difference between indain citizen, non resident citizen and person of indian ancestry

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Comparative Chart on NRI/PIO/PIO CARD HOLDERS/OCI

NRI PIO PIO Card Holder OCI

1.Who ? An Indiancitizen whois ordinarilyresidingoutsideIndia andholds anIndianPassport

A personwho or whoseany ofancestors wasan Indiannational andwho ispresentlyholdinganothercountrys

citizenship/nationality i.e.he/she isholdingforeignpassport

A person registered asPIO Card Holder underMHAs scheme videNotification No.26011/4/98-F.I dated19.08.2002.

A person registered asOverseas Citizen of India(OCI) under section 7Aof the Citizenship Act,1955

2. Who iseligible?

- - Any person who at anytime held an IndianPassport; or he or eitherof his parents or grandparents was born in or

was permanently residentin India as defined inGovernment of India Act,1935 and other territoriesthat became part of Indiathereafter providedneither was at any time acitizen of Afghanistan,Bhutan, China, Nepal,Pakistan and Sri Lanka;or who is a spouse of acitizen of India or aperson of Indian origin asmentioned above.

A foreign national, whowas eligible to becomecitizen of India on26.01.1950 or was acitizen of India on or at

anytime after 26.01.1950or belonged to a territorythat became part of Indiaafter 15.08.1947 andhis/her children andgrand children, providedhis/her country ofcitizenship allows dualcitizenship in some formor other under the locallaws, is eligible forregistration as OverseasCitizen of India (OCI).Minor children of suchperson are also eligiblefor OCI. However, if theapplicant had ever been acitizen of Pakistan orBangladesh, he/she willnot be eligible for OCI.


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3.Howcan oneget ?

- - Eligible persons to applyin the prescribed formalongwith enclosures.Form available onMHAs website:

www.mha.nic.in.

Eligible persons to applyon line/down loadapplication form fromMHAs website:

www.mha.nic.in.

4. Whereto apply?

- - To the IndianMission/Post in thecountry where theapplicant is ordinarilyresident; If in India onlong term visa(more thanone year), to the FRRO,Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkatta,Amritsar, CHIO, Chennai

or to the JointSecretary(Foreigners),MHA.

To the IndianMission/Post of thecountry of applicantscitizenship or wherehe/she is not in thecountry of citizenship, tothe Indian Mission/Postof the country in whichhe/she is ordinarily

resident. If the applicantis in India, he/she canapply to the FRRO atDelhi, Mumbai, Kolkota,Amritsar, CHIO, Chennaior to the UnderSecretary, OCI Cell,Citizenship Section,Foreigners Division,Ministry of HomeAffairs, NDCC-II

Building, Jai SinghRoad, New Delhi-110001.

5. Fees? - - Rs. 15,000/- orequivalent in localcurrency for adults. Forthe children upto the ageof 18 years, the fee isRs. 7500/- or equivalentin local currency.

US $ 275 or equivalent inlocal currency. In case ofPIO card holders, it is US$ 25 or equivalent inlocal currency.

6.Whichnationalsareeligible?

- - PIOs of all countriesexcept Afghanistan,Bangladesh, Bhutan,China, Nepal, Pakistanand Sri Lanka

PIOs of all countriesexcept Pakistan andBangladesh.


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7.Whatbenefitsone isentitledto?

All benefitsas availableto Indiancitizensubject to

notificationsissued bytheGovernmentfrom time totime

No specificbenefits.

(i)Shall not require aseparate visa to visitIndia.(ii) Will be exempt fromthe requirements of

registration if his/her stayon any single visit inIndia does not exceed180 days.(iii) In the event ofcontinuous stay in Indiaexceeding 180 days,he/she shall have to gethimself/herself registeredwithin 30 days of theexpiry of 180 days with

the concernedFRRO/FRO.(iv) Parity with NRIs inrespect of all facilitiesavailable to the later inthe economic, financialand educational fieldsexcept in maters relatingto the acquisition ofagricultural/ plantationproperties. No parity

shall be allowed in thesphere of political rights.

(i) A multiple entrymulti-purpose life longvisa for visiting India.(ii)Exemption fromregistration with local

police authority for anylength of stay in India.(iii) Parity with Nonresident Indians (NRIs)in respect of economic,financial and educationalfields except in relationto acquisition ofagricultural or plantationproperties. No parityshall be allowed in the

sphere of political rights.

Any other benefits toOCIs will be notified bythe Ministry of OverseasIndian Affairs (MOIA)under Section 7B(1) ofthe Citizenship Act,1955.

8.Doeshe/sherequirevisa forvisitingIndia?

No Yes and ofspecific typedepending onhis/herpurpose ofvisit.

Can visit India withoutvisa for 15 years from thedate of issue of PIO card.

Can visit India withoutvisa for life long.

9.Is herequiredto register

with localpoliceauthori-ties inIndia?

No Yes. Yes, one time when thestay in India exceeds 180days for the first time.

No


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10.Whatactivitiescan beunder-taken in

India?

Allactivities

Activity asspecified inthe visa

All activities exceptmountaineering,missionary and researchwork and existingPAP/RAP which require

specific permit.

All activities exceptmountaineering,missionary and researchwork and existingPAP/RAP which require

specific permit.

11.Howcan oneacquireIndiancitizen-ship

He/she is anIndiancitizen

As persection 5(1)(a) & 5(1) (c)of theCitizenshipAct, he/shehas to residein India forminimum 7

years beforemakingapplicationfor grantingIndiancitizenship

As per section 5(1) (a) &5(1) (c) of theCitizenship Act, he/shehas to reside in India forminimum 7 years beforemaking application forgranting Indiancitizenship

Registered OCI may begranted Indiancitizenship after 5 yearsfrom date of registrationprovided he/she stays forone year in India beforemaking application

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