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All
foreigners visiting any part of India are advised to abide
strictly by the conditions stipulated in the visa. Violation
may result in deportation. |
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If your visa
is for more than six months then you must get yourself
registered with the Foreigners’ Registration Officer (usually
the district police chief) within 15 days of your arrival.
This is necessary to get the Certificate of Registration and
the Residential Permit. |
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Pakistani
citizens will have to get themselves registered within 24
hours of their arrival, irrespective of the period of their
visa |
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You will
have to get yourself registered if your visa is for less than
six months but you plan to get it extended. |
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The law
requires that you shall produce the passport for inspection
by the competent authority (Registration officer, magistrate
or police officer not below the rank of a head constable)
within 24 hours of such demand being made. |
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Similarly,
the Certificate of Registration also needs to be kept safely
as that too has to be produced within 24 hours if a demand is
made for that. |
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If there is
going to be a change in your registered address or if you
propose to remain absent from that address for more then two
weeks at a stretch, you must report that to the Registration
Officer. |
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If you are
staying at a hotel, you must fill out the Form ‘C’ within 24
hours of your arrival and give it to the hotel management
which shall be responsible for forwarding it to the
authorities. |
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Please abide
by the aforesaid rules. Violation is punishable with
imprisonment up to five years. |
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During your
stay and travel, avail yourself of the services of authorized
personnel only (porters, guides, taxi operators etc.) to the
extent possible. This makes tracking them easier in case
anyone commits some offence. |
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If you are
going to be in forest areas for trekking etc. please make
yourself aware of the concerned rules first. |
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Drug laws in
India are very strict with jail term up to 20 years—better
don’t be found on the wrong side of the law. |
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Traffic in India is from the left—remember that. |
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Feel free to contact us for any problem or offence. |
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