Immigration Facilities Shifted to Bhogapuram Airport
MHA removes old airport from authorised immigration list and designates Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport.
Visakhapatnam: The Central government has withdrawn immigration facilities from the old Visakhapatnam Airport and shifted them to the new airport at Bhogapuram. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a Gazette notification on November 9, 2026, deleting Visakhapatnam Airport from the list of authorised immigration posts in the country. The notification, numbered S.O. 6103(E), was issued under Section 4(1) of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025.
The decision was taken after denotifying the old Visakhapatnam Airport as an immigration facility. The airport has been removed from the list of designated immigration airports. The Centre has already notified a new immigration centre at Bhogapuram under the name of Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport.