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2. • Law and order being a State subject, the safety and security of tourists primarily the responsibility of State
Government/UT administrations. Some of the State Governments have deployed Tourist Police for the security
and safety of the tourists from their existing Police set up.
• The personnel of which can be deployed at important tourist destinations/circuits with all objectives of ensuring
facilitation, guidance, safety and security to the tourists visiting the place. Furthermore, the personnel deployed
for this job should be appropriately trained so that they have an attitude and capabilities of facilitating and
guiding the tourists.
• The safety and security of the tourists is one of the essential prerequisites for a sustainable long-term growth of'
this sector. The safety and security considerations become paramount for the tourists during their travel, their
stay and their visit to tourist destinations.
• Tourist Facilitation and Security Organization (TFSO) is an organization being created to provide facilitation,
guidance, safety and security to foreign and domestic tourists visiting the identified destinations/circuits during
their stay and visit of tourist attractions. The personnel deployed under this organization would compromise
retired personnel from the Defense.
TOURIST POLICE

3. • The scheme is called Central Financial Assistance for creating Tourist Facilitation and Security organization in the
States/Union Territories. The objectives of the scheme are:
1. To ensure safety and security of the tourists.
2. To provide required information and guidelines to tourists for their safe visit to tourist destinations and
3. To facilitate their seamless movement.
• The TFSO personnel are deployed primarily at:
1. The tourist destinations
2. Moving with a tourist group within the destination/circuit identified.
3. Railway station/bus station/airport/port of the destination, wherever required

4. Roles and responsibilities of personnel deployed under TFSO:
1. To work for the safety and security of the tourists and reporting of any crime against them to the nearest police
station
2. To act as a bridge between tourist and Administration/District Police
3. To provide necessary information to the tourists to facilitate their visits
4. To make tourists aware of activities of touts and undesirable elements and also assist the District
Administration/Police in taking action against such undesirable elements.
5. To assist the District Administration/Police appropriately in case of an emergency or disastrous situation to help
the tourists.
6. Assist in traffic management and crowd control
7. Assistance in “Lost and Found” activities
8. Assist the District Administration/Police in preventing any sort of drug trafficking, illegal liquor sale or illegal
liquor consumption
9. Preventing Graffiti and littering of garbage at tourist sites
10. Any other responsibility that can be entrusted for tourist facilitation.

5. LAWS REALTING TO TOURIST ENTRTY, STAY AND DEPARTURE
• When it comes to foreigners visiting India, there are 3 laws that one must comply with in general:
1. The Passport [Entry into India] Act, 1920
2. The Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939
3. The Foreigners Act, 1946
• All foreigners (including foreigners of Indian origin) visiting India on long term (more than 180 days) Student
Visa, Medical Visa, Research Visa, Employment Visa, Missionary Visa and Project Visa are required to get
themselves registered with the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO)/ Foreigners Registration Officer
(FRO) concerned having jurisdiction over the place where the foreigner intends to stay, within 14 days of arrival.
However, all Business Visa holders are required to register themselves with the FRRO/ FRO concerned in case the
aggregate stay in India on Business Visa exceeds 180 days during a calendar year. However, children below the
age of 12 years are exempt from the requirement of registration.

6. • Pakistani nationals are required to register within 24 hours of their arrival (except in cases where they are
granted EPR (Exemption from Police Reporting) visas and on Medical Visa. In the case of Medical Visa, a
Pakistani national is required to register within 7 days of arrival.
• Section 14 of the Foreigners Registration Act stipulates that a foreign national must disclose his / her name,
nationality & documents such as passport, proof of identity etc. & give his / her signature to the hotel or guest
house where he / she is staying. The hotel / guest house management must inform the police, within 24 hours,
of the said arrival. Foreign nationalists also need to keep copies of Form C & Form F of the Foreigners'
Registration Act to stay in a hotel. These can be obtained from the Registration Office of Foreigners, or
downloaded online.
Registration officers
The authorities concerned with registration etc. of a foreigner in India are the Foreigners Regional Registration
Officers (FRROs) at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Amritsar, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram,
Calicut, Goa , Lucknow and Ahmedabad and the District Superintendents of Police designated as Foreigners
Registration Officers (FROs) in all other districts in the country.

