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Guidelines for re-issuance of OCI Card
Revised guidelines for re-issuance of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Card
Government of India has revised instructions/guidelines on ‘Re-issuance of OCI cards due to Issuance of new foreign passports to OCI cardholders.’
(i) Mandatory requirement of re-issuance of an OCI card each time a new passport is issued to a foreigner up to 20 years of age and once after completing 50 years of age has been dispensed with.
(ii) OCI cardholder is required to get the OCI card re-issued only once when a new passport is issued after completing 20 years of age so as to capture his/her facial features.
(iii) OCI cardholder is required to update the OCI card each time a new passport is issued irrespective of age except the case of re-issuance mentioned in para (ii) above. The uploading of these documents may be done within three months of receipt of the new passport. The service will be provided on Gratis (no cost/free) basis. A detailed instruction to fill online Application Form and requirement may be accessed at https://ociservices.gov.in/welcome.
In case of passport updation after three months of receipt of new passport is chargeable of SEK 290 and Annexure 1
Please note that the PIO to OCI conversion facility is no longer available and advised to apply for fresh OCI card as per extant guidelines.
(iv) Foreign Spouse of an Indian Citizen or spouse of foreign origin of an OCI cardholder are required to upload a copy of the new passport and also a latest photo ONLINE each time a new passport is issued along with a declaration on subsisting of marriage, copy of the Indian passport of the Indian spouse/passport & OCI card of the OCI cardholder spouse.
(v) Likewise, OCI cardholders are required to obtain Special Permission from concerned authorities to undertake certain activities in India. In order to make it convenient to such OCI cardholders, a separate sub-portal under the name “Apply for Special Permission (only for OCI cardholders)” has been created in the online OCI web portal https://ociservices.gov.in/welcome. The link has detailed instructions as well as documents required to be submitted, which would facilitate such OCI cardholders to apply for Special Permission.