{"id":24294,"date":"2019-11-08T13:43:36","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T18:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=24294"},"modified":"2019-11-28T14:38:36","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T19:38:36","slug":"new-oci-card-validity-criteria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/new-oci-card-validity-criteria\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian-origin Foreign Citizens Must Ensure New Criteria of OCI Card Validity before They Visit India"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, the Consulate General of India worldwide released a press release circulating a new update for the Overseas Citizen of India card<\/strong>. The OCI card holders \u2013 foreign citizens of Indian origin \u2013 are required to comply with the new criteria regarding validity of their OCI cards before they book their travel to India. The new criteria of the OCI card validity came into effect this November 1.<\/p>\n

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The OCI card holders within the age bracket of 20 years are required to get their OCI cards reissued each time when their passport is reissued<\/strong>, according to the Consulate General of India. Those above 20 years of age are exempted from ensuring this criterion of validity.<\/p>\n

Reissue of the OCI card is not compulsory along with reissue of the passport for those within the age bracket of 21 to 50 years<\/strong>. But they have to carry their old passport which their OCI card was issued on, in order to prove the card validity. They do also have to carry the current passport.<\/p>\n

Those above 50 years of age are required to get their OCI cards reissued only once when their passport is renewed after they turn 50.<\/strong> It is also recommended in the Consulate General of India\u2019s press release that the Overseas Citizen of India card holders must always carry the expired passport along with the current\/new passport and the OCI card while traveling to India.<\/p>\n

Also Check: Revised Rules for Gaining New OCI Cards<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The government of India has also decided to allow the OCI card holders\u2019 investment in the tax-saving national pension scheme<\/span><\/a> (NPS), adding value to the OCI card beyond its primary use as a lifelong visa to India for multiple entries.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Recently, the Consulate General of India worldwide released a press release circulating a new update for the Overseas Citizen of India card. The OCI card holders \u2013 foreign citizens of Indian origin \u2013 are required to comply with the new criteria regarding validity of their OCI cards before they book their travel to India. 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