GOA POLICE URGES HOTELIERS TO  SUBMIT C-FORM/S   

  Goa Police has cautioned hotel owners, owners of guest houses/service apartments, individuals, owners who let out/provide accommodation to foreigners etc. to submit the C-Form/s to FRRO/FRO within 24 hours after the arrival of foreigner/s in their premises as per Section 16 of Foreigner’s (Amendment Order 2016). Goa Police has noticed that despite the law mandating accommodators to register these details of their guests in the online C-Form system (bio.gov.in) the same is not being followed.
         Goa Police have informed of the procedure to submit the C-Forms. For hoteliers, registration of C-Forms has to be done by accessing http://boi.gov.in. One has to select Registration and Visa Extension and further click on the “C” Form option. Thereafter one has to click on Sign Up (Register). A new page will open and click on Sign Up (Registration). A Request Form for User Registration will pop up. Type your id and password and other details and thereafter click on the submit button and print your filled application form.
         One has to bring the printed application duly signed affixed with seal to FRRO office and the FRRO will approve the USER ID. Thereafter one can start filing C-Form online by logging into the said website.
         In the individual Home category on the link http://boi.gov.in. an OTP (One Time Password) based activation has been provided. One has to select Registration and Visa Extension and further click on the “C” Form option. Thereafter one has to click on Sign Up (Register).
          Further click sign up (Registration) for individual House. The house owners are required to fill up a registration form and click the submit button. OTP will be sent automatically by the system to the mobile number of the user which is provided in the registration form. This OTP can be entered in the user activation page along with the user ids to get the login details activated by the system for the submission of C-forms.

            Goa Police have informed that there is no need to visit the FRRO office for the approval of login details in such cases. Those house owners who have already obtained user id from FRRO Goa need not register under the new feature.
Failure to comply with the above would invite prosecution under section 16 of Foreigners (Amendment Order 2016) r/w section 14 of Foreigners Act 1946. Goa Police has warned that to avoid legal action, concerned should register online for submission of C-forms on the portal at the earliest.