Residential Permit
Manish Singh
(Querist) 13 November 2009
This query is : Resolved
Dear Members,
can anybody please throw some light over the issue of residential permits given to foreign nationals.
where i can find notification/rules/regulations concerning the same?
A V Vishal
(Expert) 14 November 2009
Hi Manish
Registration of Foreigners
Foreigners holding a visa for more than 180 days must get themselves registered, within two weeks of their arrival, at the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) at Delhi / Mumbai/ Calcutta / Chennai. They are required to submit their papers in person.
Children up to 16 years are exempted from registration formalities. A Residential permit is issued to them if their stay exceeds 180 days.
No registration is required for a stay of less than 180 days. Pakistan nationals are required to register themselves within 24 hours of their arrival with the nearest police station.
Those holding a long-term multiple entry visa do not require ‘Intended Departure Clearance’ from the city office when leaving the country.
Accredited journalists are given the ‘Intended Departure Clearance’ at the airport.
The address of the FRRO are as follows:
Foreigners Regional Registration Officer
Homs Bhawan, Ist Floor
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg
New Delhi - 110002
Tel: 331 9489/1231 extn FRRO
Timings - Mon to Fri 0930 to 1330 hrs and 1400 to 1600 hrs.
Foreigners Regional Registration Officer,
Head Police Officer, Annexe 11,
Commissioner of Police, Near Crawford Market, Mumbai - 400 001
Tel: 262 1169
Timings : Mon to Fri 0930 to 1330 hrs
and 1400 to 1600 hrs.
Foreigners Regional Registration Officer, 237, AJC Bose Road,
Calcutta - 700 020
Tel: 247 0549
Timings : Mon to Fri 0930 to 1330 hrs and 1400 to 1600 hrs.
Chief Immigration Officer
Bureau of Immigration
Sastri Bhawan Annexe, No 26, Haddows Road, Chennai - 600 006
Tel: 827 7036
Timings - Mon to Fri 0930 to 1330 hrs and 1400 to 1600 hrs.
For those who are not residing in the areas mentioned above, they should contact the following office:
Joint Secretary (Foreigners), Ministry of Home Affairs, 1st Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-110 003.
Manish Singh
(Querist) 14 November 2009
Dear sir,firstly I am extremely thankful for your reply and information. its really appreciable from bottom of my heart.
but sir i was trying to look fr any regulation governing residential permits which are issued and valid even after the expiry of visa.
Sir, please if you can provide some information on that, it would be really helpful.
Manish Singh
(Querist) 16 November 2009
According to the Foreigners Act, the Central Govt has been given unrestricted powers in the matters of permissions to foreigners to remain in India or not. And under that Act, the Central Government has made orders called the Foreigners Order under which the FRO can permit a foreigner to stay in India after issuing Residential Permit duration of which is at the discretion of the FRO.
A V Vishal
(Expert) 16 November 2009
I am not too sure Manish, I think some one handling & practising immigration laws may probably give the best solution to your query.
Manish Singh
(Querist) 16 November 2009
But sir, according to the provisions under various acts related to foreigners entry into India viz passport entry act, foreigners act etc, it came out that the avove proposition is true. Sir,there are case laws wherein the Higher Courts have justified the unlimited powers of the Central Govt in this regard and where the Govt ordered a foreigner to leave this country in spite of living here in india for last 20 yrs and was actively enagaged in charitable works. his appeal was rejected outrightly citing the SC ruling.
But for any notification other than the Foreigners Order, 1948, concerning residential permit, i was unabe to find anything. so I persumed that theres no other notification other than the said Order, 1948. Sir, if you come across any Notification concerning residential pemit, pease let me know since that would really be helpful.
