Lok Sabha Question No. 2972 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Overstay of Foreigners
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM, GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT, B.V. NAYAK, R. VANAROJA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2972

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 25, 1937 (SAKA)

## OVERSTAY OF FOREIGNERS

2972.

SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT:

SHRI B.V. NAIK:

SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether a large number of foreigners are overstaying/illegally staying in the country even after the expiry of their visas;

(b) if so, the details thereof, nationality and State-wise;

- (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  deport  them  at  the  earliest along with the number of the foreigners deported during the last three years and the current year, country-wise;
- (d)  the  names  of  the  countries  with  whom  matter  relating  to  illegal immigrants have been taken up and the follow up action taken thereon; and
- (e)  the  names  of  the  countries  who  have  been  provided  e-Tourist  Visa facility and the number of the said visas issued till date, country-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a)  &  (b)  :    As  per  information  available,    28,356  foreign  nationals  who came  to  India  on  valid  travel  documents  have  been  found  to  be overstaying after expiry of their visa as on 31.12.2014.

Details of the foreign nationals found to be overstaying, nationality-wise and State-wise,  are given in Annexure-I.

(c): Central  Government  is  vested  with  powers  to  deport  a  foreign national under Section 3(2)(c) of the Foreigners Act, 1946.  The powers to identify and deport illegally staying foreign nationals have also been delegated  to  the  State  Governments/Union  Territory  Administrations. Detection  and  deportation  of  such  illegal  immigrants  is  a  continuous process.  Details of the number of foreigners deported during 2012, 2013 and 2014, country-wise, are given in Annexure-II.   Data for the year 2015 and the current year (till 29.2.2016)  has not been compiled.

(d) :  The issue of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh is regularly taken up  with  the  Government  of  Bangladesh  at  various  fora  and  steps  have been taken for coordinated patrolling, identification of vulnerable gaps, strengthening of riverine patrolling etc. Bangladesh side has also been urged  to  take  effective  steps  to  check  the  illegal  movements  of  their nationals  into  India,  especially  through  vulnerable  and  riverine  areas. Bangladesh side had also confirmed nationality of various  Bangladeshi nationals who were in Indian jails/ correctional homes and such persons have been repatriated to Bangladesh.

## LS.USQ.No. 2972 FIR 15.3.2016

(e) :  Details of 150 countries whose nationals are eligible for grant of eTourist Visa facility and the number of such visas issued till date, country-wise, are given in Annexure-III.

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Annexure-I  referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2972  for answer on 15 th March, 2016

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## Nationality-wise details of foreign nationals who were found to be overstaying

| Country           |   on 31 st December, 2014 |
|-------------------|---------------------------|
| Afghanistan       |                       389 |
| Australia         |                       203 |
| Bangladesh        |                       450 |
| Canada            |                       453 |
| China             |                       158 |
| Congo             |                       265 |
| Ethiopia          |                       113 |
| Fiji              |                        85 |
| France            |                       594 |
| Germany           |                       454 |
| Indonesia         |                        91 |
| Iran              |                       182 |
| Iraq              |                      1625 |
| Italy             |                       155 |
| Ivory Coast       |                        34 |
| Japan             |                       597 |
| Kenya             |                       468 |
| Republic of Korea |                      1772 |
| Malaysia          |                       712 |
| Mauritius         |                       383 |
| Mongolia          |                        35 |
| Myanmar           |                       236 |
| Netherlands       |                       114 |
| Nigeria           |                      1254 |
| Oman              |                      1072 |
| Pakistan          |                      4335 |
| Philippines       |                       267 |
| Russia            |                       171 |
| Rwanda            |                       156 |
| Seychelles        |                       510 |
| Singapore         |                       350 |
| Spain             |                       106 |
| Sri Lanka         |                      3857 |
| Stateless-Tibet   |                         3 |
| Sudan             |                       927 |
| Sweden            |                        89 |
| Tanzania          |                      1068 |
| Thailand          |                       395 |
| U.S.A.            |                      1291 |
| U.K.              |                       920 |
| Yemen             |                       120 |
| Others            |                      1897 |
| Total             |                     28356 |

