Foreigners (Tribunal) Order, 1964 was passed by Government of India (GoI) under section 3 of foreigners Act, 1946.

• The GoI can constitute foreigners tribunals whenever required to look into question of whether a person is or not a foreigner within the meaning of Foreigners Tribunals act, 1946.
• The Foreigners tribunal shall consist of persons having judicial experience as government may think fit to appoint.
• It has powers of a civil court while trying a suit under code of civil procedure, 1908. It includes summoning any person, requiring any document and issuing commissions for examination of any witness.

The Supreme Court of India has held that a Foreigner Tribunal’s order declaring a person as an illegal foreigner will be binding and will prevail over government decision to include or exclude name from National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam.