The Bureau of Immigration had hiked the service fees for the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI), increasing it to 275 US dollars (approximately ₹25,700). The hiked service fee for OCI cardholders has ...

The Government of India continues to offer repeated clarifications regarding the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card days after the document’s digital version, e-OCI, was introduced to simplify ...

For the benefit of more than 50 lakh OCI holders, India has launched the e-OCI Card program and the Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Traveller Programme. The key change affects the document ...

Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) applicants in Canada will no longer be able to apply by post. Starting April 5, 2026, all OCI applications in Canada must be submitted in-person at designated BLS ...

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As part of its expanding service network for the Government of India’s Ministry of External Affairs worldwide, VFS Global has been awarded the contract to exclusively ...

New e-OCI portal offers faster, safer access to OCI credentials for travellers New e-OCI smartphone card boosts immigration efficiency in India’s digital governance push The Government of India has ...

India has announced the launch of the electronic Overseas Citizen of India (e-OCI) card for citizens living abroad, along with the revamped online portal to regulate foreign contributions, which would ...

NEW DELHI – Union Home Minister Amit Shah on May 19, launched a new and improved portal for Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders, aiming to make the system faster, simpler, and more ...

The Consulate General of India in Houston has announced that the Government of India has introduced the e-OCI facility, which allows OCI Cardholders to generate and store a digital version of their ...

In a gazette notification published on Thursday, the government has added a specific proviso for citizenship applicants involving children that "the minor child cannot at any time hold the passport of ...