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3 things to avoid for NRIs who hold Indian Passport

by cmauadmin | Mar 23, 2018 | Indian Passport | 0 comments Most of the Non-Resident Indians who have recently migrated to foreign countries and still hold Indian passport should keep few things in mind. 1. Check date of expiry Do you know that most of the airlines have right to stop you from boarding on a plane to India if expiry […]

Who can apply for Indian OCI card?

by cmauadmin | Apr 11, 2018 | OCI | 0 comments People of Indian origin overseas who have taken passport of a non-Indian country often have these questions related to OCI (Overseas Citizens of India) card. Who is eligible to get Indian OCI card ? My son has got new non-Indian passport, can he travel to India on OCI card issued on […]

Indian vs Australian Passport comparison

by cmauadmin | May 16, 2018 | Indian Passport | 0 comments Power Index Australian passports are considered one of the safest in the world, but they are probably the most expensive in the world.Australia has been rated at the seventh spot along with Greece and New Zealand in Henley Passport Index. An Australian passport holder has a facility of visa-free travel to […]

Modified rules for acquiring OCI and renouncing Indian citizenship

by cmauadmin | Nov 6, 2018 | Indian Citizenship, OCI | 0 comments The government of India has published a revised form for the declaration of renunciation by Indian citizens. According to media reports, the revised form obliges the applicant to specify the circumstances the Indian citizens are acquiring foreign citizenship. According to news agency PTI, the notification says the concerned authorities will […]

Penalties – Surrender of Old Indian Passports

by cmauadmin | Nov 19, 2018 | Indian Passport, OCI | 0 comments Indian citizenship must now be formally renounced as soon as possible after acquiring foreign citizenship. This is now the law. Those who do not do so can be denied consular service at Indian consulates. For example, if you apply for a visa to visit India, the consulate may ask to see proof […]

India to bring bill to prevent NRI husbands from abandoning their wives

by cmauadmin | Nov 30, 2018 | Indian Citizenship, Indian Passport, NRI, OCI | 0 comments The government would bring a bill in the coming winter session of the Parliament as part of its efforts to check the menace of NRI husbands abandoning their wives, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said on Wednesday. “We have already launched an institutional mechanism, where you must have seen […]