REGISTRATION OF FOREIGNERS

Foreign Regional Registration Office (FRRO)

Those who stay for more than 180 days, after reaching India, should obtain a Resident Permit from the Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRRO) that are located in all the major cities or in the case of smaller cities, from the District Superintendent of Police within 14 days.

The Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRRO's) are located at

NEW DELHI
Foreigners Regional Registration Office
Block 8, Sector 1
R.K. Puram (Behind Hyatt Regency Hotel)
Ph. 91-11-2671 1348, 2671 1384
Fax. 91-11-2671 1348

KOLKATA
Foreigners Regional Registration Office
237, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road,
Kolkata - 700 020
Ph : 91-33-2240-4564/2247-3300

CHENNAI
Foreigners Regional Registration Office
Shastri Bhawan Annexe
Haddows Road
Chennai
Ph. : 91-44-28278210
Fax : 91-44-28240338

MUMBAI
Foreigners Regional Registration Office
Annexe 2, CID, IIIrd Floor
Badruddin Tayeb Ji Marg (near Crawford Market)
Mumbai 400 001
Ph. : 91-22-22621169

Obtaining a Tax Clearance or Exemption Certificate

• Subject to notified exceptions, any person not domiciled in India (who visits India in connection with business, profession or employment and who derives income from any source in India), can leave India only after getting a "No Objection Certificate" from the tax authorities to do so. The tax authorities shall give such a certificate when the person submits an appropriate undertaking from his employer / payer of income, in respect of payment of taxes due from such person in India.
  
  
• However, this requirement does not apply to a person who is not domiciled in India but is a foreign tourist on his visit to India, which is not connected with business or profession or employment in India.
  
  
• Persons domiciled in India are not required to obtain tax clearance but need to only furnish their PAN along with information regarding purpose of visit and estimated period of stay outside India.
  

In case of persons domiciled in India, if the circumstances warrant, the tax authorities can direct such person to obtain an appropriate tax clearance PIO Card Scheme.