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The answer is yes, an OCI card is valid for a lifetime once it is issued to an individual; hence, it is called a lifetime visa. However, it will not be considered valid if you get citizenship of either Pakistan or Bangladesh simultaneously.
Although OCI is valid for life, it remains valid only as long as the passport related to it is valid. The old rules of keeping your old passport with your OCI card have been changed.
I am a 54-year-old woman with an OCI card. Do I need to renew my OCI card, which was issued to me 10 years ago? I haven't traveled to India for the past few years, so I am not aware of the latest guidelines.
You can apply for an OCI card by going to the official website of the OCI services and filling out the online application form, entering all the details with supporting documents, booking an appointment at your nearest application center to submit your OCI application with all the supporting documents, and paying the fees for the application. Then, after a few days, you will get your OCI card in just a few days.
Hi, my father is of Indian origin, and I heard somewhere that you can apply for a lifetime visa if you are from India. I am not aware of the name of the visa. Can someone help with this? Additionally, since I was born in Canada, can I apply for the same visa with my mother?
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An OCI card may be a lifelong visa for India, but it is neither a visa nor a passport. You will still need a valid passport from your home country to be eligible to travel and enter India legally.
Yes, an OCI card can be so useful for various purposes, like long-life visa-free entries, to get permission to enter the national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and get the same equal rights as an NRI in the economic, financial, and educational sectors, and OCI cardholders also have the same fares as an Indian citizen in domestic flights.