Published on: February 28, 2022

IMMIGRATION VISA FOREIGNERS REGISTRATION TRACKING (IVFRT) SCHEME

IMMIGRATION VISA FOREIGNERS REGISTRATION TRACKING (IVFRT) SCHEME

NEWS

The Government of India has approved the continuation of the Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking (IVFRT) Scheme for a period of five years to 2026

IVFRT

  • Objective is modernization and up-gradation of Immigration and Visa services.
  • Under Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Provide a secure and integrated service delivery framework that facilitates legitimate travelers while strengthening national security
  • Has a global outreach and seeks to interlink and optimize functions relating to immigration, visa issuance, registration of foreigners and tracking of their movements in India by covering 192 Indian Missions across the globe, 108 Immigration Check Posts (ICPs) in India and more than 700 Foreigners Registration Officers (FROs) across the country