Eligibility

Project Visa may be granted to Chinese / foreign nationals coming to India for execution of projects in the power and steel sectors, subject to the following conditions:

1. Project visa will be issued only to highly skilled / skilled persons and not to semi-skilled/un-skilled workers.

1. A Project Visa holder cannot engage in another project either of the same company or of a different company.

1. Employment / Work of the Project visa holder would be restricted to the location of the project.

1. Validity of visa would be initially for the duration of the project/contract with multiple-entry facility. It cannot exceed one year.

1. A person coming for Project Visa cannot take employment in the same Indian company for a period of two years from the date of commissioning of the project.

1. Project Visa would be issued based on the submission of the relevant documents clearly establishing that the project / contract has been assigned to the particular foreign company by the Indian company / organization concerned.

1. Project Visa can be issued to 2 chefs and 2 interpreters per project.

1. Indian company engaging the foreign national for executing the project / contract would be responsible for the conduct of the foreign national during his / her stay in India and also for the departure of such foreign national upon expiry of visa.

1. Project Visa holder would have to register with the FRO/FRRO concerned within 14 days of arrival if the validity of visa is more than 180 days.

Sector Specific Ceilings on the Maximum number of Project Visas allowed for each project in Steel and Power Sectors:

A. Power

**In case, Flue Gas Desulphurization System (FGD) is also sourced from a foreign supplier, there is provision for additional number of foreign personnel as indicated above.
* For additional units to qualify as a separate project at the same location, there should be a gap of minimum one year in the date of award of contract between two such projects

B. Steel Sector

Green Field Projects:           10% of the total skilled manpower deployed per mln tonne capacity or 300, whichever is lower

Brownfield Projects:             5% of the total skilled manpower deployed per mln tonne capacity or 150, whichever is lower

Total Manpower requirements of the project should be determined at the stage of conceptualization of the project by the sponsoring authority with a flow-chart.

For the purpose of determining the capacity of the Unit, it would be the approved capacity as certified by the Ministry concerned of the Government of India in respect of PSUs. In respect of private sector steel units, the basis of capacity may be as per the financial disclosure statement of a Scheduled Bank or RBI-approved NBFC duly authenticated and certified.

Jurisdiction of Embassy of India, Beijing

Provinces	Municipalities	Autonomous Regions
Anhui Gansu Guizhou Hebei Heilongjiang Henan Hubei Jiangxi Jilin Liaoning Qinghai Shaanxi Shandong Shanxi	Beijing Tianjin Chongqing	Inner Mongolia Ningxia Tibet Xinjiang

Required Documents

Applicable to applicants (skilled and highly-skilled) going for execution of projects in POWER & STEEL Sectors.

1. Visa Application form (No column to be left unfilled) duly signed along with photograph pasted at the designated space
2. One copy of the passport (the personal data page and signature page) and one copy of residence permit or work permit in case of foreign nationals (signature on the passport should be in ink and not with pencil)
3. Letter from the Indian company awarding the contract to the foreign company specifying following details:
   1. Name of the foreign company
   2. Registered address of the foreign company
   3. Name of the project awarded as per the tender document
   4. Location of the project in India (village/town/district/state)
   5. Duration of the contract (number of days)
   6. Total number of foreign workers likely to be sent by the foreign company (category wise)
   7. Highly skilled
   8. Skilled technician with diploma/polytechnic degree
   9. Skilled workers with school level education
4. Letter from the Indian company addressed to the Indian Mission explicitly:
   1. It guarantees the conduct of the foreign company and the foreign personnel involved in the execution of the project/contract.
   2. It would be responsible for ensuring that the applicant (name of the applicant, passport number and date of birth shall be mentioned) will abide by Indian rules and regulations.
   3. It will be liable to ensure departure of the applicant from India upon expiry of Visa.
   4. Letter from the foreign employer providing brief description of the nature of its project in India and a brief description of the job which the applicant is required to perform in India
5. Copy of the qualifying educational certificates with English Translation
6. Professional expertise Certificate
7. CV of applicant
8. Registration Certificate of the employing company under the companies' act/proof of registration of the firm in the State industries department or the Export Promotion Council.
9. No-Criminal Record Certificate issued by PSB/Police and duly attested by Notary.
10. Duly filled in Reference Sheet (in soft MS Word format by email)
11. Copy of the Chinese ID Card (both sides)

 

Fees

All Payments are accepted in cash only. Payment through bank cards will not be acceptable at the India visa application center.
If the applicant wants to withdraw his/her application the visa and service fee will NOT be refunded either by the Consulate nor the India visa application center. The applicant in order to get the refund of the visa and service fee will have to withdraw the application on the same day of submission between 8.30 am-3 pm.

India visa application center will ONLY provide FAPIAO for the service fee per application and courier fee per application if any. The India visa application center will NOT be able to provide FAPIAO for the visa fee.
Applicants from the below mention countries need not to pay any visa fee:

Visa Type	Project (P) Visas
Duration/Entries	Upto 6 Months/SE/ME
Fee in RMB	847

Service Charges by Indian Visa Application Centre (BLS International Ltd.)