7. • Residential Permit
A Residential permit is issued at the time of registration. It is valid only for the period of stay specified in the visa. An
application for extension of the Residential Permit should be made on the prescribed form at least two months
before its expiry to the nearest Registration Officer along with an application for the extension of visa.
• Report of absence from address
If at any time a foreigner who is required to register proposes to be absent from his/ her registered address for a
continuous period of eight weeks or more, or is changing the registered address, or is finally departing from India,
he/she shall, before leaving, inform in person, or through an authorized representative, or by registered post to the
jurisdictional Registration Officer of his/her intention to leave, either temporarily or permanently. In case he/she is
moving to another address in India, the new address should also be intimated to the Registration Officer.

8. • DEPARTURE FROM INDIA
Every registered foreigner who is about to depart finally from India shall surrender his/her certificate of registration
either to the Registration Officer of the place where he/she is registered, or of the place from where he/she intends
to depart, or to the Immigration Officer at the port / check post of exit from India. If the certificate is surrendered
to any authority other than the Immigration Officer of the post or check post of exit, a receipt indicating such
surrender of the document must be obtained and shown to the Immigration Officer. It is not necessary for a
foreigner (except a citizen of Pakistan) to seek exit / departure clearance from the Registration Officer of his/her
place of registration. Such a foreigner can straightaway depart from the Immigration Check post.
• Stay at Hotels
All foreigners who stay at hotels, guesthouses or places of such nature should furnish, on arrival, particulars for
filling in the hotel register, sign therein, and also furnish the required particulars at the time of departure.

9. • Foreign nationalists shall not be permitted to visit places marked as protected areas or restricted areas unless
the authority concerned possesses a permit. The request for such permission must be made at least eight weeks
in advance and has to be substantiated by an extraordinary reason to visit the places mentioned.
• International visitors must always hold their passport upon them. If they want to drive on their trip, they must
have an international driving license and a helmet if a two-wheeler is to be ridden
• Any cash, bank notes or travelers checks in excess of a sum of USD 1000 or its equivalent shall be disclosed in
the Currency Declaration Form. This currency can only be converted to Indian currency at banks or by authorized
money changers.
• Regarding Check-ins, there are 2 check-in counters for tourists at the airport. Passengers with no dutiable things
or unaccompanied baggage are permitted to walk through the Green Path, while the others are required to use
the Red Path. When a passenger is found on the Green Channel in possession of dutiable or forbidden goods, he
is responsible for a fine or imprisonment as well as for the goods being seized
SOME LAWS AND PROVISIONS WHICH TOURIST MUST BE AWARE
OF

10. • In India, women have a right to resist being escorted to the police station by anyone other than a female
officer. They may also legally refuse to go to the police station between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., as mentioned in
the Code of Criminal Procedure.
• Section 268 of the Indian Penal Code defines ‘Public Nuisance’ as an illegal omission which causes any
common injury, danger or annoyance to the public or people in general. A tourist must keep in mind that
loud noises and music, public drunkenness, vandalism and nudity can constitute as ‘public nuisance’ under
this definition.
• Drugs are unequivocally banned throughout the country and offenders may be liable to fine or imprisonment
of anywhere between six months to 10 years.

11. TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
• PASSPORT
• An Indian passport is a passport issued by the Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India to Indian
citizens for the purpose of international travel. It enables the bearer to travel internationally and serves as proof
of Indian citizenship as per the Passports Act (1967)
• Indian passports are issued at 93 passport offices located across India and at 197 Indian diplomatic
missions abroad
• All passports contain a note in Hindi and English, nominally from the President of India, addressing the
authorities of all countries and territories:
“These are to request and require in the Name of the President of the Republic of India all those whom it may
concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford him or her, every assistance
and protection of which he or she may stand in need.”
By order of the President of the Republic of India

