Form C · 24-hour FRRO deadlinePre-filled in seconds. Filed before the deadline.

When a foreign passport scans at check-in, DigiGo populates Form C from the MRZ and visa, then submits to e-FRRO well inside the 24-hour window. No portal logins. No missed filings. Audit-ready, every single arrival.

Filed in 18 min
Deadline: 24 hrs
Government of India
Foreigners Registration Office
FORM C
Arrival report of a foreign national
REF · FRRO/MH/82941
Full Name
Sarah Mitchell
Nationality
British
Passport No.
GBR 539 217 884
Visa Type
e-Tourist · TVOA
Arrival
15 Aug 2026 · 14:02 IST
Intended Stay
7 nights
Address in India
Grand Plaza Hotel · Room 402
Purpose
Tourism
Submitted to e-FRRO
ACK · 2026/MH/FRRO/198472
14:20 IST

How it Works

1

Foreign guest detected

The moment a guest scans a non-Indian passport at check-in, DigiGo flags the record as Form C eligible and starts the 24-hour timer.

2

Form C pre-filled

Passport MRZ, visa details, nationality, and stay details are extracted automatically and mapped to every Form C field. Zero re-entry.

3

Filed with e-FRRO

We submit to the e-FRRO portal on your behalf. The government acknowledgment is archived against the guest's check-in record.

Why this matters

Missing a Form C isn't a slap on the wrist.

Under the Foreigners Act 1946 and the Registration of Foreigners Rules, every hotel that lodges a foreign national must file Form C within 24 hours of arrival. Late or missed filings can trigger fines, license reviews, and an unwelcome inspection.

24hrs
Filing deadline

From the moment of arrival

0
Missed filings

Across DigiGo-powered hotels

Audit retention

Every acknowledgment archived

Related · Visa waivers

Some foreign guests don't need a visa at all.

Diplomatic, official, service and special passport holders from countries with a bilateral waiver agreement enter India visa-free, so there is no visa to capture on their Form C. DigiGo knows which passports are exempt, by country, and skips the visa step automatically. See the full country list and the signed agreements.

Features

Everything you need, built right in.

Auto-detect foreign guests

Non-Indian passport scan or DigiLocker mismatch instantly flags the record for Form C filing.

Passport MRZ OCR

Reads the machine-readable zone on any passport. Name, number, nationality, expiry, sex — extracted in under a second.

Visa data capture

Visa number, type (e-Tourist, Business, Employment), validity, and entry endorsement parsed and saved.

Pre-filled and filed with e-FRRO

Every Form C field is populated from the captured passport and visa data, then submitted to the e-FRRO portal for you. Staff just confirm; no re-typing, no separate portal login.

24-hour deadline tracker

Visible countdown for every foreign arrival. Front desk and management see at-a-glance compliance status.

Risk alerts

Notification before a Form C goes overdue. Escalations to management if a filing is missed.

Group bookings

A single tour group of 40 foreigners files 40 Form Cs in one batch. No additional staff effort.

Audit dashboard

Every Form C filed in the last 3 years, filterable by date, nationality, status, and FRRO acknowledgment.

Foreigners Act compliant

Built to the letter of the Foreigners Act 1946 and Registration of Foreigners Rules. Inspection-ready PDFs on demand.

Multi-language passports

Reads passports printed in any Latin or non-Latin script. Cyrillic, Arabic, CJK — all transliterated correctly.

Multi-property

A single dashboard rolls up Form C compliance across every hotel in your group. Owners and GMs see one number.

Encrypted at rest

Passport and visa data stored AES-256 encrypted. Access logged. DPDP-compliant by default.

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