The Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025

This edition of The Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 (No. 13 of 2025, dated 4-4-2025, effective 1-9-2025 vide S.O. 3981(E), dated 31-8-2025), provides the complete and updated statutory framework governing immigration control, entry, stay, and regulation of foreigners in India. The Act repeals earlier legislation, including The Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920, The Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939, The Foreigners Act, 1946, and The Immigration (Carriers' Liability) Act, 2000, thereby consolidating the law into a modernised structure.

Published as a bare act with short comments, this edition reproduces the statutory text in its precise legislative form while also offering concise explanatory notes for better understanding. It incorporates:

• The Immigration and Foreigners Rules, 2025 (dt. 1-9-2025)
• The Immigration and Foreigners Order, 2025 (dt. 1-9-2025)
• The Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) Order, 2025 (dt. 1-9-2025)
• List of Civil Authorities of Foreigners Regional Registration Officers (dt. 1-9-2025)
• List of Foreigners Regional Registration Officers Authorised by Central Government (dt. 1-9-2025)

Alongside, it also includes The Passports Act, 1967 (No. 15 of 1967, dated 24-6-1967), along with:

• The Passports Rules, 1980 [As amended by the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2025 vide GSR 156(E), dt. 24-2-2025, w.e.f. 28-2-2025]
• The Passports Application (Facilitation and Processing) Rules, 2010 [As amended vide GSR 156(E), dt. 24-2-2025, w.e.f. 28-2-2025]

Updated for the year 2026, this edition is particularly useful for:

• Aspirants of the All India Bar Examination (AIBE), conducted by the Bar Council of India
• Law students and academicians specializing in immigration, nationality, and administrative law
• Practicing advocates handling immigration, visa, and passport-related disputes
• Government officials, FRROs, and compliance officers administering immigration law
• Researchers and policymakers analyzing migration governance and foreigners' regulation in India

By combining the legislative text with short explanatory notes, this edition ensures legislative authenticity, clarity, and practical utility, making it indispensable for examination preparation, academic study, and professional practice in immigration and foreigner regulation law.