Please be advised that the Congress has obtained the requisite ministerial permissions from the Government of India, namely, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Delhi State Government and the Ministry of External Affairs (M.E.A). A copy of the permissions is hosted on the Congress website and can be viewed here. You are requested to download the same and apply for your Indian VISA in your respective countries. The list of Indian High Commissions is available here. Note the application requirements may vary for different countries.

Queries pertaining to assistance towards VISA may be addressed to Mr. Devkant Shacksaria and send to wca2014@mci-group.com with subject as “VISA ASSISTANCE”
A helpline has been created w.e.f 20th January 2014 functional from Monday through Friday 0930 to 1830 hrs (IST +530hrs GMT). Helpline number – +91-124-4974173
It shall be our endeavour to assist you.

The M.E.A permission as you would notice carries certain names from the Delegate attendee list for WCA. Please do not panic if you don’t find your name in there. Your name has been submitted to the M.E.A and is under their internal verification process. This should not affect your VISA application and we urge you to go ahead with applying your VISA at the earliest.

Whilst a Conference Visa is suggested to be applied for, delegates who have booked field trips may also apply for a Tourist Visa as this may be faster, being careful not to mention Conference but Touristic purposes as the reason for travel.