What are the Advantages of OCI Card?

RC Posted by: Riya Choudhury
• 15 July, 2025
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According to Section 7B of the Indian Citizenship Act makes it is highly beneficial for people of Indian origin living abroad. it allows OCI cardholders to stay in India for an indefinite time without reporting the duration of the stay to local police or any authorities, you can get multiple visa-free entries in India, OCI cardholders are granted the same economic, educational, and financial rights as NRIs, OCI cardholders have the same fares for the domestic flights as a Indian citizens, anf they can buy residential or comericial properties in India.
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  • Tejas Modi 28 July, 2025

    OCI cardholders are allowed to appear for all entrance tests in India, like NEET (National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test), JEE Mains (Joint Entrance Examination), and JEE Advanced exams, and according to the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1992, OCI cardholders have the equal rights as an NRI in the Economic, Educational, and Financial sectors.

  • Rupal Yadav 19 July, 2025

    If an individual has an OCI card, then they can unlock many advantages of an OCI card, like lifelong visa-free entry, they are allowed to do research programs, they can get employment in any of the diplomatic missions in India, OCI cardholders can visit to restricted or prohibited area, not reporting the length of the stay, get equal rights in the economic setor, educational sector, and financial sectors like NRIs, charges same fees as Indian citizens for entering in any wildlife scantury, and same doemtic fares like Indian citizens.

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