Does anyone know the easiest and quickest way to get a Visa for travel in India while living in Kunming? And if so, about how long would it take to get one?

Regards,

prd34

The answer is that there is no easy way. If you're not Chinese you must either go to Beijing and wait 5 days to get it there or pay a travel agency in Kunming who provides Visa services to do it for you. Expect to to pay about 500 - 700RMB for the service. If you drop down to Bangkok it's the same story, both an additional fee to the Indian Consulate to apply and at least a five day wait.

Thanks for the info! Can you recommend a travel agency in Kunming that does this?

You might try Kang Hui Travel agency, its a few blocks before the train station. Their telephone number is 8021567. I'm not sure about their English language skills though.

MIA can help you in Kunming. She speakes English.
FYI, I am American, she is my wife.

OK! Thanks! How do I make contact with MIA?

Bucko, please ask your wife, MIA, to give us a call at 0871-516-1105.

Regards,

prd34

Well, I guess whoever opens up a travel agency on Wenlinjie with an English speaking staff catering to the foreigners living and passing through here with visa services and cheap airline tickets is going to make a lot of money!

Ok prd34, I will tell her to call you. I didn't want to post her number here right off. She will call Friday.

OK Bucko! Thank you! If we aren't home, ask her to leave a message on our answering machine and we will call her back. Yes, we have one of those old-fashioned answering machines. Many Chinese people don't seem to know what one is and when they hear the message they seem to initially mistake it for a live person. "Wei Wei." When no one answers this, then they seem to fall into a quandary: "Why aren't they answering me?" :) Cheers! prd34