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2025 CE · law constitution governance

Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 Comes into Force

On 1 September 2025, the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 came into force together with a new set of rules governing immigration and the regulation of foreigners in India. The Act consolidated and repealed four earlier laws dating from 1920, 1939, 1946 and 2000, creating a single statutory framework for travel-document requirements, the entry, stay, registration and departure of foreigners, carrier obligations and the functions of the Bureau of Immigration.

Gazette notification dated 31 August 2025 bringing the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 into force on 1 September 2025
The rendered English notification is the legal commencement instrument appointing 1 September 2025 as the date the Act came into force. Render the complete page and do not crop the statutory text or signature block. · Credit: Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India · License: Official Gazette matter — Copyright Act 1957 §52(1)(q)(i)

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Sources and further reading

  1. Ministry of Home Affairs — Commencement Notification S.O. 3981(E), 31 August 2025
  2. India Code — Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 (Act No. 13 of 2025)
  3. Ministry of Home Affairs — Immigration and Foreigners Rules, 2025, G.S.R. 596(E)
  4. PRS Legislative Research — The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025

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