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India Business Visa

6 facts quoted from the official source

Bona fide business activity under the applicable B sub-category, including business visits, investors, company partners or directors and other approved business purposes.

Income required
—
Means required · no figure published
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
3
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

3 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Business Authorisation RequiredThe official visa provision requires documents proving the bona fide business purpose; MHA Appendix I defines the B sub-categories.
  • Business BasisThe official visa provision requires documents proving the bona fide business purpose; MHA Appendix I defines the B sub-categories.
  • Financial meansThe official visa provision requires documents proving the bona fide business purpose; MHA Appendix I defines the B sub-categories.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines

What the source prices

Validity
3 proven from the official source.
  • Permit Validity Months MaxThe official visa provision publishes up to five years, multiple entry and extendability.
  • Renewal or extensionThe official visa provision publishes up to five years, multiple entry and extendability.
  • Validity BasisThe official visa provision publishes up to five years, multiple entry and extendability.
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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to India?
The official source states: Bona fide business activity under the applicable B sub-category, including business visits, investors, company partners or directors and other approved business purposes.
02How much money do I need?
The official source states: The official visa provision requires documents proving the bona fide business purpose; MHA Appendix I defines the B sub-categories. It does not publish a fixed amount — no minimum figure is stated.

Every answer is quoted from the official indianvisaonline.gov.in page for this route, last read 2026-07-28.

We checked 6 points against the official source; 6 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source indianvisaonline.gov.inLast read 2026-07-28 Every quote on this page is from this India government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-28 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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