1

Glad it worked out for you ...

'definitive' ... I'd be careful of throwing that word around when referring to something in India.

2

Thanks for your post and good to hear that India's 2 month re entry restriction is not for travel to neighboring countries of Bhutan and Nepal and I would assume that this also applies to travel to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

3

It is worth noting that not many nationalities have the luxury of a multiple-entry visa, however!

4

I was told that the key point is ADJACENT COUNTIES... Not necessarily the 10 year visa...

Of course you have to have a multi-entry visa in any case... But the 2 month rule does not apply to adjacent countries...

In other words you can't go from Delhi to Bangkok and back to Delhi...within two months... But Delhi to Kathmandu to Delhi may be OK... Of course check with your ticket vendor to be sure...

5

I did the same last October without a problem.

I left India to enter Nepal overland at Kakarbhitta, A week later I flew out of Kathmandu back to Kolkata. The immigration officials stamped my passport right next to the exit stamp dated a week earlier without question.

6

When I applied for my visa for India (British passport, Hong Kong resident, applied in Hong Kong) last October, people who wanted to visit Nepal were required to write a letter there and then detailing when/why they were visiting Nepal and giving an itinerary. So it is not always as easy as just travelling to Nepal and then pitching up at the immigration desk returning to India.

I'm not disputing what others say, just underlining joegoozey's point that "definitive" is a tricky word to use when talking about Indian immigration, and to investigate more fully. Don't just rely on what people say on an internet board - what has worked for them (passport, tupe of visa, destination) may not always work for others, for a variety of reasons (day of the week, destination, did the immigration officer have a row with his wife that morning, has India just won a game of cricket...).

7

Good point, ah India inconsistancy is the constant. Now Bangkok is being included in the nearby countries list. Wonder if the MHA site has been updated on this..

8

That's best news I've heard in a long time. So you're telling me there's a chance...