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Yes, OCI cardholders living in India must have a valid foreign passport to travel to India. An OCI card is a travel document and a lifetime visa for foreign national Indian origin people. It acts as a visa, not as a passport. So a foreign national should have a valid foreign passport, which acts as proof of foreign nationality.
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If your OCI is damaged or lost, then you need to apply for a new OCI card from the official OCI services government website, and then select the miscellaneous services...
Yes, a foreign national of Indian origin can apply for an OCI card and is eligible to register for an OCI even after the death of their parents. For the...
No, foreign military and police personnel are not eligible for registration for the OCI card, whether they are serving in the army or police, or they retired. Only Israeli citizens'...
Given below are some of the points that you should remember while filing an OCI card application: Make sure you have uploaded a high-quality photo and signature for your OCI...
To convert the PIO to OCI online, follow the steps below: You need to visit the official website of the OCI services. Register in the OCI services and log in...
No, a stateless/refugee person of any country cannot apply for an OCI card or register for an OCI card on the spouse's basis. If a person has an OCI card...
Yes, OCI cardholders can change their genders, but there is one condition: for the gender change, you must have a new passport that shows the gender change before applying for...
Yes, citizens of some countries can register for the OCI card beyond the 4th generation, which are given below: Suriname - up to 6th generation Guyana - up to 6th...
No, A foreign national holding a diplomatic passport will not be registered as an OCI cardholder. However, the foreign diplomats and official passport holders not appointed in India can only...
Yes, It's mandatory to submit both parent's Passport Copies while submitting the Application for Minor.
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Yes, an OCI cardholder should have a valid passport, which is an important travel document. If an OCI cardholder stays in India without a valid passport, then it is illegal, and they can face penalties. As, OCI card allows foreign nationals to have a life-long visa, to travel to India, they need to have a valid passport for their stay in the country.
I have applied for the OCI card and get many benefits from the OCI card, like multiple visa-free entries, no need to report the duration of stay in India to any higher authority or local police, but for the entry or exit in India, an OCI cardholder needs a valid passport, which also acts as a valid proof of foreign nationality.