In a bid to boost tourism, the North East states of Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland all scrapped the requirement for Foreign Visitors to apply for a Protected Area Permit (RAP, PAP) on the 1st Jan 2011.
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So for travel to Nagaland, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura, permits are not required for foreign passport holders.
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Arunachal Pradesh – Visitors still require permits.
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Sikkim – Visitors still require permits.
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This relief is not applicable to citizens of Pakistan and China who still require permits to visit Nagaland.
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Foreign tourists will still need to register themselves at the nearest local Police station upon their arrival to Nagaland.
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Please refer to the contact section of this website for further enquiries.
Domestic (Indian) Tourists
An Inner Line Permit (ILP) is required for Indian (Domestic) tourists entry into Nagaland.
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You can download the form from the Nagaland Portal and apply for an ILP yourself. If you reside in New Delhi, Kolkata, Shillong or Guwahati where there is a Nagaland House office, you will also be able to obtain an ILP application form and make your application there.
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Here are answers to the most common questions.:
Do we have to apply for ILP individually or for all the members of our party/family on one application form?
All applications need to be made individually.