Re-issuance is also required when the nationality of the OCI Card holder changes, as long as the new citizenship is not of ...

MHA issued a notification on August 11 invoking powers under clause (da) of section 7D of the Citizenship Act, 1955. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has made it stricter for Overseas Citizens of ...

The front cover of an OCI registration certificate. The Indian government said April 15 that it has simplified the process of maintaining Overseas Citizens of India cards, which is welcome news to ...

India is in the process of cancelling the registration of more than a dozen Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card holders for carrying out pro-Khalistan activities and anti-India propaganda, said ...

The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a notification stating that the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card, which allows Indian-origin foreign nationals to visit India without any visa, will be ...

British academic Nitasha Kaul said on Monday (May 19, 2025) that the Indian government has cancelled her Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) registration for indulging in “anti-India activities” through ...

The Ministry of Home Affairs has announced new rules for overseas citizens of India that may impact their future registration or cancellation. In a gazette notification issued on Tuesday, India has ...

Spelling good news for several Goans settled abroad, the Centre has simplified the entry and exit procedure for Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders. From now on, OCI cardholders will not need ...

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has stated that more than 34 lakh Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) registrations had been done but declined to divulge information relating to the number of persons ...

Describing as a "worrisome trend" the "rising" cases of fraudulent marriages between Non-Resident Indians and Indian citizens, the Law Commission has recommended a comprehensive law to deal with the ...

A special CBI court in Mumbai has refused to entertain a plea filed by Indrani Mukerjea seeking reissuance of her OCI certificate. Mukerjea, an Indian-born UK national, was jailed for over six years ...

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has tightened norms governing Overseas Citizens of India (OCI), stating that OCI registration shall be liable for cancellation if an individual is sentenced to ...