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URGENT TRAVEL ADVISORY

All existing visas (except diplomatic, official, UN/International Organisations, Employment and Project visas) stand suspended till 15th April, 2020. This advisory comes in to effect w.e.f. 1200 hrs GMT on 13.03.2020.

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    • URGENT TRAVEL ADVISORY
      All existing visas (except diplomatic, official, UN/International Organisations, Employment and Project visas) stand suspended till 15th April, 2020. This advisory comes in to effect w.e.f. 1200 hrs GMT on 13.03.2020.
    • - All regular (Sticker) Visas / eVisas granted to nationals of Italy, Iran, South Korea, Japan and issued on or before 3.3.2020 and who have not yet entered India stand suspended with immediate effect.

      - Regular (Sticker) Visas issued to nationals of Peoples Republic of China issued on or before 5.2.2020 stand suspended earlier and the suspension order still remains in force.

      - Regular (Sticker) Visas / eVisas granted to all foreign nationals who had travelled to Peoples Republic of China, Iran, Italy, South Korea and Japan or or after 1.2.2020 and who have not yet entered India stand suspended with immediate effect."

    • BLS Indian visa application Center will be operational from Monday 03 June at the following address:

      Address
      Grønland Basar, 2. Floor
      Tøyengata 2

      The opening time will be
      10:00 – 16:00 Application delivery
      16:00 – 18:00 Passport pickup

    • BLS Visa Service Charges increased from NOK 115 to NOK 145 w.e.f. 11.05.2019.

    • BLS Norway will remain closed
      1 MAY : THURSDAY : LABOUR DAY
      17 MAY : FRIDAY : NORWEGIAN NATIONAL DAY
      30 MAY : THURSDAY : KRISTIN HIMMELFARTS DAG
      10 JUNE : MONDAY : PINSE DAG
      24 DEC : TUESDAY : CHRISTMAS EVE
      25 DEC : WEDNESDAY : CHRISTMAS
      26 DEC : THURSDAY : BOXING DAY

      Vi stenger kl 12 på 24 Des og holder Stengt på 26 Des. We will close the office at 12'noon on 24 Dec and will remain closed on 26 Dec.

      “We at BLS International have always valued and ensured the privacy of all our  stakeholders and with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into force effectively from 25 May 2018, BLS INTERNATIONAL has updated its Privacy Policy making the company duly complied with all the applicable provisions of European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) along with amendments, if any.

      This new regulation is designed to unify the current data protection privacy laws throughout the EU, and to enhance the rights of European residents to protect their personal information. Our  privacy policy entails the details regarding processing of personal data along with lawful grounds of -collecting, retaining and protecting it.

      The new Privacy Policy applies to BLS International and all its Associates, Subsidiaries and Group Companies  effectively from 25th May 2018.

      If you have any queries or any grievances related to GDPR, please feel free to contact our Data Protection Officer through email at dpo@blsinternational.net”

      Vi holder stengt pga helligdager på Mai 1, Mai 10 og Mai 21. We will remain closed due to Norwegian Public Holidays on May 1, May 10 and May 21.
    • Advisory against fraudulent telephone calls :
      The BLS office in Norway has been made aware that someone is calling from what appears to be ‘our’ phone number 22555544, pretending to be working for the Indian Embassy/ consulate and requesting personal information from those who answers. The SCAMSTERS have duplicated our Number and are calling People of Indian Origin/Indians settled in Norway and are asking for information about their residency rights in Norway and to deposit a certain amount for rectifying an error in travel or residence document. Please NOTE THAT BLS INTERNATIONAL SERVICES IS NOT MAKING ANY SUCH CALLS. We have launched a Complaint with the Phone company, TELENOR, who provides us this service and their CRIME AND FRAUD department is looking into this matter. It seems that Fraudsters have a system where in the Outgoing call show that its the number of BLS Norway. Concerned authorities in Norway have been informed about this, all are advised to be alert against such a call and not to make any payment asked by the caller.You can call at our office number or to the Embassy of India in Oslo at 0047-24115910 if you want any clarifications.
    • It has been brought to Government of India's notice that some foreigners are carrying satellite phones with them while coming to India on tourist visa. These foreigners were intercepted and their satellite phones were seized.
    • As per the existing rules and regulations of Government of India, carrying satellite phones by foreigners into India is banned.
    • Travellers to India are advised to take note of this to avoid any inconvenience later.
    Photo Specifications

    • PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPHS AND AUTOMAT PHOTOGRAPHS ARE NOT ACCEPTED/ PASS BILDE OG AUTOMAT BILDE ER IKKE GODKJENT.
    • PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SIZE OF THE PHOTO NEEDS TO BE 5*5cm (or 50mm*50mm), WHITE BACKGROUND, COLOR PHOTOGRAPH ON THICK GLOSSY PHOTO PAPER (not A4 sheet or thin photo paper). THE EMBASSY WILL NOT ACCEPT APPLICATIONS IF THE PHOTOGRAPH IS NOT AS PER SPECIFICATION.
    • WE HAVE THE RIGHT SIZE PHOTO SERVICE AVAILABLE AT OUR OFFICE FOR KR 95,-.
    IMPORTANT NOTICE

    ALL APPLICANTS TRAVELLING TO INDIA ON TOURIST VISA, REQUESTING FOR DOUBLE/TRIPLE/MULTIPLE ENTRIES, MUST ATTACH THE COPY OF TRAVEL TICKETS ASWELL. (SINGLE ENTRY TOURIST VISA DO NOT REQUIRE TO ATTACH TICKETS)
    Surrogacy

    Any person seeking a visa to India for purpose of entering into a surrogacy arrangement must ascertain beforehand whether the law of that country permits surrogacy and will provide appropriate travel documents to the child for accompanying the surrogate parents. Entering into surrogacy arrangement under any other visa not sought for surrogacy is punishable under the Indian law. Applicants are advised to contact the Consular Section of the Embassy before making surrogacy arrangement.

    For details click http://mha1.nic.in/pdfs/Surrogacy-111013.pdf

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Application Submission Timings : Monday- Friday : 10:00 – 16:00
Passport Pickup timings : Monday- Friday : 16:00 – 18:00 (If you require the Passport before or after these timings, then an additional cost will be charged)
 
Payment Options : Either through Bank Transfer in Nordea Bank, Account Number: 6011.08.13131 or through Bank/Credit card at BLS International's Office. Please note that charges/gebyr is applicable on all payment made through Credit/Bank Cards. WE DO NOT ACCEPT AMERICAN EXPRESS, DINERS CARD.

 

Accepted Bank/Credit Cards : Bank Axept, Visa and Mastercard

If sending Application and Passport via post :

A printed version of the filled online Application Form, Passport and supporting document (if any), need to be sent along with copy of the payment receipt of Visa fees (as applicable) + Kr 195,- per Passport for Rekkomandert post charges(This charge is applicable if you want us to send you back the Passport via Rekkomandert post. We send one Passport in one envelop. For Express/overnight post charges, please contact us). The payment has to be made in Our bank account: Nordea Bank, Account Number: 6011.08.13131.

DO NOT SEND STAMPS

Postal Applications must be sent by REK Post only. We will send the processed Passports back by REK Post. If you require through Courier, then additional charges may be applicable.

What do I need to know when filling-up the On-line Application Form?

Information entered in the application form must be the same as in the passport (Name(s), Surname, Date of birth, Place of birth, Passport number and its date of issue and expiry.)

BLS services are unable to make any changes at the time of registration from our end.

By visible identification marks it means - a scar or a mole.

Do not use Norwegian alphabets when filling the online application form. (The english version of your name is available at the bottom of your passport.)

If you have given your email id in the application form you will receive an email confirming your registration.

When applying for a tourist visa, it may be hard to have a reference in India; in such cases, you may either enter the address of the Hotel or leave it blank.

After filling the on-line application form, save, print, signed and paste a photo and deliver it to us either by REK Post or by hand along with your passport and other supporting documents and Fees.

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