12. TYPES OF PASSPORT
Ordinary Passport (Dark Blue cover) is issued to ordinary citizens for
private travel, such as for vacation, study and business trips (36 or 60
pages). It is a "Type P" passport, where P stands for Personal.
Official Passport (White cover) is issued to individuals representing
the Government of India on official business, including members of
the Indian Armed Forces stationed abroad. It is a "Type S"
passport, S stands for Service. Since 2021, all Official Passports issued
have been ePassports, with a data chip embedded into the document.
Diplomatic Passport (Maroon cover) is issued to Indian
diplomats, Members of Parliament, members of the Union Council of
Ministers, certain high-ranking government officials and diplomatic
couriers, as well as their dependants.. Many visa requirements
normally applied to Indian citizens are waived for Diplomatic Passport
Passport holders.

14. • Emigration check
Holders of Emigration Check Required (ECR) type passports need a clearance called an Emigration Check from the
the Government of India's Protector of Emigrants when going to selected countries on a work visa. This is to prevent
the exploitation of Indian workers (especially the unskilled and less-educated) when going abroad, particularly to
Middle Eastern countries. ECR type passport holders travelling on a tourist visa do not need a clearance; this is
known as an Emigration Check Suspension.

15. Travel visa
• A visa is a conditional authorization granted by a polity to a foreigner that allows them to enter, remain within, or
or leave its territory. Visas typically include limits on the duration of the foreigner's stay, areas within the country
they may enter, the dates they may enter, the number of permitted visits, or if the individual has the ability to
work in the country in question. Visas are associated with the request for permission to enter a territory and thus
are, in most countries, distinct from actual formal permission for an alien to enter and remain in the country. In
each instance, a visa is subject to entry permission by an immigration official at the time of actual entry and can
be revoked at any time. Visa evidence most commonly takes the form of a sticker endorsed in the
applicant's passport or other travel document but may also exist electronically. Some countries no longer issue
physical visa evidence, instead recording details only in immigration databases.
• Visa applications in advance of arrival give countries a chance to consider the applicant's circumstances, such as
financial security, reason for travel, and details of previous visits to the country. Visitors may also be required to
undergo and pass security or health checks upon arrival at the port of entry.

16. • Procedure for applying for e-Visa
 The foreign national may fill in the application online on the website
https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/tvoa.html The applicant can apply 120 days in advance prior to expected
of arrival in India.
• Entry points
Persons holding e-Visa are allowed to enter into India only through the designated international airports namely, (1)
Delhi (2) Mumbai (3) Chennai (4) Kolkata (5) Trivandrum (6) Bangalore (7) Hyderabad (8) Cochin (9) Goa (10)
Ahmedabad (11) Amritsar (12) Gaya (13) Jaipur (14) Lucknow (15) Trichy (16) Varanasi (17) Calicut (18) Mangalore (19)
Pune (20) Nagpur (21) Coimbatore (22) Bagdogra (23) Guwahati , (24) Chandigarh and (25) Visakhapatnam.
Further, e-visa facility is also provided for entry at 5 major Indian seaports i.e. (1) Mumbai (2) Cochin (3) Mormugao
(4) Chennai and (5) New Mangalore for cruise tourists.
Persons holding e-Visa can depart from any of the authorized Immigration Check Posts in India.

17. Procedure for Applying e-Visa
• Step 1: The foreign national applicant has to access the official authorized portal for Visa Application to India.
• Step 2: Now the applicant will have to click on the “Apply here for e-Visa” link which directs to the e-Visa
registration page.
• Step 3: The applicant needs to enter the following required details on the e-Visa registration listed below: Select
Passport Type, Select Nationality/Port Of Arrival, Enter Date of Birth/Email ID, Expected Date of Arrival, Select Visa
Service, Enter the details of the applicant/Passport details, Enter the applicant’s address/family details, Enter
Profession/Occupation details of the applicant, Enter details of the Visa sought, Provide details of the visiting
purpose, Previous Visa/Currently valid visa details, SAARC Country visit details, Mark Yes or No questions.
• Step 4: After entering all the requested details, click on the “save and continue” button.
Upload Photos and Documents
• Step 5: The applicant is requested to verify the particulars that are filled in the application form.
• Step 6: Now, the applicant has to click on the “Pay Now” button to make the requested payment which is payable
through the relevant mode.
• Step 7: Upon making the payment, the applicant will receive an acknowledgement through the registered mobile
number and email address for further reference.
• Step 8 The application id will be required for the status enquiry, e-Visa Printing and payment of visa processing
fee.

