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“The Government of India has decided to issue ‘Urgent Business Visa’ under ‘Fast Track System’. Please visit our ‘Important Notices’ section or CLICK HERE.

Welcome to the website of the India Visa Application Centre in the United Kingdom

In view of the legal provision all foreign nationals of Indian origin applying forIndian visa for the first time after acquiring foreign nationality are required to first renounce/surrender their Indian passport and obtain Surrender Certificate. For those Persons of Indian origin who have travelled to India before need to provide copy of their earlier Indian Visa/Old UK passport (if applying on new UK Passport) issued by the High Commission. For further details, please visit "IMPORTANT NOTICES".

Please finalize your travel arrangements only after you obtain an appropriate visa.
Please note that the validity of a visa starts from the date of issue and not the date of travel.

The India Visa Application Centre is officially authorised by the High Commission of India, London.

The visa applications will be accepted at India Visa Application Centres as per the county jurisdictions specified by the High Commission /Consulates. All applications will be assessed and adjudicated by the visa officers at the High Commission of India, London, and the Consulate General of India in Birmingham and Edinburgh in accordance with the Government of India-visa/immigration policy.


Please click the location (county) on the map, where you reside, to find out where you would need to submit your application.

All visa applicants must be present in the UK on the date of filing the application and their passports should be valid for minimum 190 days. Applicants are solely responsible for the applications they submit. Any false documents or other misrepresentation of information in support of their application will have a direct bearing on the judgment of their application by the High Commission of India and its Consulate General in the UK.

This site contains important information on the visa application process and related details. Please go through the site carefully before making a visa application.