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

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 Form C

Every field of Form C populated from captured data. Staff just confirms; no typing into the e-FRRO portal.

e-FRRO submission

Auto-files via the e-FRRO portal. Government acknowledgment number returned and stored against the guest.

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.

State-wise variations

Handles Maharashtra, Delhi, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and every state with regional FRRO quirks built in.

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.

Acknowledgments archived

Every e-FRRO acknowledgment PDF saved against the guest record. Searchable and exportable for audits.

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