Overseas Citizens of India

                     Overseas Citizen of India

The government has notified a consolidated list of rights that Overseas Citizens of India(OCI) enjoy, spelling out that holders of OCI cards would need prior permission for a set of activities that included in research, journalism, mountaineering, missionary or Tablighi works, and visit to restricted areas.

Person of India origin are of certain categories who migrated from India and acquired citizenship of foreign country, other than pakistan and Bangladesh, are eligible to be granted  an OCI as long as their home countries allow dual citizenship in some form or the other under local laws

Eligible categories to apply for OCI Card

  • It a Citizen of India at a time of or after the constitution came into effect i.e. 26 January 1950
  • Belonged to a territory that become part of India after 15 August 1947.
  • Child or descendent of a person from any of the above mentioned categories.
  • A minor child of the person belonging to any of the above.
  • A minor child of whom either or both the parents are citizens of India. 



  • The rights and restriction are not new, they have been notified  in 2005, 2007 and 2009. They were also mentioned in an OCI brochure published by the Ministry of Home Affairs in November 2019.
  • OCI cardholders will be entitled to get multiple entry lifelong visas for visiting India for any purpose.




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