High Commission of India

                                                                     Lilongwe

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                                                                   Press Release

                                           Revised Guidelines for OCI Card Re-issue

According to the recent relaxation in requirements for OCI Card re-issue:

(i) Mandatory requirement of re-issuance of an OCI card each time a new passport is issued to a foreigner up to 20 years of age and once after completing 50 years of age, is dispensed with;

(ii) OCI cardholder is required to get the OCI card re-issued only once when a new passport is issued after completing 20 years of age. (Applicants may refer to https://www.hcililongwe.gov.in/page/oci/ for the process and applicable fees);

(iii) OCI cardholder is required to upload ONLINE a copy of the new passport and recent photo each time a new passport is issued up to 20 years of age and once after completing 50 years of age. The uploading of these documents may be done within three months of receipt of the new passport;

(iv) Foreign spouse of an Indian citizen or spouse of foreign origin of an OCI cardholder is required to upload a copy of the new passport and a recent photo ONLINE each time a new passport is issued, along with a declaration on subsisting of marriage, copy of the Indian passport of the Indian spouse/passport & OCI card of the OCI cardholder spouse.

(v) OCI card holders can apply for Special Permission in India through online web-portal at https://ociservices.gov.in/welcome as per instructions provided on the portal.

(in case of (iii) and (iv), please visit https://ociservices.gov.in and select the option ‘OCI Miscellaneous Services’ for uploading copy of the passport, recent photograph and other documents. This does not involve any submission of documents through the High Commission and will be Gratis.)

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Lilongwe, 09 August 2021