OCI card & New passport
Feb 24, 2014, 4:27 pm
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OCI card & New passport
Two questions -
A toddlers first passport is expiring in June will he be allowed to visit India in April or does the passport need to be valid for 3/6 months?
If I get the passport renewed before the trip do I need to get the OCI cert moved to new passport or can we just carry the old passport and the OCI card?
A toddlers first passport is expiring in June will he be allowed to visit India in April or does the passport need to be valid for 3/6 months?
If I get the passport renewed before the trip do I need to get the OCI cert moved to new passport or can we just carry the old passport and the OCI card?
Feb 25, 2014, 2:41 am
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Just read this timatic:
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/ti...buser=DELTAB2C
and
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Highlights for your situation:
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and
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Highlights for your situation:
Passport and/or passport replacing documents must be valid
on arrival.
on arrival.
If the passport is renewed, the OCI "U" type visa issued in the old
passport remains valid, even if the holder acquires a new nationality (excluding Bangladesh or Pakistan). It is required to hold both passports.
passport remains valid, even if the holder acquires a new nationality (excluding Bangladesh or Pakistan). It is required to hold both passports.
Feb 25, 2014, 3:28 am
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Just read this timatic:
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/ti...buser=DELTAB2C
and
https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/t...buser=DELTAB2C
Highlights for your situation:
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/ti...buser=DELTAB2C
and
https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/t...buser=DELTAB2C
Highlights for your situation:
Just out of interest has anyone moved the OCI to a new passport? How was the experience?
Feb 25, 2014, 11:02 am
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i believe if an indian passport holder is traveling outside india then the passport needs to be valid for atleast 6 months....there seems to be no requirement the other way around....
Feb 25, 2014, 2:54 pm
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Mar 1, 2014, 9:16 pm
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No. It depends on the country being visited. The USA for example allows Indian passport holders to enter up to the last date of validity of their passports due to a reciprocal agreement with India.
Mar 2, 2014, 12:28 am
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are you sure????i can't comment on the us but i remember my wife was told to get her passport renewed before visiting europe since she had less than 6 months left before it expires....
Mar 2, 2014, 3:08 am
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Schengen states require that Indian citizen's passports must be valid for 90 days / 3 months beyond the intended period of stay. If the intended period of stay is 2 days for example, then you must have 92 days remaining validity upon the date of entry.
The USA, UK, Australia and Canada have no such requirement - merely that the passport is valid upon the dates of entry and exit.
Other countries have different requirements - Hong Kong requires 1 month, South Africa requires 30 days, Indonesia requires 6 months and so forth. No one-size-fits-all by any means.
Mar 2, 2014, 3:46 am
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Yes, I am absolutely sure.
Schengen states require that Indian citizen's passports must be valid for 90 days / 3 months beyond the intended period of stay. If the intended period of stay is 2 days for example, then you must have 92 days remaining validity upon the date of entry.
The USA, UK, Australia and Canada have no such requirement - merely that the passport is valid upon the dates of entry and exit.
Other countries have different requirements - Hong Kong requires 1 month, South Africa requires 30 days, Indonesia requires 6 months and so forth. No one-size-fits-all by any means.
Schengen states require that Indian citizen's passports must be valid for 90 days / 3 months beyond the intended period of stay. If the intended period of stay is 2 days for example, then you must have 92 days remaining validity upon the date of entry.
The USA, UK, Australia and Canada have no such requirement - merely that the passport is valid upon the dates of entry and exit.
Other countries have different requirements - Hong Kong requires 1 month, South Africa requires 30 days, Indonesia requires 6 months and so forth. No one-size-fits-all by any means.
Mar 2, 2014, 4:31 am
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Yes, I am absolutely sure.
Schengen states require that Indian citizen's passports must be valid for 90 days / 3 months beyond the intended period of stay. If the intended period of stay is 2 days for example, then you must have 92 days remaining validity upon the date of entry.
The USA, UK, Australia and Canada have no such requirement - merely that the passport is valid upon the dates of entry and exit.
Other countries have different requirements - Hong Kong requires 1 month, South Africa requires 30 days, Indonesia requires 6 months and so forth. No one-size-fits-all by any means.
