Frto

Form AF-1

APPLICATION FORM FOR PERMISSION TO OPERATE A RADIO TELEPHONE STATION ON BOARD INDIAN AIRCRAFT AGAINST -- FOREIGN FRTOL Note: Before filing in the application, please see the instructions given overleaf. 1. FRTO Licence No. & date of issue

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2. FRTOL issuing authority

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3. Name (as recorded in the foreign FRTO) : 4. Name (as recorded in the passport)

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5. Are the names as given at Sl. 3 & 4 Identical? (YES/NO)

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6. Name in Hindi

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7. Nationality

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8. Does the validity period of the relevant VISA cover the date(s) on which the Examination for foreign FRTO was Undertaken? (YES/NO)

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9. Indian passport Number

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10. VISA Number

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11. Contact Tel. No. and E-Mail Address, if any: 12. Are all the required papers enclosed with the application ? (YES/NO) : Declaration: I hereby solemnly declare that the aforementioned facts as well as the papers enclosed herewith are true and correct and nothing is false therein, and that nothing material has been concealed there from. I also agree that in case any information given by me herein before is found false at a later date, the permission granted to me to operate a Radio Telephone Station on Board Indian Aircraft will be cancelled, and that I will be subject to punishment/penalty as specified under the Indian Telegraph Act in force. Name, Contact Address, Tel.No. & email address, if any ……………………………………. …………………………………… …………………………………… ……………………………………

(Signature of the Applicant) Name: Date: Place:

2 Instructions for filling in the application form: 1. (Ref Sl.1,2,3,4,10&11 of the application form) The applicant should provide the information as required. 2. (Ref Sl. 5 of the application form) The name recorded against Sl. 3 & 4 should be identical, except as noted below, and hence the response against Sl. 5 should be YES. Exception: The name recorded against Sl. 3 (Sl. 4) may begin with the surname first, followed by remaining part(s) of the name, whereas the name recorded against Sl. 4 (Sl. 3) may have surname at the end. For example, if the Name is ABC LMN XYZ, where XYZ is surname, the following combination is permissible. Name (as recorded in FRTO) And

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XYZ, ABC, LMN or XYZ ABC LMN

Name (as recorded in the Passport or Name (as recorded in the FRTO) And Name (as recorded in the Passport

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ABC LMN XYZ

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ABC LMN XYZ

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XYZ, ABC LMN or XYZ ABC LMN

Except for the above difference in the name, no other difference is acceptable to the Ministry. In the case of there being any difference, it is the responsibility of the applicant to get his/her name corrected by the foreign FRTO issuing authority. (No other approach in this regard is acceptable). 3. (Ref Sl.6 and Declaration of the application form) The applicant should put his signature exactly the same way against Sl. 6 and at the bottom of the Declaration as made in the foreign FRTO. 4. (Ref Sl. 7 of the application form) The applicant should record his/her name in Hindi, preferably as recorded in the Certificate/Degree awarded by the School Examination Board/University. In case the applicant does not record his/her name in Hindi, the Ministry will make the necessary translation of the name in Hindi, and any subsequent request to rectify the error, if any arising out of inappropriate/ inaccurate translation of the name, may not be entertained by the Ministry. 5. (Ref Sl. 8 of the application form) The response to Sl.8 should be YES. If the response is not YES, the application will be treated as incorrect/incomplete, and hence will not be acted upon by the Ministry. 6. (Ref Sl. 9 of the application) (A) The applicant is required to submit the duly attested xerox copies of the following documents/papers: (I) Foreign FRTO (all the pages); (ii) Passport (only those pages

3 supporting the personal particulars recorded in the foreign FRTO, and the VISA for the country where from the FRTO was issued); (iii) A Bank draft of Rs. 50/- obtained from any branch of the STATE BANK OF INDIA, and drawn in favour of "PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICER (HQ), DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, NEW DELHI” PAYABLE AT THE STATE BANK OF INDIA, New Delhi Main Branch, Parliament Street, New Delhi (code 691) or Service Branch (code 7687) (in case of payment from New Delhi, Banker’s cheque from STATE BANK OF INDIA is also acceptable). (B) Every xeroxed page, as mentioned in (A) above, should be attested by either (I) a gazetted officer of the Central or State Government, or (ii) a Member of Parliament of State Legislature (The applicant should ensure that the person attesting the paper(s) should record his/her name as well as complete postal address. Attestation by any person other than mentioned here is not acceptable) (C) All the xeroxed pages should be legible in particular the passport number should be easily readable on the xerox copies of the passport FRTO licence number should be recorded on every xerox page of the FRTO by the person attesting the FRTO. 7. General instruction/information: (A) The application should be duly typed and the envelope containing the application should be superscribed in bold letters with “PERMIT AGAINST FRTO” (B) The incomplete/incorrect application may not be responded to by the Ministry. (C) Processing of correct application may take about 8 weeks. (D) Application duly completed should reach the Assistant Wireless Adviser to Govt. of India, WPC Wing, COP Section, Department of Telecom, 619, Sanchar Bhawan, 20, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001.

Note: The application form can be typed and distributed freely as long as the format and content is strictly followed.