## State/UT-wise details of foreign nationals who were found to be overstaying as on 31 st December, 2014

| State/UT          |   No. of overstaying foreigners (as on 31.12.2014) |
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar |                                                  0 |
| Andhra Pradesh    |                                                495 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                                                  1 |
| Assam             |                                                  7 |
| Bihar             |                                                242 |
| Chandigarh        |                                                  7 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                                                 63 |
| Delhi             |                                                472 |
| Goa               |                                                 19 |
| Gujarat           |                                                 58 |
| Haryana           |                                                  6 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                                                  3 |
| Jammu & Kashmir   |                                                108 |
| Jharkhand         |                                                 31 |
| Karnataka         |                                                931 |
| Kerala            |                                                393 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                                                  2 |
| Maharashtra       |                                               3300 |
| Meghalaya         |                                                  2 |
| Odisha            |                                                 70 |
| Puducherry        |                                                 32 |
| Punjab            |                                                410 |
| Rajasthan         |                                                  9 |
| Tamil Nadu        |                                              20539 |
| Telangana         |                                                 20 |
| Tripura           |                                                 11 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                                                175 |
| Uttarakhand       |                                                  1 |
| West Bengal       |                                                949 |
| TOTAL             |                                              28356 |

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## Country-wise details of foreign nationals who were deported

| Country           |   No. of foreign nationals deported during the year |   No. of foreign nationals deported during the year |   No. of foreign nationals deported during the year |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                   |                                                2012 |                                                2013 |                                                2014 |
| Afghanistan       |                                                  60 |                                                  59 |                                                  32 |
| Australia         |                                                  02 |                                                  05 |                                                   0 |
| Bangladesh        |                                                6537 |                                                5234 |                                                 989 |
| Canada            |                                                  05 |                                                  01 |                                                   3 |
| China             |                                                  26 |                                                  12 |                                                   7 |
| Congo             |                                                  13 |                                                  16 |                                                  48 |
| Ethiopia          |                                                  06 |                                                  18 |                                                   5 |
| Fiji              |                                                  01 |                                                  01 |                                                   1 |
| France            |                                                  11 |                                                   0 |                                                   3 |
| Germany           |                                                  08 |                                                  02 |                                                   5 |
| Indonesia         |                                                  03 |                                                  08 |                                                   1 |
| Iran              |                                                  34 |                                                  61 |                                                  26 |
| Iraq              |                                                  03 |                                                  05 |                                                  16 |
| Italy             |                                                  05 |                                                  02 |                                                   0 |
| Ivory Coast       |                                                  21 |                                                  24 |                                                  30 |
| Japan             |                                                   0 |                                                  01 |                                                   3 |
| Kenya             |                                                  07 |                                                  09 |                                                   5 |
| Republic of Korea |                                                  07 |                                                  03 |                                                   8 |
| Malaysia          |                                                  06 |                                                  03 |                                                   0 |
| Mauritius         |                                                   0 |                                                  04 |                                                   2 |
| Mongolia          |                                                  01 |                                                  05 |                                                   2 |
| Myanmar           |                                                 226 |                                                 148 |                                                  82 |
| Netherlands       |                                                   0 |                                                  01 |                                                   0 |
| Nigeria           |                                                 219 |                                                 857 |                                                1110 |
| Pakistan          |                                                  31 |                                                  58 |                                                 101 |
| Philippines       |                                                  17 |                                                  06 |                                                   4 |
| Russia            |                                                  09 |                                                  10 |                                                  14 |
| Rwanda            |                                                   0 |                                                  07 |                                                   1 |
| Singapore         |                                                  01 |                                                   0 |                                                   0 |
| Spain             |                                                   0 |                                                   0 |                                                   1 |
| Sri Lanka         |                                                  49 |                                                  29 |                                                  17 |
| Stateless-Tibet   |                                                  03 |                                                  06 |                                                   2 |
| Sudan             |                                                  19 |                                                  31 |                                                  19 |
| Sweden            |                                                  02 |                                                  03 |                                                   0 |
| Tanzania          |                                                  04 |                                                  15 |                                                  30 |
| Thailand          |                                                  07 |                                                  01 |                                                   3 |
| U.S.A.            |                                                  04 |                                                  49 |                                                  14 |
| U.K.              |                                                  08 |                                                  13 |                                                  19 |
| Yemen             |                                                  27 |                                                  34 |                                                  18 |
| Others            |                                                 121 |                                                 162 |                                                 226 |
| Total             |                                                7503 |                                                6903 |                                                2847 |

