The Foreigners Act, 1946

This 2022 edition of The Foreigners Act, 1946 (Act 31 of 1946) reproduces the statute verbatim and packs allied instruments:

Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939

Registration of Foreigners Rules, 1992 (amended 2021)

Foreigners Order, 1948 (amended 2022)

Foreigners (Tribunals) Order, 1964 (amended 2019)

Foreigners (Report to Police) Order, 2001

Appointment notifications for FRROs

Short comments cover 2023 e-FRRO portal, Long-Term Visa (LTV) policy, and tribunal jurisprudence on NRC appeals.

Core statutory coverage

• Entry, stay & movement control, protected-area permits.

• Deportation, detention-centre rules and UAPA link-checks.

• Mandatory hotel, landlord & university reporting.

• Tribunal adjudication of nationality disputes.

• Penalties: imprisonment, fine and blacklisting.

This edition is particularly suited for

• Immigration­-law counsel, FRRO officers & policy researchers.

• Hotels, universities and landlords handling C-form/ S-form obligations.

• Investigative agencies cross-checking overstay or visa-violation cases.

• Law students in national-security & migration-law papers.