FRRO on Mittiyo

Renting in India as an International Student: A Practical Guide

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0530

Arriving in a new country for university is exciting and disorienting in equal measure, and finding somewhere to live is usually the first real test. As an international student in India, you have good options, but the process, the deposits, and the paperwork are different from what you are used to, and a few of the pitfalls, from very high deposits to scams that target students booking from abroad, are worth knowing before you land.

FRRO and Form C: Registration Rules for Foreign Tenants in India

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0530

If you are a foreigner renting in India, there are two pieces of registration you need to get right, and they are easy to confuse. One is your landlord’s job; the other is yours. Getting them mixed up, or skipping them, can mean fines for your host and trouble for your visa. The rules were recently overhauled, too: the old Foreigners Act, 1946 and the Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939 were replaced by the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, in force from 1 September 2025, and “Form C” is now formally Form III (most people still call it Form C).

Renting in India as a Foreigner: The Complete Guide

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0530

Renting in India is easy to do and full of things nobody warns you about. There is no legal barrier to a foreigner renting a home here, and the actual mechanics, find a place, sign an agreement, pay, move in, are simple enough. What trips up newcomers is everything around the edges: a security deposit several times larger than back home, a lease deliberately written for eleven months, a legal form your landlord must file about you, and building rules that would be unlawful in many countries.