Issue of Notification under sub section (i) of Section 3 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 reg.

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-01062026-273046 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 382] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2026/JYAISTHA 11, 1948 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st June, 2026 G.S.R. 424(E). — In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 (13 of 2025), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the Immigration and Foreigners Rules, 2025, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement. — (1) These rules may be called the Immigration and Foreigners (Amendment) Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Immigration and Foreigners Rules, 2025 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 12, — (a) in sub-rule (1), — (i) in the third proviso, for the words "within fourteen days after the expiry of one hundred and eighty days of his arrival in India", the words "any time before the expiry of the said period of one hundred and eighty days" shall be substituted; (ii) in the fourth proviso, the following words shall be inserted at the end, namely:— ",but such registration shall be granted only in emergent circumstances"; (b) in sub-rule (2), the following provisos shall be inserted, namely :— "Provided that this sub-rule shall not apply in cases wherein either of the parent is an Indian citizen and such parent wishes to retain the Indian citizenship of the child under section 3 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955): Provided further that if the child acquires citizenship of a foreign country while in India at a later stage, either of the parents shall intimate the position to the Registration Officer within thirty days of acquiring the citizenship of the foreign country by the child.". 3. In the said rules, in rule 18, in sub-rule (6), for the words "but beyond twenty-four hours", the words "but not beyond twenty-four hours” shall be substituted. 4. In the said rules, in rule 21, for sub-rule (5), the following sub-rules shall be substituted, namely:- “(5) An appeal under sub-section (3) of section 14 of the Act by any owner or keeper aggrieved by the direction given by the civil authority shall be made to the Commissioner, Bureau of Immigration within thirty days from the date of such direction, in electronic mode through the designated online portal as referred to in clause (b) of sub-rule (1) of rule 12. (6) On receipt of the appeal under sub-rule (5), the Commissioner, Bureau of Immigration, after giving the party a reasonable opportunity of being heard, shall pass a reasoned order and endeavor to complete the proceedings ordinarily within sixty days from the date of receipt of the appeal.". [F. No. 25022/03/2025-F.I] NITESH KUMAR VYAS, Addl. Secy. Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 596(E), dated the 1st September, 2025.