Email from Craig....

From: Craig
Sent: Wednesday, 27 June 2012 4:55 p.m.
Subject: NO PRE VISA REQUIRED!

Good news!  We don't have to apply for visas to India! We can get in at the gate. EXCEPT Cheryl!!!When are you going to get citizenship woman!Craig’s wife is a scowser (Ann)

Note the one requirement in red.  So I expect if your passport is expiring with in six months of mid Dec then you can either go online at

http://www.hicomind.org.nz/index.php/visa-general-information/

and apply for a visa or renew your passport early.

Tourist Visa on Arrival

Nationals of following Nine countries are eligible for Tourist visa on arrival :Finland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand , Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, Laos, Myanmar and Indonesia.Nationals of these countries can get a Tourist Visa on arrival upto a maximum validity of 30 days with single entry facility. Visa on arrival facility is available at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata Airports and NOT in any other Immigration Check Posts(ICPs). Tourist-Visa-on-Arrival is subject to the following conditions.

a) Eligibility

*whose sole objective of visiting India is recreation, sight seeing, casual visit to meet friends or relatives etc and no other purpose/ activity;

*who does not have a residence or occupation in India;

*who holds a passport with minimum six months validity, and a re-entry permit if that is required under the law of the country of nationality of the applicant;

Harry you will need your passport stamped with your USA re-entry visa or a copy of the visa so if they check your return ticket they can see you can get in.

*who is a person of assured financial standing (the production of a return ticket and availability of sufficient money to spend during his stay in India may be considered sufficient for this purpose).

* who is not a person-non-grata to the Government of India;

* who is not considered an undesirable person and is not the subject of a black list or any warning circular or other restrictive list;