Welcome to the Hunger Games.... Aka. FRRO!

Well it seem i survived FRRO....now that place I really have no desire to visit again.
What you will need to take with you to survive...

First you need to fill out registration form online. And a computer generated appointment will give you dates to choose from. You need to register within 14 days of arrival.
http://immigrationindia.nic.in/Instr_Online_filing2.htm

You will need -

Photocopy of passport visa page

Photocopy of passport photo page

Photocopy of stamp of arrival page

Certificate/letter from your clinic, Doctor, verifying treatment and dates 

Proof of address from your hotel. This is called a C from. (all hotels register all foreigners to FRRO)

4 copies of your online registration 

4 passport photos glue 3 onto the registration papers & keep one for later.

And a Bottle of water and a protein bar!

This is in Delhi, it may be different elsewhere...

When you arrive at FRRO there is an out door office and a whole lot of people surround  2 table. Don't make the mistake I did and line up... Just somehow push your way through. Oh and don't line up at the Afghan table. Signs are small.

The man will the scribble something on a little bit of paper. This is your "token number". 

You then walk into a a hall way, no matter how many people are there just keep pushing your way through into the small room. This room Is divided into 2 rooms,  where Afghan people have to register in one room and the rest of the world in another.

If at this stage your looking for someone to ask what next.... Good luck!

There is a table where it says enquires, you wait for this man to call your number.....so find a seat and get comfortable as the wait may be up to 3 hours! ( that's how long I waited for)

After the first hour you look for someone who you can pay, just to move the process along. 

Yeah.....sadly. No one.

Then as you have only time to kill you start to pay more attention to the people around you I spent this time watching 2 little boys aged 3 become friends one from Kenya, the other Afghanistan. no verbal sounds only sign language a little grunting but a whole lot of giggles and laughter.

I must say, we all as a human race should start to thing like children. No complications on religion or politics, just 2 souls wanting to make the most of their day regardless of the coulor of their skin. And working out their differences with no talking.

Finally at some point your number will be called, you head to the counter.... Now once they look at your visa they will send you away with another number and  to another counter. 

However my visa states that I only need register after 180 days of consecutive stay.

They look at me and laughed... They said I can leave, no need to be here. I said..trust me. I don't want to be here either, but  If you can assure me I won't have any problem at the airport when I leave.. Then I pointed to a big sign on the wall.

This sign writes all the requirement needed for all applicants.

Number 2 is for Medical Visa and it reads...." Foreigners entering on a medical visa are required to get themselves registered within 14 days of arrival, IRRESPECTIVE of the duration of visa" 

They both had no comment and gave me another number. So I guess Im still waiting. Again. 

It's now 1.30pm and everyone stops for lunch till 2. More waiting. I'm grateful for the little boys that each displayed some fun entertainment in a room full of the world and a room of chaos.

2 o'clock hits and I was done waiting. I made my way to the counter handed my papers and no one said boo. ( even though there were 15 numbers still to go before mine)

They type something in the computer & then your sent you to another counter, where they will stamp your papers, then your sent to get your visa from the photocopier, this is where you glue your 4th photo. Your then sent to another counter where more stamps are placed and then....... Your officially registered and free to go!

Now run, and leave!! Lol

The good thing about this room where all the world is gathered is it's well air conditioned!! 

Note... If you have a small child with you and they are unsettled, then don't settle them as you will jump the line for sure! And they have a thing about people that have a cold, you too will be passed through.