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- Revised rules for OCI cardholders and minor children holding two passports: Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2026 notified
- 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...30 Apr, 2026, 10.52 AM IST
- 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...28 Apr, 2026, 08.14 PM IST
- OCI fees revised from April 1, 2026: How much you need to pay for new, reissued and duplicate cardsEffective April 1, 2026, the Bureau of Immigration has revised OCI service fees. Fresh applications now cost USD 275 abroad and Rs 15,000 w...13 Apr, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
- OCI card can be cancelled for serious criminal charges or convictions, Home Ministry warnsThe Ministry of Home Affairs has announced new rules regarding the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card. The OCI card can now be cancelled ...12 Aug, 2025, 06.26 PM IST
- PM Modi announces OCI cards for Mauritian PM Ramgoolam, spouse VeenaPrime Minister Narendra Modi announced the issuance of OCI cards to Mauritian leaders during his visit, emphasizing India's commitment to i...11 Mar, 2025, 08.04 PM IST
- MEA issues clarification on OCI rules, says no new changes madeThe Ministry of External Affairs has clarified that there have been no changes to the rules governing Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI). ...28 Sep, 2024, 01.52 PM IST
- 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 ...16 Apr, 2021, 05.20 PM IST
- Expert Take: All your questions about the recent OCI changes, answered.An important modification introduced by the March 2021 circular changes the reporting obligations of OCI cardholders in India. They now hav...16 Apr, 2021, 12.01 PM IST
- Foreigners married to Indians cannot enjoy OCI status after divorce, Centre tells HCThe woman has challenged in the high court a provision of the Citizenship Act - section 7D(f) - under which a foreign spouse of an Indian n...09 Apr, 2021, 01.16 PM IST
- 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...30 Mar, 2021, 09.45 AM IST
- India urged to extend renewal date of OCI card till Dec 31In December, the Ministry of Home Affairs' Foreigners Division issued an office memorandum directing the relevant government agencies and a...15 Feb, 2020, 01.16 PM IST
- 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...26 Dec, 2019, 11.44 AM IST
- 16 Indian-Americans briefly stranded at JFK airport for not carrying old cancelled passportsAt least 16 Indian-Americans with valid OCI cards headed to New Delhi from the US experienced some anxious moments at the John F Kennedy ai...23 Dec, 2019, 09.43 AM IST
- Govt relaxes certain guidelines for reissue of OCI cards"In case an OCI card holder who has attained the age of 50 years and got his/her passport renewed subsequently but has not got his/her OCI ...18 Dec, 2019, 10.36 PM IST
- Over two lakh OCI cards issued in 2019, says Home Ministry reportThe govt had relaxed the rules to allow OCI card holders to be eligible for appointment as teaching faculty at Indian Institute of Science ...22 Nov, 2019, 08.45 AM IST
- Govt in a fix over applications of live-in partners for OCI cardsThe Home Ministry is now examining the relevant rules and mulling what to do with such applications of live-in partners.26 Feb, 2016, 08.51 PM IST
- 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...12 Mar, 2012, 10.54 PM IST
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