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1. With OCI
status, a foreign passport holder is entitled to the following:
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Multiple-entry, multi-purpose, life-long visa to visit India. The holder
of the OCI Certificate would still need to carry his/her foreign
passport, as "U" Visa ("U" for Universal) sticker would be affixed on
the foreign passport.
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Exemption
from reporting to police authorities for any length of stay in India.
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Parity
with Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in financial, economic and educational
fields EXCEPT in relation to acquisition of agricultural and plantation
properties.
2. Applicants may
note that OCI is NOT Dual Citizenship. The Constitution of India does not
permit the facility of holding Indian Citizenship simultaneously with a
foreign citizenship. The OCI holder would, therefore, not be eligible for
the following rights in India:
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Right to
vote;
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Right to
hold constitutional office (i.e. Parliament, courts, Cabinet posts,
etc.); and
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Right to
hold posts in the Government services sector.
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Applicants may direct their queries in this regard to Consular Section:
CONS.CARACAS@MEA.GOV.IN
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