OCI & other Services

Last update :02-13-2012

Tuesday, 14 February 2012

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OCI & other services

PlO / OCl Cards : Download the document here.
Applications for PIO / OCI cards are accepted in the Consular Wing of the Mission from Monday through Friday between 1000 to 1200 hrs.
For detailed instructions on PIO Card, the applicants are advised to visit the following link of the Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi: http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/pioform.pdf.
Similarly, detailed information on OCI Cards can be obtained from the following link.

Instructions on specifications for photograph for OCI applications.

For Indian nationals who are in the process of obtaining nationality of other country or have already obtained citizenship of the other country

Services rendered to French Nationals of Indian origin :

For a P.l.O. Card (Person of Indian Origin Card) :

Requirements :

French passport (original + copy) - (Each child under 18 must have a separate passport)
Proof of Indian origin (birth certificate issued by Indian authorities, previous Indian passport, etc.)
4 recent photographs (identical ones)

Form duly filled up, dated and signed by each applicant (except for minors) to be downloaded from :http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/pioform.pdf (TWO sets with enclosures)

Fees:

(i) 327€ (adult) / 164C (-18 years) in cash
(ii) 333€ (adult) / 170€ (- 18 years) by certified cheque if you apply by post through recorded delivery with acknowledgment.

Kindly note that the P.l.O card is issued for a period of 15 years and is normally issued within three working days. However where cases are referred to the Missions concerned PIO cards are issued on receipt of clearence from the Mission/Post concerned.

For an O.C.l. Card (Overseas Citizenship of India Card):

Application form duly filled in online by each applicant (except for minors) at the following link
The application must then be printed, dated and signed (signature should be within the box meant for that purpose) and submitted in one set along with the following documents :

French passport (original + copy)** -(Each child under 18 must have a separate passport)
Livret de famille (original + copy) **
Proof of Indian origin (Indian birth certificate of the applicant or parents or grandparents) **
Indian passport if the applicant was an Indian national [original + copy and/ or Indian passport of parent(s) / grandparent(s)]**
Naturalisation certificate (certificat de nationalité française-) (original + copy)**
4 recent photographs with light coloured background (51mmx 51mm & identical ones)

Fees :

(i) For a holder of a P.l.O. card: 22€, in cash / 28€ by certified cheque if you apply by recorded delivery with acknowledgement.
(ii) For others: 234 € in cash / 240 € by certified cheque if you apply by recorded delivery with acknowledgement.

Kindly note that an 0.C.I. card is a life-long visa and is issued normally within TEN working days, subject to receipt of OCI cards from the Ministry. However where cases are referred to the Missions concerned, OCI applications are processed on receipt of clearence from the Mission/Post concerned.
** All the photocopies should be self-attested by the applicant.