• An Employment Visa (E-1 or E-2 or E-3) may be granted to a foreigner subject to fulfilment of the following conditions:
• The applicant is a highly skilled and/or qualified professional, who is being engaged or appointed by a company/ organization/ industry/ undertaking in India on contract or employment basis

Documents required:

• Original passport with minimum 6 months validity and 2 blank pages.
• City registration with minimum 2 years stay for non-German nationals.
• Proof of educational qualifications
• Letter from his previous German company if applicable.
• Visa validity and number of entries depends on each application, depending on the requirement.
•  Original copy of Employment Contract between Indian Employer and applicant. Contract is to be signed by both parties on each page. Salary/ remuneration paid in India and in Indian Currency only  (more than INR.16.25 lacs per annum)
• If travelled previously on Employment visa, a copy of IT return to be attached for the previous employment period.
• There shall be a separate letter by the Indian employer, listing all payments made to the employee outside India by parent/ subsidiary/sister entity or otherwise, including social security, pension and any other contributions in Germany or elsewhere to the nearest approximate value in original currency as well as Indian Rupees. The employer shall state in this letter that all such income shall be disclosed in the income tax return in India for the employee.
• Employment Visas - undertaking from the concerned Indian company on the following lines :
• Format of undertaking:
• We take full responsibility for the activities and conduct of Mr/Mrs/Ms __________ national of _________ during his/her stay in India. If anything adverse comes to notice during this period, we undertake to repatriate him/her at our cost. Date/Seal __________ Signature of competent authority.
• For Employment visa dependents, a copy of a marriage certificate and visa (in case of spouse) and copy of birth certificate and visa (in case of children)
• Employment in NGO (E-3 Volunteer) Visa:
• If applications sponsored/supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the following information in the supporting letter needs to be mentioned:
• Name of Sponsoring German NGO
• Source of funding of the said NGO
• Activities in which NGO is involved in Germany
• Key persons of the NGO
• Office address of the NGO