MEDICAL VISA
This category of visa will be applicable to foreign nationals whose sole purpose is to seek medical treatment in established/recognized/ specialized hospitals/ treatment centres in India.
Any person seeking a visa to India for purpose of entering into a surrogacy arrangement must ascertain beforehand whether the law of that country permits surrogacy and will provide appropriate travel documents to the child for accompanying the surrogate parents.
Entering into surrogacy arrangement under any other visa not sought for surrogacy is punishable under the Indian law.
Applicants are advised to contact the Visa Section of the Embassy before making surrogacy arrangement.
Instructions:
• For short medical treatment or procedure, Norwegian passport holders should preferably apply for e-tourist visa (at https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html) unless you fall in the following category:
Travellers having Pakistani origin.
Holding an International Travel Document other than Passport
Other foreign nationals, who are not in the list of countries to whom e-visa service is available.
• Above category of travellers may please apply for regular paper medical visa at the Embassy of India, Oslo.
• While applying for regular paper medical visa at the Embassy, in addition to the general instructions above, the following may also be enclosed:
• Letter from the doctor on the hospital letterhead stating the purpose of your travel to India
• the same letter has to be sent to the Embassy directly by the hospital to the email address
[email protected].
• Copies of insurance and bank statement for the last three months.
• copy of the return ticket and a copy of valid travel insurance.
1. General requirements:
1.1 Passport to be valid for a minimum period of six months.
1.2 Duly filled in and signed application form to be submitted in person . Incomplete application will not be accepted.
1.3 The normal processing time for a Visa application is 3-7 working days after the submission of requisite documents along with the Visa application form.
2. Documents Required
2.1. Visa Application form (No column to be left unfilled) duly signed along with recent photograph pasted at the designated space. Please also upload your recent photograph on the website while filling up the form.It is a mandatory requirement to ensure that your photo is 2 inch x 2 inch (51mm x 51mm) in size with white background for pasting in the application form. Photos which do not meet this specification will not be accepted.
2.2. Copy of the Passport and original for verification.
2.3. Original Recommendation of the doctor attending on the patient in resident country.
2.5. Original/ letter from the hospital in India confirming appointment/ acceptance for treatment
2.7. Bank Guarantee Certificate of minimum amount of NOK 1,50,000 or last 6 months of bank statement showing a minimum balance of NOK 1,50,000.
2.8. Copy of a confirm return ticket.
Note: a. It is a mandatory requirement to ensure that your photo is 2 inch x 2 inch (51mm x 51mm) in size with white background. Photos which do not meet this specification will not be accepted.
b. The applicant should seek preliminary medical advice from resident country and should have been advised to go for specialized medical treatment.
c. Foreigners visiting on 'M visa' will be required to get themselves registered mandatorily within the period of 14 days of arrival with the concerned FRROs/FROs.
d. Attendant/family members of the patient coming to India for medical treatment shall be granted Medical attendant visa, co-terminus with the 'M Visa' of the patient.