18. Types of Visa
• Transit Visa
A Transit visa is issued to an individual who is transiting through India to another destination and is able to provide
enough proof of such travel plans by way of valid tickets for onward journey (via India). Single/Double entry visas,
valid for a maximum of 15 days, are issued to applicants who would be transiting through India. The validity of the
visa starts from the period of issue of the visa and therefore if an individual is unable to travel to India within 15
days of issue of the visa, he should obtain another Transit visa. During Transit, the individual can remain in Transit in
India for a maximum of 3 days at a stretch. The applicant should have visa[s] for the final destination, before
applying for the transit visa. Transit visa is not available at airports in India.
• X Visa
People of Indian origin holding a foreign passport are eligible for X visa only. As per rules, such people can not be
issued a Tourist visa. As an advice it is recommended that people of Indian Origin may apply for OCI/PIO cards to
tide over the visa proble in the long run”.

19. • Tourist Visa
• Tourist visa is issued to a foreigner who does not have a residence or occupation in India and whose sole
objective of visiting India is recreation, sight-seeing, casual visits to meet friends and relatives etc. Only those on
bona fide tourist visits should apply for tourist visas. A Tourist visa cannot be used for any other purpose such as
business, education, research, writing articles, social work etc. A Tourist visa should not be applied for if the
purpose of visit falls under any of these categories. Tourist visa is nonconvertible and non-extendable. For
multiple entry long term tourist visas, a copy of itinerary along with flight reservations for all the planned trips to
India is required. Long term tourist visa is issued to travel agents who have to visit India frequently. Those on
tourist visas will also need to register with the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in case they stay
continuously in India for more than 180 days.
It may be noted that there should be a gap of two months (60 days) between two visits to India on tourist visa
or re-entry of nationals of Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan, Iraq, foreigners of Pakistan origin and Stateless
Persons.

20. • Business Visa
Business visa is granted to a foreign national who wants to visit India to establish an industrial/business venture or to
to explore possibilities to set up industrial/business venture or wants to purchase/sell industrial products in India.
• Employment Visa
Employment visas are issued to skilled and qualified professionals or persons, who are engaged or appointed by
companies, organizations and economic undertakings as technicians, technical experts, senior executives etc.
Ex- Foreign nationals coming to India as consultant on contract for whom the Indian company pays a fixed
remuneration, Foreign artists engaged to conduct regular performances for the duration of the employment
contract given by Hotels, Clubs, other organizations etc

21. • Student Visa
A student visa is issued to an individual, whose sole objective is to pursue regular and full time academic studies in
India and for no other purpose/activity. Such visas are issued for the duration of the course or for a period of five
years, whichever is less, to bona fide students to pursue regular studies at recognized institutions in India. Proof of
financial support for applicant’s stay in India has to be furnished. It can be in the form of a finanical guarantee
provided by the parents with a copy of Bankstatement.
• Conference Visa
Conference visas are issued to individuals whose sole objective is to visit India to attend a conference/ seminar or
workshop being held in India. Such visas are issued for the duration of the conference to be attended, based on
letter of invitation and documents pertaining to the conference from the Conference organizers.
• Film (F) Visa
This category visa would be applicable for foreign nationals who propose to go to India for shooting of a feature
film, reality TV show and/or commercial TV serials.

22. DAILY TASK
• READ PASSPORT INFORMATION BOOKLET
• READ VISA BOOKLET
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23. ANY QUESTIONS OR DOUBTS ?

24. Adv. Rushikesh R Maddalwar
+91 7507008447
rushikeshmaddalwar24@gmail.com
Faculty for Hospitality Law