Talk:India/@comment-220.227.198.41-20180421113026/@comment-24682153-20180421175333

Well, policy and enforcement of the providers and even shops varies a lot in India. This KYC procedure is certainly not enforced on everybody, especially as tourists often don't know anybody in person in India. For them this is replaced by the hotel manager confirmation which may be asked for in some instances. If you stay in India based on a private invitation, this host may be asked to confirm this. This I will add to the description.

A friend of mine tested rules and activation arriving at Delhi airport some weeks ago. And he later told me this chapter is too negative and rather deters people to get a local SIM. He just went to an Airtel store in the airport after arrival only showing his European passport and was activated a SIM quite fast. No need to prove anything extra. He had to pay something extra for this "service", but Indian prices are very low compared with European or American. He later asked me: Why all the fuss about this registration scheme? So please understand that the user experience varies a lot and there is no way to predict what can happen to you.