Foreigners wont get mobile connection exceeding 3 mths

Any mobile connection issued to a foreigner should not have a validity beyond the validity of the visa. In case of foreign tourist,the validity of connection should not be beyond the visa period and also not exceed three months at a time even if the validity of the visa is beyond three months, the guidelines,which have been vetted by Home Ministry,said.

The move comes in the wake of instances where mobile connections used by foreigners were misused by some of the people even after the departure of the foreign nationals from the country,official sources said.

The address of the local reference or the address of stay shall be taken,the new guidelines said.