Executive Summary:
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on September 1, 2025, authorises Foreigners Regional Registration Officers (FRROs) in the Bureau of Immigration to perform the duties of Registration Officer under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025. It supersedes a previous notification from September 11, 2019, and specifies the jurisdiction of each FRRO. The notification takes effect upon publication in the Official Gazette.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Authority and Scope:**
* The Central Government authorises Foreigners Regional Registration Officers (FRROs) to perform duties under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025.
* This notification supersedes the notification S.O. 3259 E, dated September 11, 2019.
* **Jurisdiction:**
* The notification specifies the jurisdiction of each FRRO, defined by State or Union Territory.
* FRRO Ahmedabad: Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat.
* FRRO Amritsar: Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Ladakh.
* FRRO Bangalore: Karnataka.
* FRRO Calicut: Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Wayanad, and Malappuram Districts (Kerala).
* FRRO Chennai: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu.
* FRRO Cochin: Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Palakkad and Thrissur Districts (Kerala), Lakshadweep.
* FRRO Delhi: Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh Gautam Buddha Nagar and Ghaziabad Districts, Rajasthan.
* FRRO Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Telangana.
* FRRO Kolkata: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal.
* FRRO Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh (excluding Gautam Buddha Nagar and Ghaziabad Districts).
* FRRO Mumbai: Chhattisgarh, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra.
* FRRO Trivandrum: Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvananthapuram Districts (Kerala).
* **Effective Date:**
* The notification comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Impact Analysis:
* **Foreign Nationals:**
* *Impact:* Foreign nationals residing within the specified jurisdictions will interact with the designated FRRO for registration and immigration-related matters.
* *Action Required:* Foreign nationals need to be aware of the FRRO responsible for their area of residence and comply with the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025.
* **Bureau of Immigration (FRROs):**
* *Impact:* FRROs are officially authorised and responsible for carrying out duties related to foreigner registration within their assigned jurisdictions.
* *Action Required:* FRROs must adhere to the guidelines and provisions outlined in the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, and fulfill their duties as Registration Officers.
* **Ministry of Home Affairs:**
* *Impact:* The Ministry oversees the implementation of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, through the authorised FRROs.
* *Action Required:* The Ministry is responsible for monitoring the FRROs' performance and ensuring compliance with the Act.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Home Affairs: The Indian government ministry that issued the notification.
Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025: The Act of Indian Parliament under which the notification is issued.
Foreigners Regional Registration Officer: An officer authorized by the Central Government to perform the duties of the Registration Officer under the Immigration and Foreigners Act.
Bureau of Immigration: The organization to which the Foreigners Regional Registration Officers belong.
Ahmedabad, Gujarat: Location of a Foreigners Regional Registration Officer, with its jurisdiction being Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu.
New Delhi: The city where the notification was issued.
Government of India: The governing authority of India that the notification pertains to.
S.O. 3259 E: An earlier notification number being superseded by this notification.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
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प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 3886] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, जसतम्ब र 1, 2025/भाद्र 10, 1947
No. 3886] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2025/BHADRA 10, 1947
गहृ मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 1 जसतम्ब र, 2025
का.आ. 3991(अ).— केंद्रीय सरकार, आप्रवास और जविेजियों जवषयक अजधजनयम, 2025 (2025 का 13) की
धारा 2 के खडं (ि) के अनसु रण म ें और भारत सरकार, गृह मंत्रालय की अजधसूचना संख्या का.आ. 3259(अ),
