Things you need to do prior to leaving for India

* Make sure you have a certified copy of your birth certificate.

1. You will need to contact Vanderbilt’s International Travel Clinic http://www.vanderbilttravelclinic.com/booklet/ to see what shots/pills, etc you need prior your trip.
2. Fill out visa application: http://www.americanpassport.com/images/forms/India.pdf )
3. Fill out Passport - http://www.americanpassport.com/download_ds11_online.html
4. Go to UPS store and have 4 passport photos.
5. Get two copies of a cover letter discussing your trip and who you will be seeing in India. This letter needs to be on letterhead and signed by HR in black ink.
6. If standard process then you don't need a letter authorizing hand delivery. If not standard process then you need a letter authorizing hand delivery.
7. Get travel schedule(if available), authorization letter (if needed) cover letter, drivers license, birth certificate, passport forms, two pictures, and go to Post Office in Franklin or Main Post 0ffice in Nashville.
8. Mail all the information to american passport company.
9. Took 9 business days to get visa and passport