there. Please use one of the following names and addresses for
your reference in India.
Please make sure to bring these telephone numbers with you in case of a problem. *In the US you
will have to dial 011 first followed by the phone number.
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Passport and Visa Tip: Obtaining a passport and Indian Visa can be time consuming, so plan well in
advance for these documents. And please read this page completely, especially the India Visa
section. Print it out if necessary. Each month we receive frantic calls from people who don't know how
to fill out their Indian Visa and did not take the time to read this page. We help them out, of course,
but as you can see it takes quite some time to read out the names and addresses of contacts in
India over the phone (we have to spell out each name and street address letter by letter). So please,
for your sanity and ours, read this page carefully.
Contact information for India: To be posted shortly
Passport and Visa Information
World Oneness Center
Tour to Dharmsala Fall 2008
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