Visa Application Centres, as well as the Embassy of India observe the following French and Indian Bank Holidays. Please take these into account when calculating the processing time of your application.

Please see below the complete list of Bank Holidays to be observed in 2012:

Date	Official Bank Holidays
Thursday 26 January 2012	Republic Day
Sunday 5 February 2012	Milad Un Nabi
Thursday 8 March 2012	Holi
Thursday 5 April 2012	Mahavir Jayanti
Friday 6 April 2012	Good Friday
Tuesday 1 May 2012	Labour Day
Sunday 6 May 2012	Buddha Purmima
Friday 10 August 2012	Janamashtami
Wednesday 15 August 2012	Independence Day
Tuesday 2 October 2012	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
Wednesday 24 October 2012	Dussehra
Saturday 27 October 2012	Idu’l Zuha
Thursday 1 November 2012	All Saints Day
Tuesday 13 November 2012	Diwali
Sunday 25 November 2012	Muharram
Wednesday 28 November 2012	Guru Nanak’s Birthday
Tuesday 25 December 2012	Christmas Day