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Illegal stay: Nine foreigners deported, seven identified for overstaying, say Goa officials

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Panaji, May 15 (PTI) Nine foreign nationals were deported while seven more have been identified for overstaying after expiry of visas, Goa officials said on Friday.

Goa police said the nine foreigners were deported this month, comprising five from Uganda, three Russians and a Nigerian. Proposals for blacklisting them under appropriate categories have also been initiated, it added.

The Foreigners Regional Registration Office said seven nationals have been booked for overstaying following a drive held across the North Goa coastal belt.

The seven comprise five Russians and one each from Ukraine and South Africa.

Necessary legal action has been initiated against them, the FRRO said in a release.

In 2025, FRRO Goa deported120 overstaying foreign nationals, including 29 from Bangladesh, the release added. PTI RPS BNM

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