Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

Registration certificates: new rules give relief to foreigners

Representational image (Source: The Hindu)

Foreigners leaving India will not be required to submit registration certificates in physical form at the immigration desk, according to a Home Ministry notification that has amended the Citizenship Rules, 1992.

The Ministry had already simplified the process by launching an e-Foreigners Regional Registration Office (E-FRRO) portal to provide “faceless, cashless and paperless” services to foreigners. The Citizenship Rules implementing the changes were amended through a notification on Tuesday and are called the Registration of Foreigners (Amendment) Rules, 2021.

The FRROs already send the registration certificate, registration permit and exit permit to applicants by post on the “Address in India” mentioned in the online application form and via e-mail.

There is no requirement of endorsement on passport as the records are generated electronically, said a Ministry official.

Tuesday’s notification inserted a new Section to the Rules which says “any application or information under these rules shall be submitted to the Registration Officer through the electronic mode”.

“On receipt of the application or information as the case may be, the Registration Officer shall verify genuineness of the application or information and, he may, if considered necessary, call upon the applicant or the informant for personal appearance of the applicant or informant for the purpose of this rule,” the notification said.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.