What does India require?
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India has no single "residence card" issued to every foreigner, as the other six countries do; the visa category itself is the organizing unit. Foreigners on Employment, Student, Research, Medical, or Medical Attendant visas valid for more than 180 days must register with the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) / Foreigners Registration Office (FRO) within 14 days of first arrival; what they receive is officially called a "Residential Permit." Business, Entry (X), and Journalist visas of 180 days or less on a single visit are generally exempt; Pakistani nationals must register within 24 hours and Afghan nationals within 14 days, while children under 16 are exempt. If a foreigner will be away from the registered address for 8 or more continuous weeks, or if any registered detail — including address — changes, the Registration Officer must be informed within 14 days, in person, through an authorized representative, or by registered post. Late registration can draw a penalty of roughly the equivalent of US$30, and an overstay is prosecutable under the Foreigners Act, 1946, punishable by up to 5 years' imprisonment plus a fine, followed by deportation. India has no separate work-permit card — the right to work is built into the Employment (E) visa category itself, sponsored by the employer, with a minimum annual salary threshold generally set at US$25,000 (NGOs have exceptions). The Residential Permit must be surrendered to the Registration Officer or an immigration officer at the port of exit before final departure.
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Taiwan's Alien Resident Certificate, issued by the National Immigration Agency, must be applied for within 30 days of entry, and an address change reported within the same 30-day window — miss it and the Immigration Act sets a fine of NT$2,000–10,000.
Japan's Residence Card runs on a tighter clock: 14 days, whether it's the first address registration or notifying a change of employer, both fixed by the Immigration Control Act.
Mainland China gives registered residence-permit changes 10 days (Exit-Entry Administration Law, Article 33), and staying somewhere other than a hotel only 24 hours (Article 39).
The United States has no national residence-registration office at all, but a registered alien's change of address is still bound by federal law — 8 U.S.C. § 1305 — to the same 10-day window, in writing.
India runs on visa category rather than a single residence card: an Employment or Student visa valid over 180 days must be registered with the FRRO within 14 days of arrival.
Indonesia caps an address change at 14 days, with the sponsor jointly responsible for reporting it.
Brazil is the most generous: a temporary-visa holder has 90 days to register with the Federal Police.
On whether the work permit and the residence permit are the same document, the seven countries split two ways: Taiwan, China, and Indonesia issue two documents from two agencies; Japan builds work eligibility directly into the residence status itself; and in the United States, the Green Card is itself the proof of work authorization.
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