Section 1

Short title and commencement.

The Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025

  • Act 13 of 2025
  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of Home
About this Act

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.

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    (1) This Act may be called the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025.
    (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

Notes

1st September, 2025, vide notification No. S.O. 3981(E), dated 29th August, 2025, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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