Visitor visa checklist by your situation

Yes. After paying online you upload scans to the VFS portal or pay VFS to scan them at the centre. There is no fixed list; the officer assesses whatever you provide against the genuine visitor rule, which is why the file matters more than the form.

Six months is the working standard from India. The officer reads the pattern, not the closing balance: regular salary or business credits, normal spending, and no sudden deposits in the weeks before the application.

No. A sponsor can cover costs, but the officer still tests your own ties to India and your intention to leave. A strong sponsor with a weak applicant file is a common refusal.

Only as supporting evidence of ties, kept short. A jamabandi or registry copy helps a self-employed or retired applicant; it does not replace income evidence.