1. Select Visa Type
2. Select Office/State
3a. Check Requirements
3b. Fill & Print Application
4. Fill Online Order Form
REQUIREMENTS FOR U.S. CITIZENS TO OBTAIN A VISA TO ENTER INDIA
DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL

Please send TDS your current valid and signed passport. It must not expire within 6 months and must have at least Two blank visa pages. If your passport expires within 6 months, you must renew your passport and then we will secure your visa with the new passport.
Travel Document Systems can process Official Passport Renewals and Official Passport Pages: Click Here
Please send 1 recent professional passport-type photograph.
Digital and non-passport photographs are not acceptable.
No eye glasses are to worn for passport photo.
Passport Photo Guide - Click Here
Letter (in duplicate) from sending government department or agency, explaining purpose of travel, dates of the trip, and contact person in India.
| Price | Processing Time |
|---|---|
| $55.00 | 5-7 Business Days |
| Entry | Price | Period of stay | Processing Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single | Gratis | 30 Days | 5-7 Business Days |

ALL THREE FORMS ARE REQUIRED FOR DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL VISAS
***Caution Errors on the visa application form CANNOT be fixed, an error of any type WILL result in the application being rejected by the Indian Consulate. If rejected you will be required to complete a new application and resend it to Travel Document Systems. Indian visa applications must be perfect, errors, omissions and mistakes cannot be edited or fixed by Travel Document Systems, please be careful when completing your application to avoid delays.
You must complete the Online Order Form.
The order form gives TDS your name, address, shipping information and payment method. Multiple applicants can be entered using one order form. You only need to complete one TDS order form per request. Please print two copies of the confirmation page. Include one copy with the documents you ship to TDS and keep one copy for your records.
While completing the online order form in this step, you will be asked how you want to pay TDS fees. You may pay our fees online with a credit card or enclose a personal or business check or money order.
Please forward the completed requirements detailed above to:
TRAVEL DOCUMENT SYSTEMS, INC.,
925 Fifteenth Street N.W. Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20005
Urgent applications should be shipped to TDS using only the FedEx Company.
Please use FedEx Priority Overnight. Do NOT ship "First Overnight." This will delay the delivery of your package.
| FedEx Return Shipping | |
|---|---|
| Continental USA Only | Price |
| Next Business Day - up to 3 passports | $27.00 |
| Next Business Day - 4 or more passports | $30.00 |
| Saturday Delivery | $41.00 |
| Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, USVI | Price |
| Next Day Letter (No Saturday Delivery) | $39.00 |
| International | Price |
| Call for a quote. | Call. |