Service Charge RMB32

Value Added Services:
Photocopy per Page      RMB 1/page
Printing per Page      RMB 5/page
Photos (4 copies)      RMB 35
Courier (Normal)      RMB 65

General rates of Visa Fee to be charged in convertible hard currencies (w.e.f. 01.04.2021)						ROE	6.5
Sl	Type of Visa			Fixation of fees in USD & Hard Currency at ORE for April, 2021
				USD	RMB	ICWF	TOTAL
1	Employment (E) & Project (P) Visas		Upto 6 months/Single or Multiple Entry	120	780	20	800
			More than 6 months and up to 1 year/ Multiple Entry	200	1300	20	1320
			More than 1 year and up to 5 years/Multiple Entry	300	1950	20	1970
2	MISSIONARY VISAS (M)		Up to 6 months/Single or Multiple Entry	80	520	20	540
			More than 6 months and up to 1 year/ Multiple Entry	120	780	20	800
			More than 1 year and up to 5 years/Multiple Entry	200	1300	20	1320
3	MOUNTAINEERING VISAS (MX)		Up to 6 months/Single (or Multiple) Entry	80	520	20	540
			More than 6 months and up to 1 year/ Multiple Entry	120	780	20	800
4	Intern Visas (I)		Up to 1 year/Multiple Entry	80	520	20	540
5	Film Visas (F)		Up to 1 year/ Single or Multiple Entry (Maximum duration of the visa will be 1 year	120	780	20	800
*Note 1 - Owing to bilateral arrangements, there will be different Business Visa fee for 13 specified countries at the rates indicated in Annexure - 2
**Note 2- Owing to bilateral arrangements, there will be different Employment Visa Fee for 10 specified countries at the rates indicated in Annexure - 3.
***Note 3- Owing to bilateral arrangements/agreements, there will be different visa fee for certain categories of visas for 13 specified countries at the rates indicated in Annexure - 4

 

Special Visa fee Categories (w.e.f. 01.04.2021):					ROE	6.5
S No.	For nationals of Country:	Type of Visa	Fixation of fees in USD & Hard Currency at ORE for April, 2021
			USD	RMB	ICWF	TOTAL
1	Argentina	For All other types of visas, General visa fee will be applicable.
2	Japan	All other categories of visas irrespective of duration	8	52	20	72
3	Mozambique	All other types of visas except Transit and Student
		Up to 6 months	220	1430	20	1450
		Up to 6 months (in Emergency)	300	1950	20	1970
		Up to 1 year	300	1950	20	1970
		Up to 1 year (in Emergency)	300	1950	20	1970
		Up to 5 years	300	1950	20	1970
		up to 5 years (in Emergency)	300	1950	20	1970
4	Nigeria	All type of visas irrespective of duration	250	1625	20	1645
5	Pakistan	All types of Visas (Rs. 100)	1.369	9	20	29
6	Russia	All types of visas (excluding ICWF charges and Service Provider's Service Fee):
		Single Entry	40	260	20	280
		Double Entry	90	585	20	605
		Multiple Entry	120	780	20	800
7	Seychelles	All types of visas, except Employment/ Work Visas	Gratis	0	20	20
8	Singapore	For All other types of visas, General visa fee will be applicable.
9	UK	Emergency visa charges	89	579	0	579
10	Ukraine	All other types of Visas i.e. Entry Visa, Conference Visa, Journalist Visa etc.
		Less than 6 months	85	553	20	573
		6 months to 1 year	130	845	20	865
		1 to 5 years (S/D/M Entry)	200	1300	20	1320
		Emergency visa fee	85	553	20	573
11	Uruguay	For All other types of visas, General visa fee will be applicable.
12	USA	For other categories of Visas (except tourist & Business visa, Visa application fee of US$ 20 should continue to be charged in addition to prescribed visa fee.

*SE - Single Entry; DE - Double Entry; ME - Multiple Entry

Notes:

1. Gratis Visa for nationals of Afghanistan, Argentina, Bangladesh, DPRK, Jamaica, Maldives, Mauritius, Mongolia, Nepal, South Africa and Uruguay.
2. Gratis Visa for German Spouses of Indian Nationals and their dependent Children.
3. Nepali Nationals visiting India from China require visa. It is issued gratis.
4. Nationals of Bhutan entering India (including from China) do not require visa.
5. All visa of Pakistani nationals chargeable @ RMB.23.00.
6. Fee for Medical/Medical attendant visa (up to 1 year) for UK nationals is RMB 1912.00
7. Student Visa fee for Sri Lanka nationals (for institutions not covered by bilateral agreement) is RMB 688.00.
8. Entry Visa fee for Sri Lanka nationals (1Y/ME) is RMB 349.00

 

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