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Old Aug 24, 2012, 4:25 pm
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SQ421
 
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Originally Posted by oliver2002
Every time I apply for visas for my wife and sons the staff at the counter asks why I have not gone the PIO/OCI route yet. .
I suspect I will be asked this question when I drop my application off for an Entry Visa (category X, I think) and the answer is probably best left undiscussed with the Indian babudom.

As an aside, I actually came to this thread to post the following link.

Pretty stupid, if you ask me, to have private citizens (not just hotels and guesthouses) register any "foreign visitors" that might be residing in their residence.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/15626271.cms

The reasoning, quoted below form the article, is even more astounding. Isn't that what inbound immigration checks are for? To record who's entering the country?



Intelligence sources said there had been instances in the past where foreign nationals used fake passports to enter the country. "This move would help us at least keep tab on who is coming into the country and their whereabouts,"
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