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For your OCI card name change miscellaneous application, you need to send your printed filled application to your nearby Indian Mission post/ office or your jurisdictional FRRO centre, and you can pay the fees for the OCI card name change online easily.
An OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) can apply for OCI miscellaneous services if they want to renew or update any information in the OCI card. If you want to change your name on the OCI card or any personal information, then you also have to apply for OCI miscellaneous services and submit an online application through the online OCI Services website.
To change your name in OCI card after your marriage, you can apply through the miscellaneous services website by filling out an online application form, choosing 'Change of Name in OCI card' and uploading all the supporting documents with correct details in the application, and after paying fees, you will get your updated name in the OCI card in 4-6 weeks.
For the name change application on the OCI card, you need to visit the OCI Services website and apply for the OCI miscellaneous services website, then fill out the details in the application form for a new OCI booklet due to name change, and submit your application to your nearest Indian embassy or consulate with fees and your old OCI card and passport. For the married person, you will need to provide your marriage certificate in case any changes need to be made to the OCI card.
The list of documents you need to upload for the change of name in the OCI card through the OCI miscellaneous services. self-attested passport of the individual, OCI card front and last page copy, reason for name change in the OCI card, copy of residence permit, for the change of surname after marriage, provide a copy of marriage certificate, spouse passport, resident permit of spouse, and OCI card of spouse, along with two passport size photos, and a notarized affidavit to change name in your OCI card.
If you are applying for a name change miscellaneous application, then you need to gather some important documents for your application: a copy of your marriage certificate, if you are married, your spouse's passport, proof of residence, and your old OCI card.
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I have also filled out an online OCI miscellaneous application for name change due to my marriage. I have submitted all the essential documents which are required for the application and filled in all the details correctly, paid online fees and submitted my application to the registered FRRO centre under my jurisdiction.