Archive · 8 Oct 2026
NTR Police Chief Orders Online Reporting of Foreigners’ Details
The police commissioner in NTR District has told places that host or serve foreign visitors to report their details online.
They must do this within 24 hours of a foreign national’s arrival.
The information includes passport and visa details and where the person is staying.
Hotels, schools, hospitals and some other establishments are among those covered.
They must use the official online forms.
The commissioner said providers could face legal action if they do not follow the rules.
He also told foreign visitors to obey Indian laws and carry valid travel documents.
He said OCI cardholders cannot vote or contest elections in India and cannot buy agricultural land.
NTR District Police Commissioner SV Rajasekhar Babu ordered accommodation and service providers to report foreign nationals’ details online within 24 hours.
The directive covers hotels, guest houses, house owners, hospitals, hostels, ashrams, dharamshalas and educational institutions.
Required information includes passport and visa details, personal information, accommodation details and arrival date.
Providers must use the prescribed online forms and portals under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025; the Commissioner warned of possible legal action for noncompliance.
The Commissioner also reminded foreign visitors to carry valid passports and visas and outlined restrictions applicable to OCI cardholders.
- Who
- NTR District Police Commissioner SV Rajasekhar Babu issued the direction to establishments hosting or serving foreign nationals.
- What
- Covered establishments must submit foreign nationals’ arrival, stay and departure details online within 24 hours.
- When
- The direction was announced on Wednesday; details must be submitted within 24 hours.
- Where
- NTR District Police Commissionerate limits, with submissions to the FRRO or FRO.
- Why
- The Commissioner said the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 requires relevant establishments to provide information about foreign nationals.
Registration requirements
Compliance duties
Reporting foreign nationals
Registration requirements
The Commissioner directed specified establishments to submit foreign nationals’ details online within 24 hours, warning that failure to comply could invite legal action.
Compliance duties
The article reports no opposing view or response from affected establishments.
OCI cardholder restrictions
Registration requirements
The Commissioner said OCI cardholders residing abroad cannot vote or contest elections in India and cannot purchase agricultural land.
Compliance duties
The article provides no response or alternative interpretation from OCI cardholders or other sources.
- Issuing official
- SV Rajasekhar Babu, NTR District Police Commissioner
- Reporting deadline
- Within 24 hours
- Information required
- Passport and visa particulars, personal information, accommodation details and arrival date
- Submission channel
- Prescribed online system for the FRRO or FRO
- Legal basis cited
- Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025
- Covered providers
- Accommodation providers and specified educational and medical establishments, among others
- Possible consequence
- The Commissioner warned that noncompliance could lead to action under the Act.