Guidelines for consideration of proposals for acceptance of foreign hospitality under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010

Foreign hospitality restrictions require prior government permission for specified officeholders and designated persons before accepting benefits abroad.

Acceptance of foreign hospitality under FCRA, 2010 requires prior permission from the Central Government for members of legislatures, political-party office-bearers, judges, government servants and employees of government-owned or -controlled bodies, with emergent medical aid as a limited exception subject to intimation. Rule 7 mandates application in Form FC 2 (with invitation and administrative clearance where relevant), ordinarily two weeks before travel; emergent medical hospitality must be intimated within sixty days. Permission under FCRA does not replace separate administrative clearance; responsibility for compliance rests with the person accepting hospitality.