Coimbatore: Because the police station is not given the details of foreigners who live in their limits, officials from the country have been looking for the office of the Director General of Police (DGP) to take steps to complete the details to examine those who transcend or indulge themselves.
At present, foreigners must register their visit at E-FRRO (foreign regional registration officers) online portal.
As a previous system, foreigners need to register directly and get out of the country at the Foreign Registration Office (FROS)) located in the City Police Commissioner and the police supervisor office.
As this system is no longer there after the introduction of e-frro in 2019 by the immigration bureau, the police are in the dark about the presence of foreigners in Indonesia their limits.
Therefore, police officials from all countries have submitted a request to the DGP office to take the right steps so they get the details of foreigners who remain within their limits.
“Previously, foreigners registered their entries and came out in Fros in Coimbatore and we maintain a list of strangers living in urban areas and rural areas.
We also maintain a list of foreign students.
If there are foreigners who stay, the police detect them with the help of Fros and taking.
The steps needed, “said a police officer.” After E-FRRRO is implemented, foreign nationals do not need to visit Fros and they only register their entry and exit on the online portal.
List of details of foreigners managed by Fro, Chennai, “said A senior police officer.
“After the E-FRRRO system was activated, the police could not monitor the existence of foreigners,” said a senior police officer.