OVERSEAS CITIZENSHIP OF INDIA
 

REGISTRATION
     
   

1.       The OCI status is a privilege extended only to those persons who qualify for that privilege. The OCI status accorded to a person can be revoked by Government of India in cases that warrant such action. For detailed information on the "Overseas Citizenship of India", visit the web site of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India:

HTTP://WWW.MHA.NIC.IN/UNIQUEPAGE.ASP?ID_PK=553

2.       Additional Notes:

  • An eligible PIO Card holder can substitute his PIO Card with the OCI. The holder would be required to surrender the PIO Card in that event. All PIO Card holders seeking to substitute PIO cards with the OCI facility must submit a copy of the PIO Card during submission of the application for OCI.

  • When applying as a family of four (4) members, applicants may apply jointly in a single application as spouses and no more than two (2) of applicant's minor children. The necessary fee would be charged for each applicant.

  • OCI Applications can be made on behalf of a minor child by a guardian/parent.

3.       Processing of the OCI application is a joint effort between the applicant and the OCI Cell at the Embassy of India. Therefore, the applicant needs to clearly understand the process of filing the application.  This would facilitate smooth and quick processing of the OCI application.

4.       Visit HTTP://WWW.MHA.NIC.IN/UNIQUEPAGE.ASP?ID_PK=553 and click Online Registration. If applying as an individual or as a family, select the appropriate option. Family of 4 (spouses and two minor children) are to fill in Part-A in one go. If a family consists of more than 2 minor children, the application for the third minor child must be filled-in as an individual by selecting option (i).  In cases where the child has crossed 18 years of age, independent application needs to be filled-in.

5.       The OCI application consists of Part-A and Part-B. Part-A should be completed online through Online Registration at HTTP://WWW.MHA.NIC.IN/UNIQUEPAGE.ASP?ID_PK=553. Part-B should be completed by typing the required information or writing in capital block letters with black or blue ink. The computer will assign a Reference Number. Retain this Reference Number, as it would be required to submit the OCI application to the Embassy.

 

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Applicants may direct their queries in this regard to Consular Section:

CONS.CARACAS@MEA.GOV.IN