Expat Must Know Tip about Paperwork: FRRO (Foreigners Regional Registration Office)

chillibreeze writer — Elizabeth Wilder

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One rite of passage all new residents of Mumbai must perform is registration with the FRRO (Foreigners Regional Registration Office). If your visa is for more than 180 days, you must register within 14 days of your arrival in Mumbai. You cannot purchase a cell phone or open a bank account without your FRRO booklet.

Some expats’ relocation companies pay for a consultant to help you with the visa and FRRO process. The consultant is helpful in ensuring that you have all the required documents ready before you devote a day of your time to the FRRO. If you undertake this on your own, the Mini Namaskar Mumbai guide provides a checklist of documents to bring as well as a diagram of the FRRO office that labels the eight stations you will need to visit to get your FRRO booklet. No, the stations are not in any kind of order, and there are no signs!

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Learn which of your dependents must go to the FRRO individually and what each person needs to bring. This and more in the Mini Namaskar Mumbai guide, the book for expats by current expats!

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—About our writer:

Elizabeth Wilder is an expatriate American living in Mumbai. Previous overseas postings have included Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Fribourg, Switzerland. Elizabeth is a member of Mumbai Connexions, the largest expatriate women’s club in Mumbai. She volunteered to write Mini Namaskar Mumbai in order to provide the information compiled by hundreds of Mumbai Connexions members in an e-format to people relocating to Mumbai.

In her previous life, Elizabeth was an expert in the area of low income housing and served on a number of non-profit boards of directors in her home town of Houston, Texas. Her personal motto is Why Not?

Elizabeth is a mother of three grown children. Her hobbies include volunteer work with the NGO Muktangan, which provides English-medium education within the Mumbai public schools. She also enjoys travelling and sports of all kinds.

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