OCI Card

Within 8 weeks of the application, if there is no adverse information available against the applicant, an OCI will be granted.

A registration certificate in the form of a booklet will be issued and a multiple entry, multi-purpose OCI ‘U’ visa sticker will be pasted on the foreign passport of the applicant.

Following benefits will be allowed to OCI:

(a) Multi-purpose, multiple entry, lifelong visa for visiting India.

(b) Exemption from registration with local police authorities for any length of stay in India.

(c) Parity with NRIs in respect of economic, financial and education fields except in matters relating to the acquisition of agricultural/plantation properties.

OCI Miscellaneous services can be availed for re-issuance/issuance of duplicate OCI Registration Certificate and Visa in the following category of cases:

1. In case of issuance of new passport.
2. In case of change of personal particulars viz. nationality etc.,
3. In case of loss/damage of OCI registration certificate/visa.
4. In case of filling of wrong personal particulars while submitting online applications viz. name, father’s name, date of birth etc.,
5. In case of manually filled in applications (discontinued now) mistakes have been committed by the Indian Mission/Post/Office while entering the personal particulars.
6. In case of change of address/occupation