Worldwide Opportunities On Organic Farms India (WWOOF INDIA) facilitates an exchange of culture and education by connecting domestic and international travelers (usually students from gap year ) with about 240 Organic or sustainability-minded hosts spread throughout the India in about 16 states and its territories. All the hosts on our network are associated with organic gardening, orchards, spices, tea and other sustainability projects,
Visa Questions :
Although many of the hosts on our network are associated with organic gardening and sustainability related projects, it is important to note that persons associated with WWOOF-India are travelers experiencing a wide variety of sustainable living situations and are not "workers" or "working" for wages or other remuneration in India or in any other nation.
You are responsible to make your own visa arrangements. We cannot help you get a visa as we do not have capability to do this. WWOOF is not paid work, and WWOOF organizations cannot help you obtain a work visa. Joining WWOOF-India is not a means to getting a visa or work permit. Most people outside India who come WWOOFing use tourist visa.
Worldwide Opportunities On Organic Farms India (WWOOF INDIA) facilitates an exchange of culture and education by connecting domestic and international travelers with Indian sustainability-minded hosts throughout the India and its territories. The WWOOFers learn the concept of Vishwa Kutumbh a Hindi word meaning Whole World as one community.
The immigration laws in India that prohibits foreign nationals from "working" in the country without a valid work authorization and visa. Travelers from outside the India utilizing the WWOOF-INDIA network are encouraged to avoid misunderstandings with immigration officials by honestly explaining that you will be visiting a variety of places on the Indian network to learn more about Organic Farming in a practical way by staying in the farm itself . Through this you will also learn about various sustainability movements in many Indian States also and moreover you willingly participate in organic farming learning process
It is important to note that as further stated ; associated with WWOOF-India are travelers experiencing a wide variety of sustainable living situations and are not "workers" or "working" for wages or other remuneration in India Persons who attempt to "work" in the India without authorization or who wrongly explain their travels in the India through WWOOF-INDIA as "working" for WWOOF –INDIA can be denied entry to the India