Registering at Foreign Registration Office in Cyberbad

LakeMtoHYD

My family and I spent an absurd amount of time and (3 trips) registering at the Foreign Registration Office yesterday in Cyberbad near Gachibowli. This is what we learned:

1. Don't show up before 10:30, that's when the people you need to see are supposed to arrive (yesterday it was more like 10:45)
2. Apply online first, and bring printouts of the application.
3. Coming from the US to India our young children needed their own online applications as well even though the website says that children under 16 don't need to register. Their visas said in super-fine print, that they did need to register
4. My husband has an employment visa and the rest of us have entry visas. All 4 of us needed copies of: the online application, copies of passport and original visa, my husband's offer letter from the company, a statement of undertaking from his company, copies of the lease on our apartment, and ID photos. For some reason, we only needed one photo, but I'd be prepared and bring 6.

I don't know if the other Registration office near Charminar requires an online application or not. Maybe someone else can confirm that or not.

I hope the lessons learned from my experience yesterday can help others avoid the same troubles.

Katkoeta

Good to read!
We keep this all in mind when we arrive next month...