How to Surrender OCI Card?

S Posted by: Shubham
• 18 July, 2025
4 Reply
You can easily apply for the Renunciation or surrender of an OCI card from the official website of the OCI Services. You need to fill out an application form for the Surrender of your OCI application and fill in all the details, and attach all the documents. Then you need to pay the fees and submit your application.
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  • Aishwarya Rana 17 October, 2025

    Follow the simple steps given below to apply for the OCI surrender application online: 

    1. Go to the official OCI services website. 
    2. Select the "Declaration of renunciation" under the Miscellaneous services section. 
    3. Select the give column if the applicant is a minor or married. 
    4. Then you need to fill out the online application with all the correct details, and print the application after submission.
    5. Submit the OCI surrender application to the registered application center with all the supporting documents and self-declaration for the surrender of the OCI.

     

  • Shraddha Kunte 07 October, 2025

    Here are some of the useful tips that I have used to fill out my OCI surrender application online: 

    • You need to ensure that all the photos that I have uploaded are correct and according to the specific guidelines. 
    • You must provide the correct details in your OCI surrender application, which should match all the supporting documents. 
    • Upload all the necessary documents for the OCI surrender application, like proof of address, a valid passport, marriage certificate, spouse's passport if applicable, Indian origin proof, and other valid documents. 
    •  Before submission, you need to review the OCI surrender application and check all the information. 

     

  • Siddharth Sethi 24 July, 2025

    To renounce your OCI card, you need to fill out a declaration of renunciation certificate for the OCI under section 7C(1) of the Citizenship Act, 1955. It allows an individual to surrender the OCI card. You need to fill in all the correct details in the application form, like name, address, profession, place of birth, nationality, and many more.

  • Sneha Nair 21 July, 2025

    To apply for an OCI surrender application, you will need to submit some of the essential documents for the OCI surrender application, such as a first and last page copy of the OCI card, a copy of a valid passport, a parenatal authorization form, proof of address, an undertaking by the OCI cardholder, and a fee receipt.

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