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๐Ÿšฉ⚜️Who are PIO and OCI?๐Ÿšฉ

๐Ÿšฉ Session of 26/june/2023⤵️

⚜️Who are PIO and OCI?

✅There are over 30 million overseas Indians living abroad and the remittance of close to 69 billion dollars annually by overseas Indians.
They can be categorised in three broad categories - NRIs, PIOs and OCIs. A Non-Resident Indian (NRI) is a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country for six months.

✅PIOs and OCI card holders are not citizens but people who want to stay connected and involved with India more closely.
✅The PIO card was first implemented in 2002 as a benefit to foreign nationals who could establish at least a third generation tie to Indian origin.
✅The OCI card was implemented in 2005, carried more benefits than the PIO card, and is valid for the holder’s lifetime.

๐ŸšฉIn 2015, the PIO scheme was withdrawn by the Government of India and was merged with the OCI.

๐Ÿ”ฑSome extra information ⚜️

๐Ÿ‘‰The Government of India via Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015 merged the Person of Indian Origin (PIO) category with OCI category in 2015.

๐ŸšฉBenefits to OCI Cardholders

✅OCI cardholders can enter India multiple times, get a multipurpose lifelong visa to visit India, and are exempt from registering with Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO).

✅If an individual is registered as an OCI for a period of five years, he/she is eligible to apply for Indian citizenship.

✅At all Indian international airports, OCI cardholders are provided with special immigration counters.

✅OCI cardholders can open special bank accounts in India, buy the non-farm property and exercise ownership rights and can also apply for a Permanent Account Number (PAN) card.

๐ŸšฉLimitations ๐Ÿ‘‰

✅OCI cardholders do not get voting rights, cannot hold a government job and purchase agricultural or farmland.

๐Ÿ‘‰They cannot travel to restricted areas without government permission.

For more details please visit๐Ÿ‘‰ citizenship act of 1955.

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