The newly constructed Navi Mumbai airport has been officially included in the list of immigration posts for entry into and exit from India, following an amendment to a Ministry of Home Affairs notification originally issued on September 1, 2025. The announcement was made on Monday, June 29, 2026.
Government Notification Details
According to a Ministry of Home Affairs notification issued on Monday, the Navi Mumbai airport—a greenfield facility slated to commence international operations from July 15, 2025—has been added to the roster of airports designated as immigration checkpoints. Domestic flight operations at the airport began on December 25, 2025.
With this amendment, Navi Mumbai becomes the 38th airport in the country to be designated as an immigration post. The notification states: "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 (13 of 2025), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) vide number S.O.3987(E), dated the 1st September, 2025... In the said notification, in the Table, in category I AIRPORTS, after serial number 37 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra)."
Broader Immigration Infrastructure
Apart from the 38 airports, India currently has 34 seaports, 37 land ports, and 36 rail ports designated as immigration posts. The inclusion of Navi Mumbai airport is expected to bolster international travel infrastructure and ease passenger movement through the Mumbai metropolitan region.
