One of my friend, a German citizen would like to get stay permit in India. Can anybody Help Him?

Question

Hi Friends,

He was making ready to come here in india and stay over here from past one year. He planned to travel on this oct. But Eventually he came to know that he wont get Visa for stay. What he can do? As iam a Indian citizen can i do anything?

Answer 1

here are the visas available for India:

Entry Visa:

For all other purposes, entry visas can be obtained. These will be granted depending on the purpose of visit and eligibility, on a case by case basis.

Fees: 50 EUR (6 months, single entry) / 80 EUR (1 year, multiple entries) / 160 EUR (5 years, multiple entries)

Persons wishing to visit India as tourists, or for meeting friends and relatives, will be given six months tourist visas. Tourist visas are non-extendable and non-convertible. Travel agents who have to visit India frequently are, however, eligible for tourist visas of a longer duration.

here are the visa applications at this page:

http://www.indianembassy.de/template.php...

you can write a letter of invitation if you wish, it might help;

just tell him to ask for a long visa, he might could get it ?

Answer 2

Send a letter to your friend stating that you will sponsor his stay in India by shouldering all his expenses.  Inform your friend to present the said letter for an application at the Indian Embassy in Germany.