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Guides for Indian hotels, Airbnb hosts, and homestays on C-Form filing and FRRO compliance.
What is a C-Form? Complete guide for Indian hotels and Airbnb hosts
C-Form (Form III) is mandatory for every Indian hotel, Airbnb, and homestay hosting foreign guests. Here's what it is, who must file it, and when.
read →How to register with the FRRO as an accommodation provider in India
Before you can file a single C-Form you must register your property with the FRRO. The one-time process, documents, and timelines.
read →How to file a C-Form for your Airbnb or homestay in India (2026)
Step-by-step guide for Airbnb hosts and homestay owners on registering with FRRO and filing C-Forms correctly.
read →Form C at checkout: the departure filing most hosts forget
Under the 2025 rules you file a C-Form twice — arrival and departure. The checkout filing is the one that gets missed. Here's how it works.
read →Form B: the digital guest register every Indian hotel must keep
Form B is the state-mandated daily register of every guest, Indian and foreign. What it must contain, who inspects it, and how to keep it without paper.
read →Do OCI cardholders need a C-Form? What changed in 2025
OCI and PIO cardholders sit in a grey zone hosts often get wrong. Here's how the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 treats them.
read →Visa & passport expiry: a hotel's liability when a foreign guest overstays
If a foreign guest overstays their visa while at your property, what's your exposure? How to monitor expiry dates and protect yourself.
read →FRRO rules by state in India: what actually varies for hosts
C-Form law is national, but local FRRO office practice differs by state. What's uniform, what varies, and how to confirm your local rules.
read →C-Form penalties in India — what actually happens if you don't file
Fines, police action, blacklisting — what the law says and real cases that happened to non-compliant hosts.
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