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The Central Government amends the Immigration and Foreigners Order, 2025, by introducing new definitions, modifying permit requirements, and substituting entries for protected areas in Rajasthan.

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The Ministry of Home Affairs, via Order S.O. 3216(E) dated 18th June, 2026, exercised powers under sections 3, 7, and 11 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 (13 of 2025), to amend the Immigration and Foreigners Order, 2025. This amendment, titled the Immigration and Foreigners (Amendment) Order, 2026, comes into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette. Key changes include the insertion of clause (aa) in paragraph 2, sub-paragraph (1) of the principal Order, defining "Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder" by reference to clause (ee) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955). Additionally, in paragraph 14, sub-paragraph (2), the phrase "or without permit, as the case may be," is added after "after obtaining necessary permit." Furthermore, the Third Schedule, Appendix, sees new entries substituted under the heading "RAJASTHAN," specifying protected areas across Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Sriganganagar, Barmer, Phalodi, and Jalore districts, detailing specific tehsils and areas relative to National Highway Nos. 11, 68, and 62. These protected areas are subject to exceptions, including peripheral areas of cities, towns, and villages on NH-62, 11, and 68; city limits of Sriganganagar, Suratgarh, Bikaner, Phalodi, Bap, Pokaran, Jaisalmer, Barmer, and Sanchore; and designated tourist areas in Jaisalmer district (Amarsagar, Ludrava, Kuldara, Bada Bagh (Black Bar), Akal, Sam, Unda, Khuhri), extending 500 meters on either side of roads leading to them and their village boundaries. The principal Order was previously published as S.O. 3986(E) dated 1st September, 2025.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-18062026-273576 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3094] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2026/JYAISTHA 28, 1948 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS ORDER New Delhi, the 18th June, 2026 S.O. 3216(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 read with sections 3 and 11 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 (13 of 2025), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order to amend the Immigration and Foreigners Order, 2025, namely:— 1. Short title and commencement. — (1) This Order may be called the Immigration and Foreigners (Amendment) Order, 2026. (2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Immigration and Foreigners Order, 2025 (hereinafter referred to as the said Order), in paragraph 2, sub-paragraph (1), after clause (a), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: - '(aa) "Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder" means the Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder as defined in clause (ee) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955)'. 3. In the said Order, in paragraph 14, in sub-paragraph (2), after the words "after obtaining necessary permit", the words "or without permit, as the case may be," shall be inserted. 4. In the said Order, in the Third Schedule, in the Appendix, for the entries under the heading “RAJASTHAN", the following entries shall be substituted, namely:— +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | Sl. | Revenue District| Tehsil | Block | Sub-Division | Remarks | | No. | | | | | | +=====+=================+=================+=========+=================+============================================================+ | | District : Jaisalmer | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 | Jaisalmer | Pokaran | - | - | Area of Tehsil Pokaran situated on west of NH – 11. | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 2 | Jaisalmer | Jaisalmer | - | - | Area west of NH-11 of Tehsil Jaisalmer and the area | | | | | | | west of NH 68 passing from Jaisalmer city HQ to | | | | | | | Tehsil Fatehgarh border. | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 3 | Jaisalmer | Ramgarh | - | - | Entire area of Tehsil Ramgarh | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4 | Jaisalmer | Sam | - | - | Entire area of Tehsil Sam | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 5 | Jaisalmer | Fatehgarh | - | - | Area of Tehsil Fatehgarh situated on west of NH 68. | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | | District: Bikaner | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 | Bikaner | Khajuwala | - | - | Entire area of Tehsil Khajuwala | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 2 | Bikaner | Chhatargarh | - | - | Entire area of Tehsil Chhatargarh | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 3 | Bikaner | Poogal | - | - | Entire area of Tehsil Poogal | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4 | Bikaner | Bajju | - | - | Entire area of Tehsil Bajju | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 5 | Bikaner | Lunkaransar | - | - | Area of Tehsil Lunkaransar situated on west of NH-62, | | | | | | | including the area of Mahajan Field Firing Range | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | | District: Sriganganagar | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 | Sriganganagar | Sriganganagar | - | - | Area of Tehsil Sriganganagar situated on west of NH-62 | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 2 | Sriganganagar | Srikaranpur | - | - | Entire area of Tehsil Srikaranpur | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 3 | Sriganganagar | Padampur | - | - | Area of Tehsil Padampur situated on west of NH-62 | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4 | Sriganganagar | Gajsinghpur | - | - | Entire area of Tehsil Gajsinghpur | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 5 | Sriganganagar | Raisinghnagar | - | - | Entire area of Tehsil Raisinghnagar | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 6 | Sriganganagar | Anupgarh | - | - | Entire area of Tehsil Anupgarh | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 7 | Sriganganagar | Gharsana | - | - | Entire area of Tehsil Gharsana | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 8 | Sriganganagar | Rawla | - | - | Entire area of Tehsil Rawla | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 9 | Sriganganagar | Srivijaynagar | - | - | Entire area of Tehsil Srivijaynagar | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 10 | Sriganganagar | Suratgarh | - | - | Area of Tehsil Suratgarh situated on west of NH-62 | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | | District: Barmer | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 | Barmer | Sedwa | - | - | Entire area of Tehsil Sedwa | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 2 | Barmer | Dhanau | - | - | Entire area of Tehsil Dhanau | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 3 | Barmer | Chohtan | - | - | Entire area of Tehsil Chohtan | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4 | Barmer | Ramsar | - | - | Entire area of Tehsil Ramsar | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 5 | Barmer | Gadraroad | - | - | Entire area of Tehsil Gadraroad | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 6 | Barmer | Sheo | - | - | Area of Tehsil Sheo situated on west of NH-68. | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | | District: Phalodi | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 | Phalodi | Bap | - | - | Entire area of Tehsil Bap situated on west of NH-11 | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 2 | Phalodi | Phalodi | - | - | Entire area of Tehsil Phalodi situated on west of NH-11 | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | | District: Jalore | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 | Jalore | Sanchore | - | Sanchore | - | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 2 | Jalore | Chitalwana | - | Chitalwana | - | +-----+-----------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ Note: The protected areas specified in the above table shall not apply to the following areas, namely: - (i) The peripheral areas of cities, towns and villages on the National Highway Nos. 62, 11 and 68 through which it passes; (ii) the city limits of Sriganganagar, Suratgarh, Bikaner, Phalodi, Bap, Pokaran, Jaisalmer, Barmer and Sanchore; (iii) the villages and areas of tourist interest namely, Amarsagar, Ludrava, Kuldara, Bada Bagh (Black Bar), Akal, Sam, Unda and Khuhri of Jaisalmer district used for tourism purposes such as desert safaris, camping sites, desert rallies, etc., extending 500 meters on either side of the roads leading to these places and boundaries of such villages." [F. No. 25022/04/2025-F. I] Dr. SANDEEP N MAHATME, Jt. Secy. Note: The principal Order was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) vide number S.O.3986 (E), dated the 1st September, 2025.

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