Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025

13 of 2025

1st September, 2025

Order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs in exercise of the powers conferred by section 33 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025.

S.1 Short title and commencement.--

(1) This Order may be called the Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) Order, 2025.

(2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

S.2 Definitions.--

(1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires,--

(a) "Act" means the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 (13 of 2025);

(b) "rules" means the Immigration and Foreigners Rules, 2025.

(2) Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act or rules have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act or rules.

S.3 Exemptions.--

(1) The provisions of sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) of section 3 of the Act and rules 7, 8 and 9 of the rules with regard to requirement of valid passport or other valid travel document and valid visa for entry into, stay in and exit from India, shall not apply in the following cases, subject to the conditions mentioned therein, namely:--

(a) Member of Naval, Military or Air Forces of India, entering or exiting India on duty and members of the family of any such person when accompanying such person on a Government transport;

(b) a citizen of India entering into India by land or by air over the Nepalese or Bhutanese frontier;

(c) a citizen of Nepal or Bhutan,--

(i) entering into India by land or air over the Nepal or Bhutan border; or

(ii) if he possesses a valid passport while entering or exiting India from or to a place other than Nepal or Bhutan but not from China, Macau, Hong Kong or Pakistan;

(d) a Tibetan who has already entered into In

S.S.O. 3997(E) ORDER

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 33 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 (13 of 2025), and in supersession of the Registration of Foreigners (Exemption) Order, 1957 and the Immigration (Carriers' Liability) Order, 2007, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby makes the following Order, namely:--