OCI card scheme

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf immigration law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:application online application
gptkbp:benefit multiple entry, multi-purpose lifelong visa to India
exemption from registration with police for any length of stay in India
gptkbp:compatibleWith voting rights
Indian citizenship
right to buy agricultural land
right to hold constitutional office
gptkbp:documentType gptkb:OCI_card
gptkbp:eligibility foreign nationals who were eligible to become citizens of India on 26 January 1950 or were citizens of India on or after that date
anyone who has ever been a citizen of Pakistan or Bangladesh
children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren of such citizens
gptkbp:excludes citizens of Pakistan and Bangladesh
gptkbp:fullName Overseas Citizen of India card scheme
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label OCI card scheme
gptkbp:introducedIn 2005
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Citizenship_(Amendment)_Act,_2005
gptkbp:mergedInto PIO card scheme in 2015
gptkbp:purpose grant long-term visa to foreign citizens of Indian origin
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Persons_of_Indian_Origin_(PIOs)
gptkbp:renewalPeriod OCI card must be re-issued once after attaining age 20 and once after age 50
gptkbp:replacedBy Person of Indian Origin (PIO) card scheme
gptkbp:website https://ociservices.gov.in/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Persons_of_Indian_Origin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8