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A foreign national applying for employment visa must submit the following documents along with the application form:
- Duly completed application form
- A valid passport
- Proof of financial standing and expertise in the field of intended business
- Passport size photographs
- Documents in proof of his employment of contract or engagement by the company / organization, etc. in India.
- Proof of address
- Requisite fee
Duration of an Employment Visa:
The validity of the Employment visa will be as follows:
- A foreign technician/expert coming to India in pursuance of a bilateral agreement between the Government of India and the foreign government, or in pursuance of a collaboration agreement that has been approved by the Government of India, can be granted an Employment visa for the duration of the agreement or for a period of five years, whichever is less, with multiple entry facilities.
- In the case of highly skilled foreign personnel being employed in the IT software and IT enabled sectors, the Missions/Posts can grant Employment visa with validity up to 3 years or the term of assignment, whichever is less, with multiple entry facility.
- A foreigner coming to India for employment not covered in (i) or (ii) above can be granted Employment visa with validity up to two years or the term of assignment, whichever is less, with multiple entry facility.
- In the case of Employment Visa issued for a period of 180 days or less, registration is not required with FRRO/FRO, the Missions/Posts may issue multiple entry Employment Visa for a period of 180 days or less. However, if the Employment visa is valid for a period of more than 180 days, it should carry an endorsement to the effect that the E-visa holder must register with the FRRO/FRO concerned within 14 days of arrival.
- On registration, the FRRO/FRO concerned may issue Residential Permit for the validity of the visa period. However, if there is any change in the residential address, the foreign national concerned shall immediately report the change of address, in writing, to the FRRO/FRO concerned.
- The Employment visa may be extended by the State Governments / UTs / FRROs /FROs beyond the initial visa validity period, up to a total period of 5 years from the date of issue of the initial Employment Visa, on an year to year basis, subject to good conduct, production of necessary documents in support of continued employment, filing of Income Tax returns and no adverse security inputs about the foreigner. The period of extension shall not exceed five years from the date of issue of the initial Employment visa.
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