New Delhi, March 26 -- The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs.1,800 crore for the continuation of the Immigration, Visa, Foreigners Registration & Tracking (IVFRT) project for a further five years. Operational since 2010, IVFRT assists immigration officers and integrates functions related to immigration, visa issuance, and the registration of foreigners in India. Travellers' identities are authenticated at Indian missions abroad, Immigration Check Posts (ICPs), and Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRROs), with data such as student registration details, and arrival and departure records stored in its database. Notably, immigration authorities tracked down six Ukrainian nationals and an American citizen, Mathew Van Dyke, by tracing Form C submissions - mandatory for all foreigners reporting their hotel stay to FRROs. According to a PIB statement on Wednesday, "The core objective of the IVFRT is to modernise and upgrade immigration and visa services within a secure and integrated service delivery framework. It aims to facilitate legitimate travellers while strengthening national security."...