Benefits to an OCI Cardholder

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A brief description of benefits to an OCI cardholder is as below:

multiple entry lifelong visa for visiting India for any purpose, except for the purpose mentioned in para 5 below.

exemption from registration with the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer or Foreigners Registration Officer for any length of stay in India:

parity with Indian nationals in the matter of, (i) (ii) tariffs in air fares in domestic sectors in India; and entry fees to be charged for visiting national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, the national monuments, historical sites and museums in India;

parity with Non-Resident Indians in the matter of,

(i) inter-country adoption of Indian children subject to the compliance of the procedure as laid down by the competent authority for such adoption;

(ii) appearing for the all India entrance tests such as National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, Joint Entrance Examination (Mains), Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) or such other tests to make them eligible for admission only against any Non-Resident Indian seat or any supernumerary seat: Provided that the OCI Cardholder shall not be eligible for admission against any seat reserved exclusively for Indian citizens;

(iii) purchase or sale of immovable properties other than agricultural land or farm house or plantation property; and

(iv) pursuing the following professions in India as per the provisions contained in the applicable relevant statutes or Acts as the case may be, namely:-

(a) doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists;

(b) advocates;

(d) chartered accountants;

(v) in respect of all other economic, financial and educational fields not specified in this notification or the rights and privileges not covered by the notifications made by The Reserve Bank of India under The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999), the OCI Cardholder shall have the same rights and privileges as a foreigner.

Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Cardholders are eligible for appointment as teaching faculty in IITs, NITs, IIMs, IISERs, IISc, Central Universities and in the new AIIMS set up under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).

Any other benefits to an OCI Cardholder may be notified by the Central Government under section 7B(1) of The Citizenship Act, 1955.

A person registered as an OCI Cardholder is eligible to apply for grant of Indian citizenship under section 5(1) (g) of The Citizenship Act, 1955 if he/she has attained full age (18 year) and if he/she is registered as OCI Cardholder for five years and is ordinarily resident in India for twelve months before making an application for registration.

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