Announcement from the Embassy of India
The Government of India has introduced with effect from 1st March 2017, two new categories of visas, titled “Intern visa” for foreigners intending to pursue internship in Indian companies, and, “Film Visa” for shooting of feature film or television/cinema and reality TV shows/commercial TV shows and TV serials by a foreign team. The visa fee structure for aforementioned visas for Intern visa is 25KD for a one year/multiple entry visa and 37KD for a Film visa with the same criteria.
Applicants need to provide following information while seeking these visas from the Embassy:
For Intern visa
i) Name of company/institute/NGO in India ii) Address iii) Phone/Fax iv) Email v) Duration of internship in months vi) Annual remuneration to be received in Indian Rupees
For Film visa
i) Approval of Information and Broadcasting ministry for shooting the film ii) Type of production a) Feature Film b) Reality TV show c) Commercial TV serial iii) Complete address of shooting location iv) Phone/Fax v) Email The Indian Passport & Visa Service Provider, M/s Cox & Kings Services (CKGS), Kuwait has been providing visa services to Kuwaiti nationals and expatriates through their three centers - Sharq (City), Fahaheel and Abbasiya (Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh). The above centre functions from 8 AM - 12 noon and from 4 PM - 8 PM on all working days except on closed holidays on Fridays and Saturday, the working hours are from 4 PM-8 PM.