Annexure-III  referred to in reply to part (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question  No. 2972  for answer on 15 th March, 2016.

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## List of countries whose nationals are eligible for e-Tourist Visa facility and the number of e-Tourist Visas granted from 27.11.2014 till 1.3.2016

|   S. No. | Country              | Number of e-TV issued   |
|----------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|        1 | Andorra              | 25                      |
|        2 | Anguilla             | 0                       |
|        3 | Antigua & Barbuda    | 15                      |
|        4 | Albania              | 0                       |
|        5 | Austria              | 15                      |
|        6 | Argentina            | 1,419                   |
|        7 | Armenia              | 90                      |
|        8 | Aruba                | 1                       |
|        9 | Australia            | 46,309                  |
|       10 | Bahamas              | 52                      |
|       11 | Barbados             | 60                      |
|       12 | Belgium              | 3,674                   |
|       13 | Belize               | 20                      |
|       14 | Bolivia              | 99                      |
|       15 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0                       |
|       16 | Botswana             | 0                       |
|       17 | Brazil               | 5,692                   |
|       18 | Brunei               | 0                       |
|       19 | Bulgaria             | 1                       |
|       20 | Cambodia             | 84                      |
|       21 | Canada               | 30,023                  |
|       22 | Cape Verde           | 0                       |
|       23 | Cayman Island        | 5                       |
|       24 | Chile                | 962                     |
|       25 | China                | 23,798                  |
|       26 | China- SAR Hongkong  | 3,012                   |
|       27 | China- SAR Macau     | 92                      |
|       28 | Colombia             | 744                     |
|       29 | Comoros              | 0                       |
|       30 | Cook Islands         | 0                       |
|       31 | Costa Rica           | 362                     |
|       32 | Cote d'lvoire        | 0                       |
|       33 | Croatia              | 1                       |
|       34 | Cuba,                | 22                      |
|       35 | Czech Republic       | 5                       |
|       36 | Denmark              | 18                      |
|       37 | Djibouti             | 84                      |
|       38 | Dominica             | 24                      |
|       39 | Dominican Republic   | 104                     |
|       40 | East Timor           | 5                       |
|       41 | Ecuador              | 438                     |
|       42 | El Salvador          | 70                      |
|       43 | Estonia              | 1,001                   |
|       44 | Eritrea              | 0                       |
|       45 | Fiji                 | 685                     |
|       46 | Finland              | 3,558 43,311            |
|       47 | France               |                         |

