For your Ashtanga Yoga seminar in India, a visa is compulsory. The simplest is the e-Visa (tourist or business). Here are the formalities and useful addresses.
Documents required (as of 1 June 2026)
- Passport valid at least 6 months after arrival, with 3 blank pages (2 of them side by side).
- ID photo 5×5 cm on a white background, in digital format (JPEG).
- Copy of the passport (personal-data page, in PDF).
- Flight tickets: proof of onward travel (return ticket).
- Online form to be filled in between 96 h and 24 h before departure.
Allow at least 2 weeks to obtain it (3 to 4 weeks for some nationals, notably British). Always check the formalities on the embassy’s official website — they can change.
Embassies of India
Belgium — indembassy.be · 217 chaussée de Vleurgat, 1050 Brussels · tel. +32 (0)2 640 91 40.
France — ambinde.fr · 15 rue Alfred Dehodencq, 75016 Paris · tel. +33 1 40 50 70 70.
Visa application centres (paper)
Belgium: 24 avenue Brugmann, 1060 Brussels — in.vfsglobal.be. France: VFS France. Canada: india.visahq.ca.