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Here are some of the challenges that you can face during the conversion of your PIO to an OCI card.
The Government of India has announced that all PIO cardholders are considered OCI cardholders from 9 January 2015. Those persons who hold a PIO card need to convert their PIO card to an OCI by submitting a conversion application, as per Gazette Notification No. 26011/01/2014-IC.I. However, applicants also have to face many challenges while PIO to an OCI, like filing incorrect or wrong information in the PIO to OCI conversion, submitting the PIO to OCI application late, and a lack of knowledge among the PIO cardholders for the PIO to OCI conversion application.
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I have filled out my PIO to OCI conversion application within the given time through the Online OCI Services website and got my OCI card by applying and entered all the information correctly with all the supporting documents, and then booked a online appointment for the verification of documents, and after submitting documents to the registered Indian Mission or post office got my OCI card in just a few weeks.