Registering Your Stay in India
In India, your local registration is FRRO registration. If your student visa is valid for more than 180 days, register on e-FRRO, the FRRO website, within 14 days of your first arrival.
Registration in India
India has no separate city registration for students. You register with the FRRO for your area.
Your university enters you in the Foreign Students Information System (FSIS). The certificate it gives you shows your FSIS number.
Within 14 days of your first arrival, if your visa is valid for more than 180 days.
Your university
Enters you in FSIS and signs your bonafide certificate.
FRRO
Checks your e-FRRO form and issues your Residence Permit.
How to Register
Four steps, all online.
Fill in the e-Arrival card
Online, within 72 hours before you land.
Join your university
Your university adds you to the Foreign Students Information System (FSIS) and gives you a bonafide certificate, a letter that says you study there.
Apply on e-FRRO
Create an account, choose Registration and upload your photo, passport, visa page and papers.
Get your Residence Permit
You get your Residence Permit (RP) by email, or you can download it on e-FRRO. A copy is also posted to the address you give when you register.
| Institution | Deadline | Method | Consequences of Missing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration officers | Within 72 hours before arrival | e-Arrival card online | - |
| FRRO | Within 14 days of first arrival, if your visa is valid for more than 180 days | Online on e-FRRO | If you are late, you may have to pay a fine. |
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Papers for Registration
Upload these on e-FRRO.
- A passport-size photo (3.5 x 3.5 cm or 3.5 x 4.5 cm), not edited.
- Passport: cover page and photo page.
- Visa: the page with your Indian visa.
- Bonafide certificate from your university.
Special Cases
Some students have extra steps.
You can add your family from your own e-FRRO account. Fill in one form for each person.
Register on time
Registration Questions
Short answers about registering your stay in India.
Frequently Asked Questions
Myth: I must visit the FRRO office to register.
Reality: No. You apply online on e-FRRO. You go only if the FRRO asks you to come, or if something urgent happens.
Myth: An agent can get my registration faster.
Reality: No. You apply yourself. Do not pay anyone who promises a fast result.
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