OTP rule for foreign nationals seeking connection relaxed

Mumbai: The telecom department has made OTP verification through phone numbers optional for foreign nationals visiting India and seeking an Indian mobile connection.

“It has been reported that the foreign nationals visiting India are facing challenges in obtaining mobile connections in India as they are unable to provide an alternate number which is being used for providing OTP as a signature in the existing D-KYC (digital KYC) process,” the department of telecommunications (DoT) said in a notification on Thursday.

Therefore, verification can now be done through OTP verification received on e-mail IDs instead of mobile numbers.