apply for tourist visa or entry visa?

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sufloyd

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I recently got US citizenship but I had Indian passport prior to that. I will be visiting India in December. Do I need to apply for tourist visa or entry visa? I thought tourist visa is the right category but then I read about entry visa and wasn't sure which one to apply for...

Thanks.
 
The tourist visa is much cheaper and you can get one valid for 10 years. You can only stay in the country for 6 months at a time, I think. The entry visa has a maximum validity of 5 years, but you can stay the whole 5 years if you like. It's more expensive, though. If I were you, I'd get OCI for your lifetime.
 
cafeconleche said:
The tourist visa is much cheaper and you can get one valid for 10 years. You can only stay in the country for 6 months at a time, I think. The entry visa has a maximum validity of 5 years, but you can stay the whole 5 years if you like. It's more expensive, though. If I were you, I'd get OCI for your lifetime.
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Thanks for your reply. I wanted to apply for OCI but I have to visit India in December and wasn't sure if I'd get OCI in time. My plan is to apply for visa + renunciation now and then apply for OCI next year.

So either tourist or entry visa works? Based on recent reading about entry visa, it looks like if you were an Indian national at one point, you can't apply for tourist visa and have to go for entry visa? all very confusing...
 
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