India Visa Process - BEST GUIDE

The India Visa can be obtained pretty quickly for U.S. Citizens. It might be a protracted process with those of Pakistan descent.

I found a great guide that if followed exactly will help obtain one without much pain.
This is the BEST GUIDE I FOUND

https://www.traveldocs.com/uploads/forms/IndianAppGuide.pdf

Also the Guide at Cox and King - https://www.in.ckgs.us/visa/howtoapply

You start on the CKGS site and then it directs you to the India Onlilne System to fill in - You then come back to CKGS and finalize.

For an address in India I used a Hotel - I used Hilton even though was not going to stay there but I hear the Port Agent is fine also.

The most important thing I learned was -

1. Make sure your application is perfect. Any error will be returned and must be re-processed from the beginning.

2. Follow the guide exactly. It will tell you when they mean by many of the questions that seem odd to an American. It will point out some important items like. Do not let any portion of your signature go outside the signature block.

I obtained mine in 3 days and it is valid for 10 years.

You apply via Cox & Kings Global Services https://www.in.ckgs.us/
To begin Click the Word Visa at the Top then choose Visa Application get Started - Once you fill in the State it will tell you which office you will be submitting your application to.