Introduction of Mandatory Biometric Enrolment for Visa Applicants

Biometric enrolment will now be mandatory for all visa applicants.

Biometric enrolment will involve capture of facial and finger print data.

Exemptions from Biometric enrolment will be allowed in the following cases only:

(i) Holders of Diplomatic and Official/Service passports

(ii) Age of applicant is under 12 years or more than 70 years.

Biometric enrolment would be conducted during the process of submission of visa application at visa counter between 1000 to 1200 hours from Monday to Thursday.

Personal presence of applicants for all the visa categories would be mandatory at the time of submission of visa application at Embassy of India, Budapest.