Foreigners Regional Office Registration
Oorlahelp will assist in Foreigners regional registration office registration ; we will do all the ground work and provide our expertise in documentation and assist the foreigner in registration.The Foreign Registration office is the primary agency to regulate the registration, movement, stay, departure, and also for recommending the extension of stay in India.All foreigners (including foreigners of Indian origin) visiting India on long term (more than 180 days) Student Visa, Medical Visa, Research Visa and Employment Visa are required to get themselves registered with the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO)/ Foreigners Registration Officer (FRO) concerned having jurisdiction over the place where the foreigner intends to stay, within 14 days of arrival.Applicant’s physical presence is obligatory for the registration. Depending on the complexity of the task, the fees may vary; any additional costs incurred shall be borne by the client. Oorlahelp cannot be held responsible for any bureaucratic delays or delays due to insufficient or delayed information/documentation provided by the client.
Documents Required
- Visa (Applicant)
- Passport copy (Applicant and/or parents)
- Birthplace (Hospital Address or home)
Timeline & Cost
- On an average it takes about 7 - 12 days to procure.
Disclaimer
Oorlahelp facilitates procurement of documents from tamilnadu and we are not responsible for any delay from government offices.
Provided by client. We cannot be held responsible for any delays in government offices or delays due to insufficient or delayed information /documentation provided by the client.
Frequently Asked Questions
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A.All foreigners (including foreigners of Indian origin) visiting India on long term (more
than 180 days) Student Visa, Medical Visa, Research Visa and Employment Visa are required
to get themselves registered with the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO)/
Foreigners Registration Officer (FRO) concerned having jurisdiction over the place where the foreigner intends to stay, within 14 days of arrival. However, Pakistan nationals are required to register within 24 hours of their arrival. All Afghan nationals are required to register with the FRRO/FRO concerned within 14 days of arrival except those Afghan nationals who enter India on a visa valid for 30 days or less provided the Afghan national concerned gives his/her local address in India to the Indian Mission/FRRO/FRO. The Afghan nationals who are issued visas with ‘ Exemption from police reporting’ are exempt from Police reporting as well as Exit permission provided they leave within the Visa validity period.
B.Foreigners other than those mentioned above will not be required to get themselves registered, even if they have entered India on a long term visa provided their continuous stay in India does not exceed 180 days. If the intention of the foreigner is to stay in India for more than 180 days, he/she should get himself/ herself registered well before the expiry of 180 days from the date of arrival with the FRRO/FRO concerned.
C.Foreigners (including minors above 16 years of age) have to report in person or through an authorized representative to the appropriate Registration Officer for registration.
No registration is required in respect of children below the age of 16 years.
D.Registration is also required in the case of visa less than 180 days and if there is special
endorsement “for registration required”. However foreigners entering on Entry(X) and
Business visas valid for more than 180 days are required to register with the FRRO, FRO if they continuously intend to stay for more than 6 months i.e. more than 180 days on each visit. (But exempting visa bearing endorsement as “Stay not to exceed 180days hence no.
E. All Indian Missions shall stamp the visas of the foreigners mentioned at above to the
effect “REGISTRATION REQUIRED WITHIN 14 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF ARRIVAL” in India. As regards (b) the Indian Missions may stamp the visas to the effect “REGISTRATION NOT REQUIRED IF EACH STAY DOES NOT EXCEED 180 DAYS”.
F.Apart from the above, foreigners entering on Journalist and any other category of
visa which is valid for more than 180 days and do not have a special endorsement of “Each stay 180 days hence no registration required” are required to register with the concerned F.R.R.O.'s, F.R.R.O.s within 180 days of their arrival. Foreigners (including minors above 16 years of age) have to report in person or through an authorized representative to the appropriate Registration Officer for registration. No registration is required in respect of children below the age of 16 years.
G.Ordinarily, the registration process is completed on the same day, but it may vary in those cases where field enquiry/other checks are required to be done by the registration officer.
H. The above guidelines are valid for all cases except those where visa has special endorsement regarding registration.
Please check in Ministry of External Affairs(MEA)website.There you can easily verify your registration details. If you require assistance with the same,feel free to reach out to us at our helpdesk.
Passport details and Visa details of the person whoever is registering is to be provided.
