(a) whether complaints regarding manipulations in issuance of visa and passports are on the rise
in the country;
(b) if so, whether several foreigners have entered into India illegally;
(c) whether more than 29 such cases have been detected at the border of Rajasthan and other
States;and
(d) if so,the steps taken by the Government to check such incidents?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS(SHRI SRIPRAKASH JAISAWAL)
(a) to (c): No foreigner is allowed by the immigration authorities to enter into the country
unless he/she is in possession of valid travel documents including a valid visa.As per available
information, 108 cases of forged travel documents were detected at Munabao Immigration Check Post (ICP),falling under the district of Barmer in the State of Rajasthan,in the year 2008 (upto June).
(d): To ascertain the genuineness of the travel documents including visas and to detect
forgeries,the immigration officers at all the ICPs in the country are provided with the specimen
copies of the travel documents for comparison.They are also provided with Ultra Violet
Lamps/Magnifying glasses to examine the travel documents including visas to detect possible
tampering.In addition,Passport Reading Machines(PRMs) and Questionable Document Examiner(QDX)
Machines have also been installed at major ICPs.Above all,officers manning immigration counters at
all the ICPs are given special training for detection of forged/fake travel documents.