OCI Card Scheme

Notice regarding updated Online Webportal

Notice

This is to bring to the notice of the OCI applicants and OCI cardholders that the Online OCI webportal at https:/ociservices.gov.in/welcome has been modified under “OCI Miscellaneous Services” to facilitate updating details of new passport (each time a new passport is issued upto 20 years of age and once after completing 50 years of age) and reissue of OCI card once a new passport is issued after completing 20 years of age.

• To avail Miscellaneous Service, you must be an existing OCI Card Holder
• In case the existing OCI card holder wishes to update/upload the latest information about his latest passport, Change in address/Occupation/Contact details, the OCI card holder can select the option/(s) as applicable and upload the latest photograph and requisite documents. These details shall be updated into the OCI system records and an acknowledgement shall be shared with OCI card holder on his/her registered email ID. The services under these categories are gratis in nature:

1. In case issuance of new Passport (each time a new passport is issued up to 20 years of age and once after completing 50 years of age)
2. In case change in address/occupation/contact details.

• These Miscellaneous services can be availed for re-issuance of OCI Card as well as updating the information time to time as mentioned in the MHA notification dated 16th April, 2021. The re-issuance of new OCI card will be applicable for following categories:

1. In case of issuance of new passport (once a new passport is issued after completing 20 years of age.)
2. In case of change of personal particulars viz. name, father's name, nationality etc.
3. In case of loss/damage of OCI registration certificate.

A separate sub-portal under the name “Apply for Special Permission (only for OCI cardholders)” has been created in the Online OCI Webportal to facilitate the OCI card holder to apply for Special Permission.

“Extension of timeline for handwritten travel documents (PIO Cards):The hand written PIO Cards will continue to be accepted as a valid travel document till 31.12.2025 alongwith foreign passport and Indian Immigration Check Post(s) will continue to consider all PIO cards valid for exit/entry into India till 31.12.2025.  This extension of timeline is subject to the condition that if in the meantime any deadline is notified by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) thereby making hand written PIO cards invalid, then PIO cardholders may have to obtain appropriate visa from Indian Missions/Posts.  

Existing PIO card holders are also informed that no further extension will be given and they will have to get their PIO cards converted to OCI card by 31.12.2025, else they will have to get Visa from the Indian Missions/Posts abroad for travel to India and service of ‘New Visa’ from FRROs online portal if they are already living in India. It may be noted that the process is not automatic and the PIO card holders need to formally apply for an OCI card to receive a physical, machine-readable document. 

For further information regarding applying for OCI Card, visit the link https://ociservices.gov.in/welcome.  For any specific queries related to PIO to OCI conversion, please email cons1.moscow@mea.gov.in.”