Applicants are advised to collect their passports personally. If the visa is to be handed over to a courier, submit an authorization letter (sample below). A copy of the same authorization letter should be produced by courier or your representative at the time of collection. Courier or your representative who comes to collect your passport must also carry his/her I.D. and the same must be produced at the counter on demand. submission of applications other than through the authorized travel agents, courier and postal channels can be done only by a family member of the applicant(s).
Authorization for Collection
I ......................................(name) hereby authorize................................... (name of the representative/courier/travel agent with her/her i.d. number.................................................................................... to collect/deliver my passport from the High Commission/Consulate General of India. I also confirm that I am present in South Africa/Lesotho at the time of this application and have not travelled outside South Africa/Lesotho on another passport during the pendency of this application. The particulars of my visa application are as follows:
Given name:
(as mentioned in applicant’s passport)
Surname:
Passport number:
Nationality:
Date & Mode of application
(Signature of the applicant)
Date
Place.
Mission/Consulate reserves the right to summon the applicant for an interview by the consular officer. The High Commission/Consulate General of India also reserves the right on granting & deciding type or validity of visa irrespective of the fees tendered. Visa fee once tendered is non refundable even if the visa is refused.
Granting of visas does not confer the right of entry and is subject to the discretion of the Immigration Authorities.
