Act 13 of 2025

The Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025

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.

  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of Home
  • Enacted 2025-04-04
  • 36 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title and commencement.Read
2 Definitions.Read
3 Requirement of passport or other travel document and visa.Read
4 Immigration posts for entry or exit.Read
5 Bureau of Immigration.Read
6 Registration of foreigners.Read
7 Power to issue orders, directions or instructions.Read
8 Obligation of keeper of accommodation and others to furnish particulars.Read
9 Obligation of Universities and Educational Institutions.Read
10 Obligation of hospital, nursing home or any other medical institution.Read
11 Visit to Protected or Restricted area or Prohibited places.Read
12 Change of name of foreigner in India.Read
13 Foreigners whose movements are restricted.Read
14 Power to control places frequented by foreigners.Read
15 Foreigner who is national of more than one foreign country.Read
16 Burden of proof.Read
17 Obligation of carriers and like.Read
18 Liability of carrier to pay penalty.Read
19 Liability of carriers for passengers brought into India.Read
20 Contravention or attempts to contravene provisions of Act.Read
21 Penalty for entry without valid passport or other travel document.Read
22 Penalty for using or supplying forged or fraudulently obtained passport or other travel document and visa.Read
23 Penalty for contraventions of other provisions of this Act.Read
24 Penalty for abetment.Read
25 Compounding of certain offences.Read
26 Power to arrest.Read
27 Power to give effect to orders, directions, and like.Read
28 Power to delegate authority.Read
29 Power of removal.Read
30 Power to make rules.Read
31 Rules to be laid Before Parliament.Read
32 Protection of action taken in good faith.Read
33 Power to exempt in certain cases.Read
34 Application of other laws not barred.Read
35 Power to remove difficulties.Read
36 Repeal and saving.Read
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