The Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of the Immigration, Visa, Foreigners Registration & Tracking (IVFRT) scheme for a period of five years till March 2031 with a budget outlay of ₹1,800 crore, the government stated on Wednesday (March 25, 2026).
The IVFRT platform seeks to interlink and optimise functions related to immigration, visa issuance and registration of foreigners in India. The core objective of the scheme is to modernise and upgrade immigration and visa services within a secure and integrated service delivery framework.
This project was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in 2010 with a budget outlay of ₹1,011 crore. Several extensions were provided for the implementation in 2014, 2017, and 2021. The project was further extended till 2026 with enhanced budgetary allocation in 2021.
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The scheme seeks to expand and strengthen the scope and capacity of the existing IVFRT scheme by revamping the existing structure and introducing state-of-the-art technological solutions to enhance user experience without compromising the security architecture. The modernisation of the IVFRT project is essential to meet the evolving demands of global travel and address emerging national security challenges, the government stated in a release on.
