Overseas Citizens of India

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Overseas Citizens of India are foreign nationals of Indian origin who hold a special immigration status granting them multiple long-term benefits and privileges in India without full citizenship rights.

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Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf immigration status ⓘ
legal category of persons ⓘ
administeredBy Foreigners Division, Ministry of Home Affairs ⓘ
Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India ⓘ
canApplyFor conversion of PIO card to OCI card ⓘ
citizenshipStatus does not confer Indian citizenship ⓘ
country India ⓘ
documentType OCI card ⓘ
dualCitizenshipStatus not full dual citizenship ⓘ
eligibility children and grandchildren of Indian citizens subject to conditions ⓘ
former Indian citizens who acquired foreign citizenship ⓘ
minor children of eligible persons for OCI ⓘ
persons of Indian origin who are citizens of other countries except Pakistan and Bangladesh and other notified countries ⓘ
hasRight exemption from registration with FRRO for any length of stay in India ⓘ
lifelong visa to visit India ⓘ
multiple entry visa to India ⓘ
multiple purpose visa to India ⓘ
parity with Non-Resident Indians in appearing for All India Pre-Medical tests and similar exams ⓘ
parity with Non-Resident Indians in appearing for all-India entrance tests for professional and technical courses in India ⓘ
parity with Non-Resident Indians in domestic air fares ⓘ
parity with Non-Resident Indians in economic, financial and educational fields except where specifically excluded ⓘ
parity with Non-Resident Indians in entry and fees for national monuments ⓘ
parity with Non-Resident Indians in entry fees for monuments, historical sites and museums in India ⓘ
parity with Non-Resident Indians in entry fees for national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in India ⓘ
parity with Non-Resident Indians in housing and immovable property purchase except agricultural and plantation property ⓘ
parity with Non-Resident Indians in inter-country adoption of Indian children ⓘ
parity with Non-Resident Indians in practicing certain professions in India subject to regulatory requirements ⓘ
parity with Non-Resident Indians in pursuing professions such as doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, advocates, architects and chartered accountants in India subject to conditions ⓘ
parity with Non-Resident Indians in pursuing studies in Indian universities and institutions ⓘ
parity with Non-Resident Indians in tariffs in Indian hotels and guest houses ⓘ
identificationDocument OCI card booklet ⓘ
OCI card with lifelong visa sticker in passport (earlier format) ⓘ
introducedInYear 2005 ⓘ
legalBasis Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 ⓘ
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015 ⓘ
Citizenship Act, 1955 of India ⓘ
legalStatus foreign national ⓘ
processedBy FRRO offices in India ⓘ
Indian missions and posts abroad ⓘ
purpose to provide long-term visa and residency benefits to persons of Indian origin ⓘ
replacedBy merged PIO and OCI schemes in 2015 ⓘ
residencyStatus not equivalent to permanent residency for all purposes ⓘ
restriction cannot contest elections in India ⓘ
cannot hold Indian diplomatic passport ⓘ
cannot vote in Indian elections ⓘ
no right to be a member of a State Legislature in India ⓘ
no right to be a member of the Indian Parliament ⓘ
no right to hold constitutional offices in India ⓘ
no right to hold office of Chief Minister or Minister in India ⓘ
no right to hold office of Governor of an Indian state ⓘ
no right to hold office of Judge of High Court in India ⓘ
no right to hold office of Judge of Supreme Court of India ⓘ
no right to hold office of Vice President of India ⓘ
no right to hold public office such as President of India ⓘ
no right to purchase agricultural land in India ⓘ
no right to purchase farm houses in India ⓘ
no right to purchase plantation property in India ⓘ
no right to vote in India ⓘ
shortName OCI ⓘ
subjectTo cancellation by Government of India under specified conditions ⓘ
revocation for acts of terrorism or anti-national activities ⓘ
revocation for fraud or concealment of material facts in application ⓘ
revocation for violation of any local law ⓘ
targetGroup Indian diaspora ⓘ

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Padma awards → eligibility → Persons of Indian Origin ⓘ
linked to: Overseas Citizens of India
Padma awards → eligibility → Overseas Citizens of India ⓘ
Indian diaspora → hasRelatedPolicy → Overseas Citizenship of India ⓘ
linked to: Overseas Citizens of India
Indian diaspora → hasSubgroup → Persons of Indian Origin ⓘ
linked to: Overseas Citizens of India
Overseas Citizen of India → replaced → Person of Indian Origin (PIO) card scheme ⓘ
subject linked to: OCI
linked to: Overseas Citizens of India
Overseas Citizen of India → mergedWith → Person of Indian Origin (PIO) status ⓘ
subject linked to: OCI
linked to: Overseas Citizens of India
Citizenship Act, 1955 → governs → Overseas Citizen of India ⓘ
subject linked to: Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
linked to: Overseas Citizens of India
Citizenship Act, 1955 → sectionIntroduced → Overseas Citizen of India scheme ⓘ
subject linked to: Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
linked to: Overseas Citizens of India
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 → createdStatus → Overseas Citizen of India ⓘ
linked to: Overseas Citizens of India
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 → scope → Overseas Citizens of India ⓘ
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas → targetAudience → Overseas Citizens of India ⓘ
Non-Resident Indians → relatedTo → OverseasCitizensOfIndia ⓘ
linked to: Overseas Citizens of India
Non-Resident Indians → differsFrom → OverseasCitizensOfIndiaStatus ⓘ
linked to: Overseas Citizens of India
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015 → relatedTo → Overseas Citizen of India ⓘ
linked to: Overseas Citizens of India
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015 → appliesTo → Overseas Citizens of India ⓘ
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 → introducedConcept → Overseas Citizen of India ⓘ
linked to: Overseas Citizens of India
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 → relatedTo → Overseas Citizenship of India scheme ⓘ
linked to: Overseas Citizens of India