General Information and Where to Apply for Indian Visa

General Information and Where to Apply for Indian Visa; 

There are four Indian Visa Application Centres (IVAC) managed by State Bank of India in Bangladesh . These are located at Gulshan( (Dhaka), Motijheel (Dhaka), Chittagong and Sylhet.



Holders of Bangladeshi Passports who are residents of Chittagong and Sylhet divisions may apply for visa with IVAC, Chittagong and IVAC, Sylhet respectively. Bangladeshi nationals residing in other divisions of Bangladesh except Rajshahi division may apply for visa with IVAC, Gulshan(Dhaka)/ IVAC, Motijheel ( Dhaka ). Bangladeshi nationals residing in Rajshahi Division may apply for visa with Assistant High Commission of India, Rajshahi.


Other foreign nationals  can apply for visa at IVAC,Gulshan, Dhaka and at Assistant High Commission of India, Chittagong .


There is no visa fee for Bangladeshi passport holders applying for Indian visa. ·  


Other foreign nationals are required to pay visa fee unless they are exempt from payment of visa fee under orders of Government of India .

All persons applying for visa at any IVAC in Bangladesh is required to pay Visa Processing Fee(VPF) as per rates indicated below.


Your Visa application is liable to be rejected if you:-

    Suffer from any life threatening contagious disease.
    Suffer from mental illness and travelling to India for purposes other than medical treatment.
    are addicted to or have trafficked in narcotics.
    have been convicted for or have criminal charges outstanding in any country.
    have been deported or expelled from any country.
    have submitted insufficient/incomplete/ false documents
    are found to be in possession of unauthorised travel documents
    have suppressed any material information
    or any other grounds as in the opinion of concerned authorities that would render the applicant ineligible for visa, not necessarily to be conveyed to the applicant orally or to be recorded in writing.