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Conference Visas are granted to applicants on production of an invitation to an International conference /seminar/workshop being organized in India by a Ministry or Department of the Government of India; public sector undertaking; central educational institution; public funded universities; organizations owned and controlled by the Government of India/State Government/Union Territory/United Nations or its specialized agencies. The organisers of the conference etc are required to obtain prior clearances from nodal/line Ministry concerned of the Central/
State governments, the Central Ministries of Home and External Affairs. These approvals are to be conveyed to the Embassy and to the applicants who should include them with their applications.
NB: Please ensure that all entries in the online, as well as printed application form, are correct.
NB: For visa to be processed, passport should be valid for at least 180 days or more. The passport must have at least two blank pages and should not be mutilated /damaged /tampered in any manner.
- Filling up of Online Application Form
- Application to be filled online using the website https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/index.html
- Complete form carefully to ensure entries such as passport no, name, date of birth etc. are correct.
- Take a printout of completed form.
Fee
2. Submission of Application and Documents to Embassy
Submit the following documents at Embassy of India
- The above printed application forms.
- Fees in cash.
- Two passport size photographs(5 cm x 5 cm) with white background.
- A copy of the signed Letter of Invitation for the Conference from organizers in India.
- A copy of the letter from the Institution represented in Croatia.
- Clearance letters from the Indian Ministries as indicated above.
- Croatian ID card.
NB: (a)Before applying to the Embassy, please ensure all the above documents and appropriate fee have been attached with the application.
(b)Acceptance of visa application does not automatically guarantee grant of a visa. The visa application may be accepted, modified and refused by the Embassy in its full right. Decision of the Embassy of India, Zagreb in the matter shall be final.
Document submission time: Monday to Friday between 9.00 a.m. and 11.30 am (Except holidays)
Processing time:
- Each visa application is processed individually by the Embassy. As a result processing times may vary between applications.
- Croatian passport holders: If application is complete in all aspects it usually takes 2-3 working days from the date of submission in the Embassy.
- Non-Croatian passport holders: working days from the date of submission in the Embassy may vary on case to case basis.
3. Collection procedure:
Visa can be collected either personally by the applicant or by third party on presentation of authorisation letter signed by the applicant and with receipt.
Documents collection time: Monday to Friday between 3.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. (Except holidays).
