Can an OCI Cardholder Apply for an Indian Citizenship?

SG Posted by: Sanya Ghoshal
• 05 August, 2025
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Yes, I have applied for an Indian Citizenship as an OCI cardholder. According to the indian citizenship under section 5(1) (g) of the Citizenship Act, 1955, I am allowed to get my Indian Citizenship as I'm above 18 years old and registered as an OCI cardholder for more than 5 years and have been an Indian resident for the past 1 year which made me an eligible person to get the Indian Citizenship back. After this, I have filled application to get Indian citizenship with all the details and supporting documents.

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  • Vandana Joshi 28 August, 2025

    Here is the detailed process to apply for an Indian citizenship as an OCI cardholder.  First, you need to go to the Indian Citizenship online government website, then select the section Indian Citizenship Act, 1955, check your eligibility criteria, and then check the required documents for the Indian citizenship application. Now you have to click on the "Apply online" option, and after filling in all the details, you will get a temporary ID. Fill all the details in the application form, like applicant information, mother and father information, employers' details, passport information, and address proofs, then click on the 'submit' button, and then you have to upload all the supporting documents, provide your address, and enter your family details, click on save and continue, and fill the criminal proceddings, then upload docuemnts like photos, and signature, and by submiting you will get your MHA file number on the successful file submission.

  • Bharat Makhija 13 August, 2025

    Yes, an OCI cardholder can apply for an Indian Citizenship. Here is the list of documents that you will need to gather: 2 passport size photos, proof of Indian origin of the parents, and applicant, copy of foreign passport, copy of residential permit, all the docuemnts must be scanned, photos size should be less than 20 kb and in a jpg format, and each document size should not more than 1024kb.

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