Service tax applicability on immigration, visa consultancy, passport services

[Asked by Guest]

WHETHER SERVICE TAX IS APPLICABLE ON: 1 IMMIGRATION SERVICES 2 VISA CONSULTANCY SERVICES 3 PASSPORT SERVICES IF YES, UNDER WHICH CATEGORY

[Surender Gupta]

As of now, I believe that, the services mentioned in the query are not taxable at all under the provisions of service tax.

[Madhukar N Hiregange]

NOne of the activties appear to be a taxable service specified.

[kaliappan viswanathan]

service tax is applicable on passport services and visa submission service charges. pl confirm

[kaliappan viswanathan]

any other clause specified for this queries

[kaliappan viswanathan]

service tax exemption details for passport services

AI Summary

Service tax applicability on immigration, visa and passport services debated; classification and exemption status remain unclear.
The forum discusses whether service tax applies to immigration services, visa consultancy and passport services; several respondents view these activities as not constituting a specified taxable service, while at least one contributor contends that passport services and visa submission charges may be taxable, and participants seek confirmation and exemption details without citing an authoritative ruling.