Acknowledging that Auroville is an International Cultural Township, the Government of India has passed a special visa regulation for Auroville. TheSecretaryof the Auroville
Foundation can, normally upon the recommendation of
Auroville's Working
Committee or Entry Service, recommend to the Indian
Embassy concerned, the issue of a so-called Entry Visa (X
visa). This Entry Visa will form the basis on which the
authorities in India will later issue a Residential Permit.
The Entry Visa and the Residential Permit are granted for a
period of one year and can be for up to five years, in case of
long term residents, but will be valid for a person's stay 'in
Auroville only'.
