Before you start

A signed appointment letter from an entity registered and operating in India
Gross annual salary meeting the employment visa threshold, which the Bureau of Immigration sets at more than ₹16.25 lakh for most applicants and at ₹3.60 lakh for people of Indian origin and the spouse or children of an Indian citizen, PIO or OCI cardholder
A passport valid well beyond the intended stay
A Jaipur address you can evidence within fourteen days of landing

Step-by-step

1
Confirm the employment visa is the right category
Business visas do not permit taking up employment and tourist visas permit nothing. If you have Indian ancestry or an Indian spouse, look at the OCI card first — it removes the visa cycle and FRRO registration entirely.
Via employerWho: You and your Indian employer
2
Apply from your country of residence
Use the Indian Visa Online portal and submit through the mission or its outsourced centre where you live. The employer supplies the appointment letter, company proof and salary commitment. An initial one-year grant, extendable in India, is typical.
OnlineWho: You, with employer documentsStart 4–8 weeks before travel
3
Note the arrival stamp date
Fourteen days runs from the immigration stamp, not from when you settle. This is the single most common failure among new arrivals in India and it is entirely avoidable.
In personWho: YouDay 0
4
File the registration on e-FRRO
Register at indianfrro.gov.in against the office covering Rajasthan. Upload passport, visa, photograph, employment letter and proof of your Jaipur address. It is normally decided online, with an office visit only if you are specifically called.
OnlineWho: YouWithin 14 days of arrival
5
Start the PAN application on Form 49AA at the same time
Do not sequence PAN after registration — run them in parallel. Foreign nationals cannot use the Aadhaar-based instant e-PAN, so Form 49AA through Protean or UTIITSL is the route.
OnlineWho: YouWeek 1
6
Check the permit position before travelling to the north-east or Sikkim
Foreign nationals need a Protected Area Permit for parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur and Sikkim. It is unrelated to your visa and is applied for separately. Plan it well ahead of a trip rather than at the state boundary.
OnlineWho: You

Documents you’ll need

Passport with the employment visa and arrival stamp
Appointment letter, employment contract and the employer's registration proof
Proof of Jaipur address — a stamped rent agreement, with the landlord's Form C where applicable
Proof of annual income meeting the visa threshold
Passport photographs to Indian specification

Things most newcomers don’t know

Jaipur only became a full FRRO on 27 November 2025, and older guidance still says otherwise.

Rajasthan used to fall inside FRRO Delhi's jurisdiction, with registration performed at district level by the Superintendent of Police acting as a Foreigners Registration Officer — an additional duty rather than a specialism, and anything non-routine meant Delhi. A gazette notification on 27 November 2025, under the new Immigration and Foreigners Act 2025, created a full Foreigners Regional Registration Office in Jaipur covering the whole state; Chandigarh and Guwahati were created in the same round. India now has fifteen FRROs. A great deal of relocation advice online predates the change and will send you to Delhi.

Source: Bureau of Immigration — jurisdiction of registration authorities/FRROs

The fourteen-day clock is running before you can plausibly have a lease.

Registration requires an address proof, and finding, agreeing and stamping a Jaipur flat inside two weeks while also starting a job is difficult. The workable answer is to register against an employer guest-house or serviced-apartment letter, then file an address change on e-FRRO once you move. Ask your employer for that letter before you fly.

Source: Bureau of Immigration — registration requirements

The salary threshold drops sharply for people of Indian origin and Indian families.

The employment visa's standard floor is a gross salary above ₹16.25 lakh a year, but people of Indian origin and the spouse or children of an Indian citizen, PIO or OCI cardholder need only ₹3.60 lakh. In a city where salaries sit well below Bengaluru or Mumbai levels, that difference decides whether a role is viable at all — and a great many applicants never check whether they qualify.

Source: Bureau of Immigration — work in India; Consulate General of India — employment visa criteria

Rajasthan borders Pakistan, and some districts need separate permission.

Parts of Rajasthan close to the international border sit under restricted-area rules, and foreign nationals travelling to certain border districts — notably around Jaisalmer and Barmer — may need specific permission. This is separate from your visa and separate from FRRO registration, and it is the kind of thing discovered at a checkpost in the desert rather than in advance. Ask the FRRO before planning a border-district trip.

Source: Ministry of Home Affairs — Foreigners Division

Common mistakes to avoid

Following old guidance to a district police office rather than the Jaipur FRRO.
Counting fourteen days from when you found a flat rather than from the arrival stamp.
Entering on a business visa intending to take employment.
Delaying PAN and taking penal withholding on your first pay packets.
Booking travel to the north-east or a Rajasthan border district without checking the permit position.

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