* frro documents required for residential permit extension
Posted on January 12th, 2010 by Alex. Filed under FRO.
The following documents are required to apply for a residential permit extension. Maybe this post will save you some hours in the waiting queue.
- Application form (that can be obtained at the office itself)
- Copy of the Residential Permit (RP) and Registration Certificate (RC) (Have three to five copies just to be save. Actually only one is necessary), but you never know.
- Passport page copy
- Visa page copy
Police report (Try to get that in advance from the local police station, even if you need to bribe them. The reason for that is simple: At the FRO they will tell you to get it and you have to return to your place to pick it up. The clerks in the FRO will give you a letter telling the officer at the local police station what to do. However if you can convince them, that this letter will come later in the afternoon, you can save one whole day [including the time in the queue]. Otherwise you have to go to the FRO a second time.
(A police report is not needed anymore although it is still mentioned in the checklist of the form.)- Bonafide Certificate (saying that you do whatever you do, e.g. studying). It is a big advantage to have mentioned till what date you study/work to avoid trouble.
- Address proof
- Bank account statement. Front page which mentions the name and also the page with the last balance with current date.
- In case of a change of the visa type, the non-objection letter from the embassy of your home country.
To get the police report, you need the same documents as mentioned above. However in addition you will need:
A letter from two friends stating for how long do they know you.A letter with your permanent address in your home country and your current residential address signed by yourself.Expect the police to come by to verify your address.