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Medical Attendant Visa

IndiaMedical treatment

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What medical treatment/purpose does the route cover and which applicant role does it address: patient, donor or another medical purpose?

Covers attendants/family members of a patient coming to India for medical treatment; they may be granted the Medical Attendant (MED X) visa co-terminous with the patient's Medical Visa.

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What acceptance, appointment, referral, treatment plan or healthcare-provider documentation is important?

Hospital authorities should provide a letter to the foreign nationals (patients/attendants) for visa extension and for registration, in the formats in Appendix III and Appendix IV, for submission to the FRRO/FRO. The official source does not state which hospital documents the attendant must present when first applying.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not state which hospital documents (e.g. invitation or appointment letter) the attendant must present when first applying for the Medical Attendant visa.

How must treatment costs, living costs and insurance be demonstrated?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm how treatment costs, living costs and insurance must be shown.

Can a carer/companion accompany the patient? Who qualifies and what separate/linked permission applies?

Up to two persons (attendant or family member) at a time may get MED X; one attendant for Pakistan nationals, three for Bangladesh nationals.

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Limits of the record
  • Source is MHA Annex III (2020 version); later changes not verified
  • https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/AnnexIIIDetailsofVisas_20082020.pdf
    (ii) In the case of foreign nationals other than Pakistan and Bangladesh nationals, not more than two persons (attendant or family member) may be allowed at a time for the grant of ‘MED X’ visa. In the case of Pakistan nationals, only one attendant will be allowed. In the case of Bangladesh nationals, three attendants may be allowed.

How long can the patient stay, what happens if treatment continues longer, and what official extension or follow-up mechanism exists?

The initial validity of the Medical Visa (MED) and the Medical Attendant Visa (MED X) may be up to one year or the period of treatment, whichever is less, and the attendant's MED X visa runs co-terminous with the patient's Medical Visa. Foreign nationals (other than Pakistan nationals) holding a Medical or Medical Attendant Visa for more than 180 days must register with the FRRO/FRO concerned within 14 days of arrival in India. For an extension of the visa, the hospital authorities provide a letter to the patient or attendant, in the prescribed format, for submission to the FRRO/FRO concerned. The official source does not state the length of any extension.

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Limits of the record
  • Pakistan/Bangladesh nationals follow separate rules
  • Source is MHA Annex III (2020 version); later changes not verified

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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