तारीख 11 जसतंबर, 2019 को उन बातों के जसवाय अजधक्ांत करते हुए, जिन्ह ेंऐसे अजधक्मण से पूव वदकया गया ह ैया करन े
का लोप दकया गया ह,ै नीचे िी गई सारणी के स्ट्तंभ (2) में यथाजवजनर्िवष्ट आप्रवास ब्यरू ो में जनम्नजलजखत जविेिी क्षेत्रीय
रजिस्ट्रीकरण अजधकाररयों को उक्त सारणी के स्ट्तंभ (3) में प्रत्यके जविेिी क्षेत्रीय रजिस्ट्रीकरण अजधकारी के सामने उजल्लजखत
अजधकाररता के भीतर, उक्त अजधजनयम के अधीन रजिस्ट्रीकरण अजधकारी के कतवव्यों का पालन करने के जलए प्राजधकृत करती
ह,ै अथावत:-
5823 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
सारणी
क्म संख्या जविेिी क्षेत्रीय रजिस्ट्रीकरण अजधकारी अजधकारता (राज्य या संघ राज्यक्षेत्र)
(1) (2) (3)
1. जविेिी क्षेत्रीय रजिस्ट्रीकरण अजधकारी, िािरा और नागर हवेली, िमन और िीव, गुिरात
अहमिाबाि
2. जविेिी क्षेत्रीय रजिस्ट्रीकरण अजधकारी, चंडीगढ़, िम्मू-कश्मीर, पंिाब, लद्दाख
अमृतसर
3. जविेिी क्षेत्रीय रजिस्ट्रीकरण अजधकारी, कनावटक
बैंगलोर
4. जविेिी क्षेत्रीय रजिस्ट्रीकरण अजधकारी, केरल (कन्नूर, कासरगोड, कोजिकोड, वायनाड और
कालीकट मलप्पुरम जिले)।
5. जविेिी क्षेत्रीय रजिस्ट्रीकरण अजधकारी, अंडमान और जनकोबार द्वीपसमहू , पडु ुचेरी, तजमलनाडु
चेन्नई
6. जविेिी क्षेत्रीय रजिस्ट्रीकरण अजधकारी, केरल (अलाप्पुिा, एनावकुलम, इडुक्की, कोट्टायम, पालक्काड़
कोचीन और जत्रिूर जिले), लक्षद्वीप।
7. जविेिी क्षेत्रीय रजिस्ट्रीकरण अजधकारी, दिल्ली, हररयाणा, जहमाचल प्रिेि, उत्तराखंड,
दिल्ली उत्तर प्रििे (गौतम बुद्ध नगर और गाजियाबाि जिले),
रािस्ट्थान
8. जविेिी क्षेत्रीय रजिस्ट्रीकरण अजधकारी, आंध्र प्रिेि, उड़ीसा, तले ंगाना
हिै राबाि
9. जविेिी क्षेत्रीय रजिस्ट्रीकरण अजधकारी, अरुणाचल प्रििे , असम, जबहार, िारखंड, मजणपुर,
कोलकाता मेघालय, जमजोरम, नागालैंड,
जसदक्कम, जत्रपुरा, पजिम बंगाल
10. जविेिी क्षेत्रीय रजिस्ट्रीकरण अजधकारी, उत्तर प्रिेि (गौतम बुद्ध नगर और गाजियाबाि जिलों को
लखनऊ छोड़कर)।
11. जविेिी क्षेत्रीय रजिस्ट्रीकरण अजधकारी, छत्तीसगढ़, गोवा, मध्य प्रिेि, महाराष्ट्र।
मुंबई
12. जविेिी क्षेत्रीय रजिस्ट्रीकरण अजधकारी, केरल (कोल्लम, पथानामजथट्टा और जतरुवनंतपरु म जिले)।
जत्रवेंद्रम
2. यह अजधसूचना रािपत्र में उसके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत्त होगी।
[फा. स. ं 25022/43/2025-आईएमएम] [1]
जनतेि कुमार व्यास, अपर सजचव[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st September, 2025
S.O. 3991(E).— In pursuance of clause (r) of section 2 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025
(13 of 2025) and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs vide number
S.O. 3259 (E), dated the 11th September, 2019, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such
supersession, the Central Government hereby authorises the following Foreigners Regional Registration Officers in the
Bureau of Immigration as specified in column (2) of the Table below to perform the duties of the Registration Officer
under the said Act within the jurisdiction mentioned against each Foreigners Regional Registration Officer in column
(3) of the said Table, namely :—
TABLE
Sl. Foreigners Regional Registration Jurisdiction (State or Union territory)
No. Officer
(1) (2) (3)
Dadra and Nagar Haveli,
Foreigners Regional Registration
1. Daman and Diu,
Officer, Ahmedabad
Gujarat.
Chandigarh,
Foreigners Regional Registration Jammu and Kashmir,
2.
Officer, Amritsar Punjab,
Ladakh.
Foreigners Regional Registration Karnataka.
3.
Officer, Bangalore
Foreigners Regional Registration Kerala (Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Wayanad and
4.
Officer, Calicut Malappuram Districts).
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Foreigners Regional Registration
5. Puducherry,
Officer, Chennai
Tamil Nadu.
Kerala (Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Palakkad
Foreigners Regional Registration
6. and Thrissur Districts),
Officer, Cochin
Lakshadweep.
Delhi,
Haryana,
Foreigners Regional Registration Himachal Pradesh,
7.
Officer, Delhi Uttarakhand,
Uttar Pradesh (Gautam Buddha Nagar and Ghaziabad Districts),
Rajasthan.
Andhra Pradesh,
Foreigners Regional Registration
8. Orissa,
Officer, Hyderabad
Telangana.
Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Foreigners Regional Registration Bihar,
9.
Officer, Kolkata Jharkhand,
Manipur,
Meghalaya,4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Sikkim,
Tripura,
West Bengal.
Foreigners Regional Registration Uttar Pradesh (except Gautam Buddha Nagar and Ghaziabad
10.
Officer, Lucknow Districts).
Chhattisgarh,
Foreigners Regional Registration Goa,
11.
Officer, Mumbai Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra.
Foreigners Regional Registration Kerala (Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvananthapuram
12.
Officer, Trivandrum Districts).
2. This notification shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
[F. No. 25022/43/2025-Imm] [1]
NITESH KUMAR VYAS, Addl. Secy.
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