India immigration law: Does religious freedom provide an excuse to overstay a visa?
<p>If a person overstays their tourist visa in India while staying with a guru in an ashram, can they be excused without penalty when they exit?</p>

<p>There is a fee for an exit visa, but not necessarily a penalty per se. However, if your overstay is over 1 year, that's a more severe issue. <a href="https://indiaevisas.org/how-to-get-exit-permit-in-india/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Here</a> is the procedure, assuming a 30 day tourist visa, which is not renewable. In applying tor an exit visa, you have to explain why you overstayed your visa, so you can fill in a religious explanation (in fact there is a second line for &quot;In case of Missionary explain nature of work&quot;). In case of extreme overstay, FRRO/FRO may assess an penalty as opposed to a processing fee.</p>

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