URGENT - Anyone been to India - applied for Business Visa?

[TheFaQQer]

Anyone travelled to India on business? So you applied for a business visa? You're a UK national (by birth)?

Did you need a "letter of invitation" from the company you were visiting?

Yes, no, yes, no.

Depends what you are doing there, of course.

[barrydidit]

When I got my visa it was done by post to Birmingham. Letter of invitation was written by 3rd party supplier offshore. You also need a very specific sized photo taking. Some machines do it now, but I had to use a photographer

[MrMarkyMark]

You may be able to pay someone to do the visa part for you, however you will still have to fill out the forms.

I have done it with their tourist visa b4...

[WTFH]

They can do a same day service for a couple of hundred quid, or they will courier it back to you a few days later for less.

[Platypus]

Thanks! As far as I can see I need to go to London twice, once to put in my application and again a few days later to collect my visa and passport.

Upon further investigation, it seems I also need a "business letter" which MyCo writes to the High Commission in support of my application... ?

[MrMarkyMark]

FTFY

Yes you need a letter, but it should be easy to get. Visa is a faff as you need to go to London for a day and queue up for fecking hours.

[WTFH]

Yes you need a letter, but it should be easy to get. Visa is a faff as you need to go to London for a day

[Platypus]

Anyone travelled to India on business? So you applied for a business visa? You're a UK national (by birth)?

Did you need a "letter of invitation" from the company you were visiting?

It's not clear from the process I've followed thus far if I need a letter of invitation or not.

Really appreciate any help here.

Thanks!