The Union Home Minister Mr Rajnath Singh launched the web-based application “e-FRRO” (e- Foreigners regional registration Office).
- The scheme was flagged off to expedite visa services for foreigners visiting India.
- With the help of this application, foreigners can apply online and obtain services through email or post without appearing in person at the FRRO office.
Aim
It aims to build a centralized, transparent online platform for foreigners to avail visa related services and to provide faceless, cashless and paperless services to the foreigners with a user-friendly experience.Key Facts
- It will allow foreign tourists/travellers to avail of paperless and cashless visa-related services online.
- Foreigners will be able to get as many as 27 visa and immigration-related services in India from the comfort of their place of stay.
- It will increase the ease of service delivery with respect to foreigners visiting and staying in India.
- e-FRRO is running successfully as a pilot project in four FRROs (Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai) since February 12, 2018. Now it has been rolled out in the remaining eight FRROs, - namely Kolkata, Amritsar, Hyderabad, Cochin, Thiruvananthapuram, Calicut, Lucknow and Ahmedabad.
- Foreigners are required to create their own User ID by registering themselves on this application.
- After registering themselves successfully, they can apply online through registered User-ID for various visa and immigration-related services in India.
- The necessary immigration or visa document will be sent by post on the address mentioned in the online application. It will also be sent electronically to the registered email ID.
