Bangalore City Police - Foreigner Reg. INFO...... |
| Guidelines for Foreigners Visiting Bangalore City: |
Foreigners Registration Officer: |
The Commissioner of Police Bangalore City is the Foreigners Registration
Officer for Bangalore City: |
Foreigners Registration Officer |
Telephone number |
Extn |
Commissioner of Police |
2260707, 2256242 |
222 |
D.C.P Intelligence |
2200920, 2256242 |
291 |
|
| Deputy
Commissioner of Police Intelligence, Bangalore is authorised to perform the duties of
foreigners registration officer in Bangalore City and his office is located in the
premises of the office of the Commissioner of Police. |
| Rules
and regulations applicable to Foreigners who wish to stay in India as a Tourist: |
A tourist a foreigner having no residence or
occupation in India and whose stay in India does not ordinarily exceed 6 months (180 days)
is visit to India is only for recreation or sight seeing.
Every
tourist who enters India must hold a tourist visa issued by an Indian embassy abroad. |
| Validity
of the Tourist Visa: |
| The validity
of the tourist visa is counted from the date of issue. But the validity of the three
months tourist visa will be counted from the date of first entry. |
| 1.
Registration of the Visa: |
| Every
foreigner who arrives in India on the strength of a tourist visa more than 180 days
(6 months) should register their visa with the nearest foreigner's registration officer
concerned within 15 days of arrival to India. After necessary verification the Foreigners
Registration Officer will issue the registration certificate and a residential permit to
the foreigner. |
| 2.
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 tourist visa having duration of 3
months are eligible for an extension of an additional 3 months by the Foreigners
Registration Officer, subject to the payment of the required fee. However in the case of
an emergency the State government can grant a further extension of 15 days. |
| 3.
Conversion of Visa: |
| The
foreigners, who came to India on the strength of a tourist visa are not eligible to
convert the tourist visa into any other type of visa, and not eligible to engage in any
other activities other than tourism. |
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