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Foreigners'
Registration Officer (FRO)
The commissioner of police Trivandrum is the foreigners'
registration officer. The telephone number of FRO is
91.471.2320579.
Download Application Forms
Rules and Regulations Applicable to Foreigners Who
Wish to Stay in India as a Tourist
Tourist means a foreigner having no residence or occupation
in India and whose stay in India does not ordinarily
exceeds 6 months (180 days). He is visiting India only
for recreation and sight seeing.
Every tourist who enters India must hold a tourist visa
issued by the Indian missions abroad. The Indian missions
abroad will issue visas for the tourist for 3 months,
6 months, 1 year and 5 years. But 5 years tourist visa
will be issued only to the citizens of the country in
which the Indian mission is located.
I. Validity of the Tourist VISA
The validity of the tourist visa comes into effect from
the date of issue. But the validity of the three months
tourist visa will come into effect from the date of
first entry.
II. Registration of the VISA
Every foreigner who arrives in India on the strength
of a tourist visa having duration of more than 180 days
(6 months) should register his/her visa with the nearest
foreigners' registration officer concerned within 15
days of arrival to India. In Kerala Superintendents
of Police or Commissioners of Police are acting as the
Foreigners' Registration Officer (in some other states
District Collector is acting as the Foreigners Registration
Officer) after necessary verification the Foreigners
Registration Officer will issue the registration certificate
and residential permit to the foreigner. Commissioner
of Police, Thiruvananthapuram City is the Foreigners
Registration Officer of Thiruvananthapuram City.
III. Extension of VISA
Tourist visas are non-extendable. Therefore the tourist
(foreigner) should leave India on or before the expiry
of the validity of the visa. But the tourist visas having
duration of 3 months are eligible for an extension of
an additional 3 months by Foreigners' Registration Officer,
subject to the payment of the required fee. However
in emergent situations the State Government can grant
an extension of 15 days.
IV. Conversion of the VISA
The foreigners, who come to India on the strength of
a tourist visa are not eligible to convert the tourist
visa into any other types of visa, and are not eligible
to engage any other activities other than tourism.
V. Over Stay
The foreign tourists who have been over staying in India
are liable to be prosecuted.
VI. Departure from India
If the registration documents issued by the Foreigners'
Registration Officer to the foreigner are valid, he/she
can leave India simply on production of the confirmed
ticket to the port authorities concerned (after surrendering
the registration document to the port).
VII. Study of Yoga or Meditation
Several foreigners are coming to India with tourist
visa’s will usually seek admission for studying yoga
and meditation. But as per the prevailing norms they
should hold proper student visa for studying yoga meditation
etc. And their venue of study should clearly recorded
on the side of the visa stamp. (The institution should
be an authorized one). More over change of institution
is also not permitted.
VIII. Loss of Passport
If the passport of the foreigner is irrecoverably lost
he should report the same to the nearest police station,
and obtain a copy of the First Information Report (FIR)
in the case of theft or a certificate if it is lost
otherwise. The foreigners should obtain new passport/emergency
certificate from their missions in India. Before leaving
India the foreigner should seek an exit permit from
the Chief Immigration Officer, Madras or from the Foreigners'
Regional Registration Officers of Mumbai, Calcutta or
New Delhi and produce the same at the port of embarkation.
IX. Shifting of Residence
At the time of lodging an application for registration
of visa the foreigner should furnish his address in
India and which is known as his registered address.
Whenever the foreigner shifts his residence he should
intimate the same to Foreigners' Registration Officer.
And also intimate the same to the Foreigners' Registration
Officer of his new residence. Based on the enquiry report
his registration documents will be forwarded to the
new Foreigners' Registration Officer.
X. Reposting of Occupation of Houses
If a foreign tourist is occupying houses on rental basis
the house owner is obliged to report the details to
the police authorities concerned within 24 hours of
occupation. The foreigner should ensure that house owner
has intimated the same to police authorities.
All foreigners who are visiting Thiruvananthapuram City
are requested to abide by the above rules and regulations
positively and violations of above conditions and overstay
will be treated as an offence and will be punished as
per the relevant rules prevailing in India.
Application Forms
Please download the appropriate form, take a print out
and submit duly filled.
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