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Lithuania → India: Employment Visa (E Visa)
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
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Required documents
6 itemsIdentity
Valid passport and re-entry permit
RequiredYour passport must be valid, and if your own country's law requires a re-entry permit to leave and come back, you need that too.
Source: Ministry of Home Affairs (India), FAQs Relating to Work Related Visas Issued by India
Financial
Proof your salary meets the minimum floor
RequiredYour sponsored salary must be more than US$25,000 a year. This floor doesn't apply if you're an ethnic cook, a language teacher (other than an English-language teacher) or translator, or staff of a foreign Embassy or High Commission in India, those cases don't need to show this.
Source: Ministry of Home Affairs (India), FAQs Relating to Work Related Visas Issued by India
Employment
Documents about the sponsoring company
RequiredPapers about the job itself, such as the Indian company's registration under the Companies Act, or its registration with the State Industries Department, the Export Promotion Council, or another recognised trade or industry body.
Source: Ministry of Home Affairs (India), FAQs Relating to Work Related Visas Issued by India
Proof of your employment or contract in India
RequiredProof that a company, organization, industry or undertaking in India is engaging or appointing you, on contract or as an employee. The Employment visa is for highly skilled or qualified professionals, it isn't granted for jobs qualified Indians can do, or for routine, ordinary, secretarial or clerical work.
Source: Ministry of Home Affairs (India), FAQs Relating to Work Related Visas Issued by India
Other
Family members apply for their own entry visa
A spouse or other dependant doesn't share your Employment visa. They apply separately for an 'X' (Entry) visa, subject to the usual security checks, valid for the same length of time as your Employment visa (or a shorter period the Indian Mission sets).
Source: Ministry of Home Affairs (India), FAQs Relating to Work Related Visas Issued by India
Proof of your education and professional expertise
RequiredDocuments showing your educational qualifications and professional experience relevant to the job.
Source: Ministry of Home Affairs (India), FAQs Relating to Work Related Visas Issued by India
Why applications on this route get refused
Job doesn't need a foreign specialist
The Employment visa isn't granted for a role that qualified Indian nationals are available to do, or for routine, ordinary, secretarial or clerical jobs.
How to avoid it: Make sure the role genuinely needs your specific skills or qualifications, and that your sponsor documents why.
Salary below the required minimum
Unless you're an exempt category (ethnic cook, non-English language teacher/translator, or Embassy/High Commission staff), your Mission can reject the application if your sponsored salary is not more than US$25,000 a year.
How to avoid it: Confirm your offered salary meets the floor before applying, or check whether your role falls in an exempt category.
Sponsoring foreign company has no base in India
A foreign company or organization with no project office, subsidiary, joint venture or branch office in India cannot sponsor an Employment visa for its own employee.
How to avoid it: Check that your employer, or the Indian company awarding the project, has a registered presence in India before applying.
Sources
- Ministry of Home Affairs (India), FAQs Relating to Work Related Visas Issued by India · checked 23 Sept 2026
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