Tourism Directorate issues advisory for hoteliers

Jammu, Mar 8: In an Advisory issued by it here today, the Tourism Directorate JK has asked the Hotels, Lodges, Homestays, individual houses, universities, Hospital, Hostels, institutions and others to submit the details in Form C to the Registration authorities within 24 hours, if they provide accommodation to foreigners at their premises. This will help the registration authorities in locating and tracking the foreigners, it said.

“Section 7 of Foreigners Act 1946, outlines that online Form C is a mandatory form that needs to be filled up for all foreigners by Hotel keepers, Home stays, Guest Houses and others, on government site indianfrro.gov.in/ boi.gov.in.

Moreover, non-conformity to the above directions can attract imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years and shall also be liable to fine- under section 14 of Foreigner’s Act 1946” the advisory stated.