By Muslim Mirror News,
New Delhi: By the end of last year, over 70 thousand foreign nationals were overstaying in India – majority of them were from Muslim countries with Bangladesh topping the list of around four dozen countries. All of them had entered the country on valid travel documents.
According to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, 71,035 foreign nationals who had come to India on valid travel documents were found to be overstaying in the country as on 31st December 2011. Giving this information to Rajya Sabha today, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Mr. Mullappally Ramachandran said both Central and state governments are vested with powers to deport a foreign national. He said detection and deportation of such illegal immigrants is a continuous process. A revised procedure for detection and deportation of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants was communicated to the State Governments/UT Administrations in November, 2009 which was partially modified in February, 2011. The procedure includes sending back then and there, the illegal immigrants who are intercepted at the border while entering India unauthorisedly.
Nationals from around four dozen countries are overstaying in the country. Top 5 overstaying nationalities are Bangladesh (24364), Afghanistan (13744), Pakistan (8037), USA (2168), Iraq (2038). The least is from Sweden (103).
Country-wise details of foreign nationals overstaying in India
Country | No. of foreign nationals who were found to be overstaying as on 31st December, 2011. |
Afghanistan |
13744 |
Australia |
260 |
Bangladesh |
24364 |
Canada |
627 |
China |
633 |
Congo |
314 |
Ethiopia |
118 |
Fiji |
164 |
France |
611 |
Germany |
647 |
Indonesia |
124 |
Iran |
698 |
Iraq |
2038 |
Italy |
152 |
Ivory Coast |
179 |
Japan |
602 |
Kenya |
587 |
Korea South |
990 |
Malaysia |
468 |
Mauritius |
284 |
Mongolia |
123 |
Myanmar |
1402 |
Netherlands |
118 |
Nigeria |
1528 |
Oman |
690 |
Pakistan |
8037 |
Philippines |
178 |
Russia |
343 |
Rwanda |
105 |
Seychelles |
330 |
Singapore |
230 |
Spain |
135 |
Sri Lanka |
1956 |
Stateless-Tibet |
385 |
Sudan |
562 |
Sweden |
103 |
Tanzania |
1004 |
Thailand |
273 |
U.S.A. |
2168 |
U.K. |
1094 |
Yemen |
269 |
Others |
2398 |
Total |
71035 |