International/ VISA
Invitation Letters & Travel Documents
Invitation Letters
Invitation letters will be begin to be distributed on October 30, 2009.
Participants who have registered and paid for the India 2010 conference should will receive an invitation letter from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM).
- Participants Registered Prior to October 26, 2009
If you registered prior to October 26th, you will receive an email on October 30th.
- Participants Registered After October 26, 2009
After participants have received a registration confirmation email, it will take approximately 12 business days for invitation letters to be distributed to those who registered after October 26th. If you do not receive an invitation letter within 12 business days after receipt of your registration confirmation email, kindly send a request to: kp.sudheer.iitm@gmail.com.
Travel Documents (VISA Information - India)
Conference VISA, or Tourist VISA, or Business VISA
Depending on the nature of your journey, your country of origin, duration of stay, and other variables, such as special agreements between governments, each conference registrant will need to decide on the appropriate category of VISA.
Please be aware that once you apply for a VISA, it is possible that change of purpose might not be allowed once you reach India. If you are considering a vacation while in India, you might opt to apply for a tourist visa. In some countries a formal letter of invitation may not be required for a tourist visa.
In some cases this will be easier to obtain than a business or conference visa. In other cases, one's country of origin may require that travel is permitted only on a business or conference VISA. Conference registrants are advised to check with the Indian Consulate office in their region to determine if a tourist, conference, or business VISA is the best choice for their individual travel requirements.
Conference Visa: In the case of a conference VISA it is likely that a letter of invitation from the organizer of the conference is to be attached along with the visa application. Visas for international conferences, or on certain subjects, as decided by the Government of India from time to time, can be issued only after clearance for the said conference is received from the Government of India.
Related Links
India Embassy: http://www.indianembassy.org/newsite/visa.asp
India Visa: https://indiavisa.travisaoutsourcing.com/get-a-visa.html
For Indian VISA application, please use the following two addresses:
First Address:Dr. K. P. Sudheer
Associate Professor,
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai - 600036, India
Ph: 91-44-22574288
Fax: 91-44-22570509
Email: sudheer@iitm.ac.in
Second address:
Dr. Ligy Philip
Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Division of Environment and Water Resources Engineering
IIT Madras, Chennai-600036, India
PH: 92-44-22574274
Fax: 91-44-22570509
Email: ligy@iitm.ac.in
