Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Guntur SP Orders Online Registration of Foreign Guests
Guntur police chief Vakul Jindal says places that host foreign visitors must report their details online.
This includes hotels, hostels, homestays, schools and some medical facilities.
The rule also applies to people with Overseas Citizen of India cards.
A provider must send information about a guest’s arrival within 24 hours.
It must also report the guest’s departure within 24 hours.
Providers must save these records for at least one year.
Officials may ask to inspect the records.
Breaking the rules could lead to legal action.
Guntur Superintendent of Police Vakul Jindal ordered accommodation providers to register foreign guests’ details online.
The requirement covers foreign nationals and Overseas Citizen of India cardholders.
Under the 2025 immigration law and rules, arrival and departure details must be submitted electronically within 24 hours.
Covered providers include hotels, hostels, homestays, educational institutions, hospitals and other establishments offering accommodation or sleeping facilities.
Providers must keep electronic records for at least one year and produce them for inspection; violations may lead to legal action.
- Who
- Guntur Superintendent of Police Vakul Jindal directed accommodation providers to submit details for foreign nationals and OCI cardholders.
- What
- Providers must electronically register arrival, stay and departure details, using the prescribed forms and portal.
- When
- Arrival and departure details must be submitted within 24 hours; electronic records must be retained for at least one year.
- Where
- Guntur district, at establishments providing accommodation, medical care or sleeping facilities to foreigners.
- Why
- The requirement is set out under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, and the Immigration and Foreigners Rules, 2025.
- Issuing official
- Guntur SP Vakul Jindal
- People covered
- Foreign nationals and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders
- Reporting deadline
- Within 24 hours of arrival and within 24 hours of departure
- Prescribed portal
- Union Ministry of Home Affairs’ Form III portal
- Applicable legislation
- Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, Section 8; Immigration and Foreigners Rules, 2025, Rule 17
- Record retention
- At least one year
- Inspection
- Records may be requested by the Registration Officer, District Magistrate or a police officer not below the rank of head constable.