India: Condiciones de entrada

Passport and Visa Requirements

Passport and Visa Service

Ministry of External Affairs

For Further Information

Indian Missions Abroad

Taxes and Restrictions On Persons When Going Through Customs

Taxation On Persons

None

Tobacco

200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250g of tobacco (only for passengers above 17 years)

Alcohol

2 liters of liquors or wines (only for passengers above 18 years)

Perfume

60ml of perfume and 250ml of eau de toilette

Foreign Currency

No restrictions

Obligatory Declaration of Foreign Currency

When the value of foreign currency notes exceeds 5000 USD /- or equivalent
When the aggregate value of foreign exchange (in the form of currency notes, bank notes, traveler cheques, etc.) exceeds 10,000 USD /- or its equivalent.

Local Currency

Import of local currency is prohibited.
Export of local currency is also prohibited, except for passengers proceeding to Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. However Indian residents when they go abroad are allowed to take with them Indian currency not exceeding 5,000 INR.

For duty free clearance the value of individual sample should not exceed Rs.5000/- and aggregate value should not exceed Rs.60 000/- per year or 15 units of samples in a year. However, the Prototypes of engineering goods can be imported even if the value is more than Rs.5000/-. -->

How to Refund Consumption Tax

System yet to be implemented by Indian government.

Health Precautions

Obligatory Vaccination and Other Recommendations

No obligatory vaccinations.Vaccinations against Poliomyelitis, Meningococcal meningitis, Rabies, Cholera are recommended.
Risk of malaria exists. Other diseases like Dengue fever are present . H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country.
Water used for drinking, brushing teeth or making ice should have first been boiled or otherwise sterilized. Milk should be boiled incase unpasteurised or otherwise also

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For Further Information

The World Health Organization web pages devoted to India
The American government’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Safety Conditions

Crime

Petty crime is common, particularly in trains and buses. Pickpockets can be very adept.

Air travelers are advised to carefully watch their bags in the arrival and departure areas outside the airports. However crime, especially directed against foreigners, has traditionally been uncommon.

Terrorist Risk

There is high risk of terrorist attacks in the country (Islamic extremist groups are active)

Religious violence is also likely to cause disruption.

Risk of Natural Disaster

River floods are the most frequent natural disasters faced by the country. Shortfall in the rainfall causes droughts in many parts of the country. The country has also faced some severe earthquakes. India is also prone to very severe cyclonic formations in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal.

Traveling Women Conditions

Foreigner women are cautioned not to travel alone in India as there have been incidents of physical harassment (including rape) by groups of men.

For Further Information

The Current Travel Warnings given by the American State Department
Travel Report on India by Canadian Foreign Office

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