| 48.       | Gabon                   | 0           |
|-----------|-------------------------|-------------|
| 49.       | Gambia                  | 0           |
| 50.       | Georgia                 | 596         |
| 51.       | Germany                 | 49,559      |
| 52.       | Ghana                   | 0           |
| 53.       | Greece                  | 8           |
| 54.       | Grenada                 | 3           |
| 55.       | Guatemala               | 62          |
| 56.       | Guinea                  | 0           |
| 57.       | Guyana                  | 46          |
| 58.       | Haiti                   | 23          |
| 59.       | Honduras                | 63          |
| 60.       | Hungary                 | 1,836       |
| 61.       | Iceland                 | 0           |
| 62.       | Indonesia               | 4,935       |
| 63.       | Ireland                 | 3,881       |
| 64.       | Israel                  | 10,352      |
| 65.       | Jamaica                 | 84          |
| 66.       | Japan                   | 11,674      |
| 67.       | Jordan                  | 1,762       |
| 68.       | Kenya                   | 1,358       |
| 69.       | Kiribati                | 22          |
| 70.       | Laos                    | 51          |
| 71.       | Latvia Lesotho          | 873 0       |
| 72. 73.   | Liberia                 | 0           |
| 74.       | Liechtenstein           | 33          |
| 75.       | Lithuania               | 1,259       |
| 76.       | Luxembourg              | 419         |
| 77.       | Macedonia               | 110         |
| 78.       | Madagascar              | 1           |
| 79.       | Malaysia                | 6,433       |
| 80.       | Malawi                  | 0           |
| 81.       | Malta                   | 164         |
| 82.       | Marshall Islands        | 0           |
| 83. 84.   | Mauritius, Mexico       | 3,617 9,553 |
|           | Micronesia              |             |
| 85. 86.   |                         | 12          |
| 87.       | Moldova Monaco          | 2           |
| 88.       | Mongolia                | 21 45       |
| 89.       | Montenegro              | 37          |
| 90.       | Montserrat              | 0           |
| 91.       | Mozambique Myanmar      | 93 1,103    |
| 92. 93.   | Namibia                 | 0           |
| 94.       |                         |             |
|           | Nauru                   | 4           |
| 95.       |                         | 8,948       |
| 96.       | Netherlands New Zealand | 9,921       |
| 97.       | Nicaragua               | 42          |
| 98.       | Niue Island             | 0           |
| 99.       | Norway                  | 5,776       |
| 100. 101. | Oman                    | 1,999       |
|           | Palau                   | 4           |
| 102. 103. | Palestine Panama        | 246 83      |
| 104.      | Papua New Guinea        | 49          |
| 105.      | Paraguay                | 85          |

| 106.           | Peru                           | 349            |
|----------------|--------------------------------|----------------|
| 107.           | Philippines                    | 7,727          |
| 108.           | Poland                         | 5,196          |
| 109.           | Portugal                       | 2,556          |
| 110.           | Republic of Korea              | 26,363         |
| 111.           | Romania                        | 5              |
| 112.           | Russia                         | 58,357         |
| 113.           | Saint Christopher and Nevis    | 69             |
| 114.           | Saint Lucia                    | 7              |
| 115.           | Saint Vincent & the Grenadines | 2              |
| 116.           | San Marino                     | 0              |
| 117.           | Samoa                          | 32             |
| 118.           | Senegal                        | 0              |
| 119.           | Serbia                         | 1              |
| 120.           | Seychelles                     | 18             |
| 121.           | Singapore                      | 10,305         |
| 122.           | Slovenia                       | 742            |
| 123.           | Slovakia                       | 1              |
| 124.           | Solomon Islands                | 6              |
| 125.           | South Africa                   | 85             |
| 126.           | Spain                          | 8,640          |
| 127.           | Sri Lanka                      | 3,260          |
| 128.           | Suriname                       | 16             |
| 129.           | Swaziland                      | 0              |
| 130.           | Switzerland                    | 45             |
| 131.           | Sweden                         | 6,918          |
| 132.           | Taiwan                         | 2,279          |
| 133.           | Tanzania                       | 493            |
| 134.           | Tajikistan                     | 0              |
| 135.           | Thailand                       | 7,236          |
| 136.           | Tonga                          | 12             |
| 137.           | Trinidad & Tobago              | 3              |
| 138.           | Turks & Caicos Island          | 8              |
| 139.           | Tuvalu                         | 3              |
| 140.           | UAE                            | 13,534         |
| 141.           | Ukraine                        | 20,446         |
| 142.           | United Kingdom                 | 1,39,734       |
| 143.           | USA                            | 1,58,392       |
| 144.           | Uruguay                        | 156            |
| 145.           | Vanuatu                        | 10             |
| 146.           | Vatican City-Holy See          | 1              |
| 147.           | Venezuela                      | 249            |
| 148.           | Vietnam                        | 1,013          |
| 149.           | Zambia                         | 0              |
| 150.           | Zimbabwe                       | 0              |
| TOTAL 7,77,396 | TOTAL 7,77,396                 | TOTAL 7,77,396 |

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