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Missionary Visa

Recorded requirements for this route in India, each quoted from the source named beside it.

Official source: mha.gov.in

Programme status: —Source-linked evidenceLast reviewed 2026-09-03
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Eligibility criteria

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  1. 01
    Qualifying Activity and Applicant ProfileQualifying Activity and Applicant Profile
    The Missionary Visa, sub-category M-1, is for a missionary or religious worker of approved organizations. The visa table reviewed states no age, nationality, ordination or prior-experience condition for this visa.required · Checked 2026-08-31
    Evidence verified
  2. 02
    Host and Placement RequirementsHost and Placement Requirements
    The missionary or religious worker must belong to an approved organization, so the receiving religious body must be among those approved. The visa table reviewed does not state how an organization becomes approved or at what stage the commitment must exist.required · Checked 2026-08-31
    Evidence verified
  3. 03
    Financial, Health and Accommodation ConditionsFinancial, Health and Accommodation Conditions
    —unknown · To be confirmed on the official website
    To be confirmed
  4. 04
    Work, Activity and Family RestrictionsWork, Activity and Family Restrictions
    Foreign nationals on any type of visa are not permitted to engage in tabligh work, and preaching religious ideologies, making speeches in religious places or spreading conversion are not allowed. Dependants of a missionary or religious worker of approved organizations have their own sub-category, M-1 X.required · Checked 2026-08-31
    Evidence verified
  5. 05
    Duration and Immigration OutcomeDuration and Immigration Outcome
    —unknown · To be confirmed on the official website
    To be confirmed

Detailed criteria and evidence

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Qualifying Activity and Applicant Profile

1 criterion
Qualifying Activity and Applicant Profile
The Missionary Visa, sub-category M-1, is for a missionary or religious worker of approved organizations. The visa table reviewed states no age, nationality, ordination or prior-experience condition for this visa.required
15 Missionary M-1 For Missionary/ Religious - Visa worker of approved organizations
Government information page · mha.gov.inChecked 2026-08-31

Host and Placement Requirements

1 criterion
Host and Placement Requirements
The missionary or religious worker must belong to an approved organization, so the receiving religious body must be among those approved. The visa table reviewed does not state how an organization becomes approved or at what stage the commitment must exist.required
15 Missionary M-1 For Missionary/ Religious - Visa worker of approved organizations
Government information page · mha.gov.inChecked 2026-08-31

Financial, Health and Accommodation Conditions

1 criterion
Financial, Health and Accommodation Conditions
— To be confirmed on the official website

Work, Activity and Family Restrictions

1 criterion
Work, Activity and Family Restrictions
Foreign nationals on any type of visa are not permitted to engage in tabligh work, and preaching religious ideologies, making speeches in religious places or spreading conversion are not allowed. Dependants of a missionary or religious worker of approved organizations have their own sub-category, M-1 X.required
Foreign nationals granted any type of visa and OCI cardholders shall not be permitted to engage themselves in tabligh work. There will be no restriction in visiting religious places and attending normal religious activities like attending religious discourses. However, preaching religious ideologies, making speeches in religious places, distribution of audio or visual display/ pamphlets pertaining to religious ideologies, spreading conversion etc. will not be allowed.
Government information page · mha.gov.inChecked 2026-08-31

Duration and Immigration Outcome

1 criterion
Duration and Immigration Outcome
— To be confirmed on the official website

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Official source: mha.gov.in

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Compiled and reviewed by Antonio Mira on 2026-09-03 · Requirements extracted from the official source named on the page and verified quotation by quotation against that source. Figures and wording are not restated from memory. This page was not individually read by a human reviewer; the extraction method and its limits are described in the methodology. · Methodology

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