| A foreigner is required to get himself registered with the FRRO/CHIO (in case of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Amritsar and Chennai) or the FRO (i.e. SP District) depending on the place where the foreigner intends to stay. |
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| No, a foreigner is not required to register himself on each visit as long as he is visiting on the same visa on which he was first registered. The registree will be required to report to FRRO/FRO/CHIO if he re-enters India on a fresh visa. If the registree obtains a new passport during the validity of his registration and visa, he should get the visa transferred on to his new passport from FRRO/FRO/CHIO. |
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| At the time of first extension of employment or business visa, FRRO/FRO/CHIO can grant extension for three months and simultaneously send the case for consideration to MHA for a total extension of one year. Once the MHA approval is received, subsequent extensions on yearly basis for 4 more years can be granted by FRRO/FRO/CHIO. |
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| No. Change of original company by a foreigner who has come to India on employment visa is not allowed in the same visa. The foreigner is generally required to go back to his own country and come to India again on a fresh visa. |
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| They are granted 'X' (entry) type of visa with a validity co-terminus with the validity of the visas of their spouses or for such shorter period as required or considered necessary by the Visa issuing authority. |
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| FRRO/FRO/CHIO can change the category of visa from long-term Tourist visa to X-Visa (Entry) for five years in respect of foreigners of Indian origin/foreigners married to Indian nationals/foreigners staying in India for more than 20 years. Category of foreign children of Indian origin can also be changed from any other visa (except Transit Visa) to Student visa (upto 12th Class) by FRROs etc. |
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| If the foreigner wants exit permission within three months period of visa extension done by FRRO/FRO/CHIO, while his case for extension upto one year is pending consideration with the govt., the exit permission can be granted by the FRRO/FRO/CHIO. However, if the exit permission is asked after the lapse of three months period while the approval of MHA is still awaited, the same can be granted only by the approval of MHA. |
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| No. Transit VISA cannot be extended or converted into another VISA. Only MHA can do it in exceptional cases. |
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| No, only MHA can condone the same. |
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| FRRO/FRO/CHIO can regularise overstay upto three months beyond the validity of original visa (excluding tourist visa) in case of reasonable grounds of delay. However, an overstay fee is charged. |
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| No, only MEA can extend these visas. |
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Yes. It is done for following categories of foreigners: -
i. Foreigners of Indian origin, their spouses & children.
ii. Foreigners living in India on valid visa for last 20 years.
iii. Experts & technicians coming to India in pursuance of bilateral agreements, their spouses and children.
iv. Children below 16 years of age. |
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| In such case a foreigner should obtain a fresh short-term visa from Indian Mission abroad to enter into India and then he/she should take his/her regular extension as per orders of MHA. If the foreigner does not obtain fresh visa and comes to India after expiry of his regular extension, then he/she would be treated as entering India without visa. |
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| In such case a foreigner should obtain a fresh short-term visa from Indian Mission abroad to enter into India and then he/she should take his/her regular extension as per orders of MHA. If the foreigner does not obtain fresh visa and comes to India after expiry of his regular extension, then he/she would be treated as entering India without visa. |
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| Yes. |
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| Yes. A student registree, having completed his/her graduation, applying for extension for post graduate courses can be granted extension by FRRO/FRO/CHIO. However, those requiring extension for research/Ph.D can be given extension only by MHA. |
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The formalities for getting exit in case of lost passport cases are as follows: -
I.Police report for lost passport.
II. Letter from concerned Embassy with details of lost passport and visa details.
III. Arrival confirmation.
IV. New Travel document. |
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| To verify the legality of his entry into India and also to know duration of his stay/overstay in India. |
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| Yes. |
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| His departure will not be permitted without children. For that, the foreigner should obtain separate individual passports for the children from the concerned Embassy/Consulate and an endorsement for deletion of children's particulars from the original passport. |
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| The foreigner should first approach the concerned FRO/FRRO/CHIO to regularize the stay of the child in India (from the date of issue of the passport till the departure) and for payment of visa fee and exit endorsement. Without this, the child will not be given departure at the Airport. |
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| Yes, co-terminus to his/her parents. |
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| In such cases arrival of the child shall first be ascertained as to whether he/she entered India on Indian passport of his/her mother/father. If it is ascertained that the child entered on Indian passport and obtained new foreign passport in India then visa fee shall be charged from the date of issue of foreign passport and further extension shall be given. |
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I.All persons of Indian origin up to fourth generation of an Indian citizen can obtain PIO card.
II. Spouses of Indian citizens & their children can also obtain PIO cards. |
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I.Proof of being Indian origin/marriage to Indian.
II.Proof of original residence in India.
III.His/her foreign passport's photocopies.
IV.Four Passport size photographs. |
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These areas are as follows: -
I.Whole of Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
II.Whole of State of Manipur
III.Whole of State of Mizoram
IV.Whole of State of Arunachal Pradesh
V. Whole of State of Nagaland
VI.Parts of State of U.P.
VII.Parts of State of J&K
VIII.Parts of State of Rajasthan
IX.Parts of State of Himachal Pradesh
X.Parts of State of Sikkim. |
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| Power to issue permit to foreigners for visiting R/P areas vests with the MHA. However, FRRO/FRO/CHIO have been delegated these powers in respect of some specified areas. |
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| No, generally a group of foreigners i.e. 4 or more only can avail this facility but MHA can issue to individuals too. FRRO/FRO/CHIO can issue these permits (for certain areas) only for groups of 4 or more foreigners. |
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| NO. V.A.F. (Visa Applied For) stamp is not a visa. The foreigner will be refused entry and sent back to the original place of embarkation. |
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| Entry in India will be refused as Nepalese and Bhutanese require a passport to come to India if coming from countries other than Nepal and Bhutan respectively. Nepalese and Bhutanese are exempted from the requirement of passport if coming into India from Nepal or Bhutan respectively only. |
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| The expanded form of NORI is "No Objection to Return to India". It is not a type of visa. NORI is an endorsement made on the Certificate of Identity issued to a stateless person to facilitate his return to India.
Stateless persons residing in India, foreigners whose country is not represented in India or whose national status is in doubt are granted Certificate of Identity to facilitate their travel to places out of India. However, if they intend to return to India on the strength of the Certificate of Identity issued to them, they may get the NORI endorsed on their Certificate of Identity to ensure their return. |
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| Spouse of a foreigner registree can be given extension by FRRO/FRO/CHIO co-terminus to the foreigner registree if the spouse is in India on X-Visa. However, if the spouse has entered India on tourist visa, he has to get it converted into X-Visa from MHA in order to get extension. |
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| Nationals of the following countries are not charged any Visa fee for grant of Indian Visa. They, however, are required to obtain Indian Visa for entry into the country: - Afghanistan, Argentina, Bangladesh, Jamaica, Maldives, Mongolia, Mauritius, Poland, Slovak Republic, South Africa and Uruguay. |
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| No. The penalty of US$ 30 shall be charged from nationals of these countries for condoning their overstay. However visa fees shall not be charged from them. |
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| Yes, after recommendation from MEA and approval from MHA. |
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