Kailash Mansarovar Yatra 2026 registration opens; Check dates, routes, eligibility, selection process & fees to visit 'the abode of Shiva'Kailash Mansarovar Yatra 2026 dates: Registration for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra 2026 has started. Pilgrims can apply online till May 19 for ...
BLS International loses key contract in UAE; Indian Embassy appoints new firmBLS International has lost its UAE consular services contract, with Alhind Tours and Travels set to take over passport, visa and related se...
India revises OCI rules: What applicants need to know about stricter compliance, wider eligibility & moreIndia has revised its OCI program with expanded eligibility, now including fifth and sixth-generation Indian-origin Tamils in Sri Lanka. Th...
Centre fixes OCI card application fee at USD 275, scraps six-month stay ruleThe Indian government has revised OCI card application fees, setting the new OCI card fee at USD 275. Several changes to the application pr...
Indian-Americans welcome revised OCI card rulesThe OCI cardholders will now be required to get their document re-issued only once at the age of 20 instead of multiple times needed to be ...
OCI card holders no longer required to carry old passports for India travel; diaspora welcomes moveThe Indian government has relaxed the second provisions since last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The timeline has been extended mul...
Indian-Americans welcome restoration of OCI card travel benefitsThe OCI card, which allows lifelong visa free travel to India with certain limitations to people of Indian-origin, was suspended by the Ind...
Indians launch SOS campaign to travel home with minor children having US citizenshipTravel to India by a non-Indian citizen, except for certain categories of those having Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card, is barred due...
COVID-19: OCI card holders vent frustration against travel restrictions imposed by Indian governmentThe OCI (Overseas Citizens of India) card is issued to the people of Indian-origin, allowing them a visa-free travel in most of the cases. ...
COVID-19: All visas, OCI cards for foreign nationals outside India remain suspendedAll existing visas issued to nationals of any country who have not yet entered India, will remain suspended till prohibition on internation...
Government suspends all visas, bars travel by OCI card holdersThe Home Ministry also said it has kept in abeyance multiple-entry life-long visas given to Overseas Citizens of India card holders till in...
Indian government should fix major loopholes in OCI card: Indian-American activistUnder the provisions of the OCI card, those below 20 years and above 50 years need to renew their OCI card every time they have their passp...
No OCI card to people with military backgroundThe inter-ministerial committee's recommendation came after careful examination of all aspects of granting OCI cards to Indian origin peopl...
Government withdraws Citizenship (Amendment) Bill from Lok SabhaMinister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said the bill has to be withdrawn since an ordinance was issued in January merging the PIO and OCI ...
PIO card holders deemed to be OCI card holders from todayAll Persons of Indian Origin card-holders are deemed to be Overseas Citizens of India card-holders with effect from today with government i...
Indian embassy issues fresh guidelines for Overseas Citizens of India card holdersFor an applicant who is 50 years of age or older, OCI documents must be re-issued after issuance of a new passport.
PIO and OCI cards provide relief to NRIs from visa hasslesCurrently, the 2 cards provide different facilities to their holders, merging the 2 schemes will lead to simplification of rules under sing...