Many foreign nationals have been visiting Tiruvannamalai town to visit Sri Ramana and other Ashrams. Those requiring registrations or extensions should visit the Foreigner’s Registration Office ( FRO) office which is located at Vellore Road in the Superintendent of Police ( SP office) near the Collectorate building. The person in charge is Mr....

We have already posted few articles regarding X visas for foreign national spouses of Indian citizens and issuance of X visas at Thailand. Here is the first person account of a foreign national spouse of an Indian citizen who recently applied for X visa at Indian Embassy at Bangkok, Thailand. Her nationality is South African and she applied for an X visa at Indian...

There have been instances of foreign nationals turning up at the Indian ports of entry without the valid visas or travel documents. Mostly, they are the people of Indian origin with expired residential permits, or foreign born (and foreign passport holders) children of Indian parents. In certain emergent situations like death in family or illness, they can be...

The spouses and Children of the Indian nationals, and persons of Indian origin should preferably enter India on X ( Entry) visa. In many instances, they enter India on a Tourist(T) Visa which is not a long term visa to stay in India. A tourist visa can not be extended except for emergencies. However, an X visa can be extended and the foreign national can stay for a...