OCI Card
1. Apply for New OCI Registration [click here to apply]
2. Information on eligiblity and documents required for OCI Card [click here]
2. Informații privind eligibilitatea și documentele necesare pentru Cardul OCI [click aici]
3. OCI Miscellaneous Services [click here to apply]
a) According to the recent guidelines for re-issue of OCI Card, an OCI cardholder is required to get the OCI card re-issued in the following cases:
- In case of issuance of new passport (once a new passport is issued after completing 20 years of age.)
- In case of change of personal particulars viz. name, father's name, nationality etc.
- In case of loss/damage of OCI registration certificate.
b) OCI cardholder is required to upload ONLINE a copy of the new passport and a recent photo each time a new passport is issued up to 20 years of age and once after completing 50 years of age. The uploading of these documents may be done within three months of receipt of the new passport. This does not involve any submission of documents at the Embassy and will be Gratis.
c) Foreign spouse of an Indian Citizen or spouse of foreign origin of an OCI cardholder is required to upload a copy of the new passport and a recent photo ONLINE each time a new passport is issued, along with a declaration on subsisting of marriage, copy of the Indian passport of the Indian spouse/passport and OCI card of the OCI cardholder spouse. This does not involve any submission of documents at the Embassy and will be Gratis.
4. Further, on account of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, in order to avoid inconvenience to OCI cardholders who are required to get their OCI cards reissued, it has been decided by Government of India to extend the timeline for re-issuance of OCI card from December 31, 2021 till December 31, 2022.
5. The requirement of carrying old and new passports, along with the OCI card, has been done away with. Henceforth, an OCI cardholder traveling on the strength of existing OCI card bearing old passport number is not required to carry the old passport. However, carrying the new (current) passport is mandatory.
6. Printout of online filled-in application form with affixed recent colour photograph and duly signed alongwith required documents, one additional photograph, and applicable fee has to be submitted at the Embassy on appointed time.
Fee Structure for OCI Services
Schedule Appointment
