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The Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025

Central

An Act to confer upon the Central Government certain powers to provide for requirement of passports or other travel documents in respect of persons entering into and exiting from India and for regulating matters related to foreigners including requirement of visa and registration and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
13 of 2025
Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department
Department of Home
Enacted
4 Apr 2025

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

36 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Requirement of passport or other travel document and visa.
  4. Section 4Immigration posts for entry or exit.
  5. Section 5Bureau of Immigration.
  6. Section 6Registration of foreigners.
  7. Section 7Power to issue orders, directions or instructions.
  8. Section 8Obligation of keeper of accommodation and others to furnish particulars.
  9. Section 9Obligation of Universities and Educational Institutions.
  10. Section 10Obligation of hospital, nursing home or any other medical institution.
  11. Section 11Visit to Protected or Restricted area or Prohibited places.
  12. Section 12Change of name of foreigner in India.
  13. Section 13Foreigners whose movements are restricted.
  14. Section 14Power to control places frequented by foreigners.
  15. Section 15Foreigner who is national of more than one foreign country.
  16. Section 16Burden of proof.
  17. Section 17Obligation of carriers and like.
  18. Section 18Liability of carrier to pay penalty.
  19. Section 19Liability of carriers for passengers brought into India.
  20. Section 20Contravention or attempts to contravene provisions of Act.
  21. Section 21Penalty for entry without valid passport or other travel document.
  22. Section 22Penalty for using or supplying forged or fraudulently obtained passport or other travel document and visa.
  23. Section 23Penalty for contraventions of other provisions of this Act.
  24. Section 24Penalty for abetment.
  25. Section 25Compounding of certain offences.
  26. Section 26Power to arrest.
  27. Section 27Power to give effect to orders, directions, and like.
  28. Section 28Power to delegate authority.
  29. Section 29Power of removal.
  30. Section 30Power to make rules.
  31. Section 31Rules to be laid Before Parliament.
  32. Section 32Protection of action taken in good faith.
  33. Section 33Power to exempt in certain cases.
  34. Section 34Application of other laws not barred.
  35. Section 35Power to remove difficulties.
  36. Section 36Repeal and saving.