Question 1: Can a foreigner, who entered India along with children, on a passport, with name of children endorsed on the same  take exit clearance without the children?

Answer :

• His departure will not be permitted without children.

• For that, the foreigner should obtain separate individual passports for the children from the concerned Embassy/Consulate and an endorsement for deletion of children's particulars from the original passport.

• Thereafter, on the specific permission of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Foreign Division, Jaisalmer House, 26, Man Singh Road New Delhi, the foreigner would be allowed exit clearance.

Question 2: What should a foreigner who wants a departure clearance, along with a child born in India after the foreigner arrived in India and holds a separate passport for the child?

• The orders for issue of first VISA for a new born foreign child is granted by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Foreign Division, Jaisalmer House, 26, Man Singh Road New Delhi.

• For this purpose the foreigner need to approach the Ministry with birth certificate and relevant documents.

• With orders of the Ministry for issue of VISA ,the foreigner can approach the concerned FRO/FRRO cum Superintendent of Police for VISA endorsement. Regular VISA fee is charged at the time of such endorsement. 

 Question 3: If a child is born to a registered foreigner in India, can the newly born child be given stay visa?

Answer :

• While in India, first VISA is only granted by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Foreign Division, Jaisalmer House, 26, Man Singh Road New Delhi.

• In such a case, the foreigner needs to approach the ministry first and seek VISA orders for the child.

• The same VISA orders would be endorsed by the concerned FRRO/FRO cum Superintendent of Police on the passport of the child.

• Thereafter, subsequent VISA extensions can be made by FRRO/FRO cum Superintendent of Police on co-terminus to his/her parents.