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DIMAPUR — With tighter immigration compliance now mandated, Dimapur Police have warned that hotels, homestays, hospitals, educational institutions and all other accommodation providers must report the arrival and stay of foreigners within 24 hours, failing which penal action will follow under the new Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025.
In a notification issued by Commissioner of Police-cum-Foreigners Registration Officer, Dimapur, Aotula T Imchen, it was stated that the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, along with the Immigration and Foreigners Rules, 2025, has come into force with effect from September 1, 2025, replacing four earlier laws governing the entry, stay and registration of foreigners in India.
Under the new consolidated legislation, duty to report foreigners now rests squarely on keepers of accommodation, including hotels, guest houses, hostels, rented premises, homestays, religious and charitable institutions, hospitals, and even tents and sarais.
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Educational institutions admitting foreign students and medical establishments providing indoor treatment or lodging to foreigners are also covered.
As per the Act and Rules, every foreigner—including overseas citizen of India (OCI) cardholders—must furnish personal particulars on arrival and departure, which must be maintained electronically for at least one year and produced on demand to the registration officer, district administration or police authorities.
The notification made it clear that Form-III (earlier known as Form ‘C’) remains a crucial statutory document and must be submitted electronically within 24 hours of a foreigner’s arrival through the designated portal indianfrro.gov.in or the mobile application ‘Indian Visa Su-Swagatam.’
Hospitals, nursing homes and medical institutions have been specifically directed to ensure compliance for foreign patients and their attendants availing lodging or sleeping facilities, while universities, colleges and schools must report foreign students staying in hostels in the prescribed format.
Maintaining that the reporting requirement is integral to immigration control and national security, the police commissioner warned that any failure, delay or inaccurate reporting will invite penal action under the law.