What salary and role criteria must be met to get an India Employment Visa approved?

The salary threshold exists to ensure Employment Visas are reserved for genuinely skilled, senior, or specialized positions rather than roles that could readily be filled locally at lower cost, and the current floor applies uniformly except for specific carve-outs such as ethnic cooks, language teachers, and translators, whose roles are exempted given the nature of the skill required. Meeting the salary threshold alone does not guarantee approval; the employing company also needs to be able to articulate why the specific skill set, experience, or role justifies bringing in a foreign national.

In practice, this means the supporting documentation for an Employment Visa application should include a clear job description, the candidate's relevant qualifications and experience, and often a rationale for why the position is being filled internationally rather than through local hiring. Companies bringing in foreign nationals for genuinely specialized roles (deep technical expertise, group-specific institutional knowledge, or leadership continuity from the parent company) typically have straightforward approvals, while ambiguous or generalist roles can draw more scrutiny from visa authorities.