INTRODUCTION
FOREIGNERS REGISTRATION OFFICE
(FRO) of Intelligence Bureau (IB),
Chennai was monitoring the movements of Foreigners covering the UT
of Puducherry by establishing it branch office at Pondicherry.
Following the development
of Aurobindo Ashram at Auroville
village, the flow of Foreigners increase considerable
inviting security threat. So during 1963 the workload for RRO
(IB) was reallocated to cover the jurisdiction of Puducherry UT
and
Vannoor District of Tamil Nadu. In this regard, MHA had established its own
office at Puducherry by re-allocating the workload vide notification
No.25022/7/77, F.I (i) dated 01.04.1977. IGP, Puducherry was appointed as FRRO
to cover the jurisdiction of Karaikal, Mahe and
Yanam regions of Pondicherry vide revised notification GO Ms.No.1/77, dated 25.05.1977. RRO
(IB) at Puducherry governs stay of Foreigners at Puducherry & Vanoor district covering
Auroville.
Since
then the Registration of Foreigners movements and stay at Mahe, Yanam
and Karaikal are governed by FRO (Police) at Puducherry under the
control of IGP Puducherry.
IGP
Puducherry had re-delegated his power of FRO by creating FRRO Unit
under the control of one Inspector citing
his workloads to Government vide order No.25022/112/82-F.I, dated July
1982. In this regard, the sample signature of Inspector of Police
posted at FRO Unit will be sent to IB authorized by IGP and copies
will be marked to all immigration points in India for information.
STRENGTH PARTICULARS
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Strength
particulars
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SP
|
Inspr.
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SI
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HC
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PC
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Sanctioned strength |
-
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1
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3
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8
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2
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FUNCTIONS
Whenever any
Non Residential Indians belongs to Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam regions arrives India and staying more that
the specified days (90 days) have to register his entry into India
with FRO and if he seeks further extension of stay beyond the visa
period then he have to apply for it before the Regional Administrative
Office / Regional Executive Officer concerned who will recommend the
fit case to Home Secretary, Puducherry for extension of VISA. Home Secretary will then pass
necessary order deems fit to FRRO, Puducherry to endorse extension of visa period in the
passport and make due entries in the specified register being
maintained there.
During 2003, following the workload at FRRO Puducherry and the request
of the NRI of Karaikal, the FRRO work of Karaikal Region was
reallocated with Inspector Kottucherry Circle under rule 3(2) of
Registration of For Foreigners rules, 1939 vide order No.XI/Misc/305/2003,
dated 24.03.2003 and again reallocated on SP (Karaikal) for
administrative reasons.
It makes endorsement for
VISA
EXTENSION on
the NRI Passports as ordered by Home Secretary, GOI / Home Secretary,
Puducherry on the recommendation of the respective REO’s (Karaikal /
Mahe / Yanam) for the fit case .
PASSPORT
VERIFICATIONS
At present FRRO, Puducherry
additionally doing the duties of passport verifications received from
RPO, Chennai (Regional Passport Officer) of entire
Puducherry regions and directly sending the reports Regional Passport
Officer, Chennai marking a copy to Home Department under the
administrative Control of SP (SB) and SSP (C&I). Passport
verifications relating to Karaikal, Mahe & Yanam Regions are carried
out by SSP's Karaikal, SP Mahe and CI Yanam respectively as per the
standing instruction of IGP.
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