Persons/Companies wishing to film documentaries in India are required to

• complete an Application Form (may be downloaded from this site - see link below)
  
  Click here to open/download the Application Form in PDF format
  
  
• complete an Undertaking (may be downloaded from this site - see link below)
  
  Click here to open/download the Undertaking in PDF format
  
  
• return the completed Application Form and Undertaking to:
  
  by email to:
  [email protected]
  
  and by mail to:
  Press & Information Wing
  High Commission of India
  India House
  Aldwych
  London, WC2B 4NA
  with one copy of synopsis of your proposed film, details of itinerary, passport details of the crew (no photocopies of passports please) as also a complete list of equipment which you wish to take to India in connection with shooting of your proposed documentary.
  
  Click here to open/download Terms & Conditions for Filming (imposed by Ministry of Environment and Forests)
  
  

Once we have received all this information, the same will be forwarded to the concerned authorities in New Delhi for their clearance. Please allow us at least 10 weeks time for the clearance to be obtained. You may apply for visas only after the approval has been conveyed to you.

To expedite the processing, you can: All types of visa application forms can be obtained free of charge in any of the following ways:

• complete an on-line Proposal Form for Filming Documentaries in India, or
  
  

• e-mail an advance copy of the proposal to us (or send it as an attached Word document).
  E-mail address: [email protected]
  
  

  Although these electronic submissions will enable us to start processing the applications sooner, the electronic submissions must however be followed by the following:  
  • Written application form with signature
  • Undertaking in the prescribed form
  • Script/synopsis
  • Details of locations where documentary is proposed to be filmed
  • Details of team members with their passport and other particulars (no photocopies of passports please)
  • List of cinematic equipment to be temporarily imported into India
  • These documents must be sent to:
    
      Press & Information Wing
      High Commission of India
      India House
      Aldwych
      London WC2B 4NA