Does call forwarding cost money?

Activating it is free on most networks. Each forwarded call is charged like an outgoing call from your plan. Airtel says forwarding to a long-distance or toll number has its own charges.

Can I forward calls from India to a number abroad?

No. Phone networks in India forward calls only to Indian numbers.

India.

Call forwarding in India

On Airtel, Vi and BSNL, dial **21*number# to forward every call. Only missed calls: **67*number# (busy), **61*number# (no answer) and **62*number# (switched off or not reachable). ##002# cancels all forwarding. On Jio, dial *401* and the 10-digit number for every call, or *405*, *403* and *409* (busy, no answer, unreachable), each with the 10-digit number; *413 stops all forwarding.

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Get your code

Your phone company

Which calls to forward

Number to forward to

Never saved, never sent: it only fills in the code.

Not sure which phone company?

Dial this code

**004*number#

Type the number above and the code fills in. Inside the code it is written as the number with + and its country code.

This one code covers all three: busy, no answer and phone off. Your phone still rings first.

To turn it off, dial ##004#

To turn off every forward, dial ##002#

Dial it on the phone whose calls you want to forward, then press call. Then call your phone from another phone to check it works.

Your phone company counts a call forwarded to a number in India like a call you make: it uses your plan’s minutes.

Your phone company doesn’t forward to numbers abroad.

Airtel call forwarding

Airtel counts a call forwarded to a number in India like a call you make: it uses your plan’s minutes.

Airtel doesn’t forward to numbers abroad.

Airtel: when calls are forwarded to a long-distance or toll number, those calls are charged.

Source: airtel.in. Checked on 12 October 2026.

Airtel: Call forwarding in India
When	Turn on	Turn off
Calls I miss: busy, no answer or phone off	`*004number#`	`##004#`
Every call	`*21number#`	`##21#`
When I’m busy or decline	`*67number#`	`##67#`
When I don’t answer	`*61number#`	`##61#`
When my phone is off or has no signal	`*62number#`	`##62#`

Source: telecomtalk.info. Checked on 6 October 2026.

Vi call forwarding

Vi counts a call forwarded to a number in India like a call you make: it uses your plan’s minutes.

Vi doesn’t forward to numbers abroad.

Vi: Call forwarding in India
When	Turn on	Turn off
Calls I miss: busy, no answer or phone off	`*004number#`	`##004#`
Every call	`*21number#`	`##21#`
When I’m busy or decline	`*67number#`	`##67#`
When I don’t answer	`*61number#`	`##61#`
When my phone is off or has no signal	`*62number#`	`##62#`

Source: myvi.in. Checked on 6 October 2026.

Jio call forwarding

Jio counts a call forwarded to a number in India like a call you make: it uses your plan’s minutes.

Jio doesn’t forward to numbers abroad.

Jio uses its own codes, not the ** ones: *401 every call, *403 no answer, *405 busy, *409 not reachable, each followed by the 10-digit number; *402, *404, *406 and *410 turn each off, *413 all of them.

Source: telecomtalk.info. Checked on 12 October 2026.

Jio: Call forwarding in India
When	Turn on	Turn off
Calls I miss: busy, no answer or phone off	`405number403number409number`	`*413`
Every call	`401number`	`*402`
When I’m busy or decline	`405number`	`*406`
When I don’t answer	`403number`	`*404`
When my phone is off or has no signal	`409number`	`*410`

Source: telecomtalk.info. Checked on 6 October 2026.

BSNL call forwarding

BSNL counts a call forwarded to a number in India like a call you make: it uses your plan’s minutes.

BSNL doesn’t forward to numbers abroad.

BSNL: Call forwarding in India
When	Turn on	Turn off
Calls I miss: busy, no answer or phone off	`*004number#`	`##004#`
Every call	`*21number#`	`##21#`
When I’m busy or decline	`*67number#`	`##67#`
When I don’t answer	`*61number#`	`##61#`
When my phone is off or has no signal	`*62number#`	`##62#`

Source: telecomtalk.info. Checked on 6 October 2026.

Another network?

Most networks in India take these standard codes.

Your phone company counts a call forwarded to a number in India like a call you make: it uses your plan’s minutes.

Your phone company doesn’t forward to numbers abroad.

Another phone company (standard codes): Call forwarding in India
When	Turn on	Turn off
Calls I miss: busy, no answer or phone off	`*004number#`	`##004#`
Every call	`*21number#`	`##21#`
When I’m busy or decline	`*67number#`	`##67#`
When I don’t answer	`*61number#`	`##61#`
When my phone is off or has no signal	`*62number#`	`##62#`

Source: 3gpp.org. Checked on 6 October 2026.

In four steps

Pick the code. Every call: **21*number#. Only missed calls: **67*number#, **61*number# and **62*number#. Jio: *401* and the number.
Put in the number. An Indian mobile number. Jio’s codes take the 10-digit number without +91.
Press call. Type it on the Phone app’s keypad and press call. Your phone shows a confirmation.
Test it. Call your number from another phone. It should ring on the other number.

On iPhone

Open Settings › Apps › Phone › Call Forwarding.
Turn it on and type the number.
This forwards every call. To forward only missed calls, use the codes above.

On Android

Open the Phone app, tap ⋮ › Settings.
Calls (or Supplementary services) › Call forwarding.
Set “When busy”, “When unanswered” and “When unreachable” to the number.

How to deactivate call forwarding

Dial ##002# and press call to cancel all forwarding (on Jio, *413). To stop just one: ##21# (all calls), ##67# (busy), ##61# (no answer), ##62# (not reachable).

To check, dial *#21#: it shows whether every call is forwarded. *#67#, *#61# or *#62# show the missed-call forwards. These codes only check forwarding; they don’t show whether a phone is hacked.

If your network’s voicemail or missed-call alert service stops after you cancel all forwarding, turn it on again with your network.

Call forwarding not working?

Check the number: a 10-digit Indian mobile number. Networks in India forward only to Indian numbers.
If you see an error, your plan may not include forwarding: ask your network to turn it on.
If voicemail answers first, dial the no-answer code with a ring time: **61*number**20# (20 seconds; networks take 5 to 30, in steps of 5).
Forwarding every call overrides the others. Cancel it with ##21#.

Questions

How do I activate call forwarding?: On Airtel, Vi and BSNL, dial **21*number# to forward every call. Only missed calls: **67*number# (busy), **61*number# (no answer) and **62*number# (switched off or not reachable). ##002# cancels all forwarding. On Jio, dial *401* and the 10-digit number for every call, or *405*, *403* and *409* (busy, no answer, unreachable), each with the 10-digit number; *413 stops all forwarding.
How do I deactivate call forwarding?: Dial ##002# and press call to cancel all forwarding (on Jio, *413). To stop just one: ##21# (all calls), ##67# (busy), ##61# (no answer), ##62# (not reachable).
How do I check if call forwarding is on?: To check, dial *#21#: it shows whether every call is forwarded. *#67#, *#61# or *#62# show the missed-call forwards. These codes only check forwarding; they don’t show whether a phone is hacked.
Does call forwarding cost money?: Activating it is free on most networks. Each forwarded call is charged like an outgoing call from your plan. Airtel says forwarding to a long-distance or toll number has its own charges.
Can I forward calls from India to a number abroad?: No. Phone networks in India forward calls only to Indian numbers.

What about Vicem?

Being honest: Vicem can’t take calls forwarded from India yet. Indian networks forward only to Indian numbers, and Vicem has no Indian numbers yet. The codes on this page work for any Indian number.