Schengen states require that Indian citizen's passports must be valid for 90 days / 3 months beyond the intended period of stay. If the intended period of stay is 2 days for example, then you must have 92 days remaining validity upon the date of entry.
The USA, UK, Australia and Canada have no such requirement - merely that the passport is valid upon the dates of entry and exit.
Other countries have different requirements - Hong Kong requires 1 month, South Africa requires 30 days, Indonesia requires 6 months and so forth. No one-size-fits-all by any means.
Feb 4, 2015, 9:58 pm
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Using the search function, this is the closest thread I could find
(google search produce better results than search forum function of FT)
Please point to appropriate thread if there is a better thread out there.
When I had originally applied for OCI, it was truely a lifelong visa. It seems at some point, babus have introduced requirement that after age 50, you need to go through painful process all over again when you get new US passport (so technically, India does not care when - anytime between age 50 and 60 - rather a requirement dependent on US passport issuance)
I could not find explanation/reasoning behind this seemingly idiotic requirement. Has anyone ever found out where this requirement came from and when did it start?
The usual "security" reason does not make sense (yet to find a senior citizen terrorist!!)
(google search produce better results than search forum function of FT)
Please point to appropriate thread if there is a better thread out there.
When I had originally applied for OCI, it was truely a lifelong visa. It seems at some point, babus have introduced requirement that after age 50, you need to go through painful process all over again when you get new US passport (so technically, India does not care when - anytime between age 50 and 60 - rather a requirement dependent on US passport issuance)
I could not find explanation/reasoning behind this seemingly idiotic requirement. Has anyone ever found out where this requirement came from and when did it start?
The usual "security" reason does not make sense (yet to find a senior citizen terrorist!!)
Feb 5, 2015, 12:30 am
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Using the search function, this is the closest thread I could find
(google search produce better results than search forum function of FT)
Please point to appropriate thread if there is a better thread out there.
When I had originally applied for OCI, it was truely a lifelong visa. It seems at some point, babus have introduced requirement that after age 50, you need to go through painful process all over again when you get new US passport (so technically, India does not care when - anytime between age 50 and 60 - rather a requirement dependent on US passport issuance)
I could not find explanation/reasoning behind this seemingly idiotic requirement. Has anyone ever found out where this requirement came from and when did it start?
The usual "security" reason does not make sense (yet to find a senior citizen terrorist!!)
(google search produce better results than search forum function of FT)
Please point to appropriate thread if there is a better thread out there.
When I had originally applied for OCI, it was truely a lifelong visa. It seems at some point, babus have introduced requirement that after age 50, you need to go through painful process all over again when you get new US passport (so technically, India does not care when - anytime between age 50 and 60 - rather a requirement dependent on US passport issuance)
I could not find explanation/reasoning behind this seemingly idiotic requirement. Has anyone ever found out where this requirement came from and when did it start?
The usual "security" reason does not make sense (yet to find a senior citizen terrorist!!)
Feb 6, 2015, 10:51 pm
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It is re-issue of OCI.
Paperwork gets sent from INdia.
You have to cancel old OCI and get new OCI card as well as new sticker in new passport.
Process can take one to two months in addition to hassles of dealing with Indian Consulate (something I thought LIFE LONG visa meant never again)
But more critically, you lose ability to travel to India at moment's notice because as soon as you get new US passport, old OCI is invalid.
With 10 year visa, you can still travel with old passport and new passport
Paperwork gets sent from INdia.
You have to cancel old OCI and get new OCI card as well as new sticker in new passport.
Process can take one to two months in addition to hassles of dealing with Indian Consulate (something I thought LIFE LONG visa meant never again)
But more critically, you lose ability to travel to India at moment's notice because as soon as you get new US passport, old OCI is invalid.
With 10 year visa, you can still travel with old passport and new passport
Feb 7, 2015, 12:25 am
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It is re-issue of OCI.
Paperwork gets sent from INdia.
You have to cancel old OCI and get new OCI card as well as new sticker in new passport.
Process can take one to two months in addition to hassles of dealing with Indian Consulate (something I thought LIFE LONG visa meant never again)
But more critically, you lose ability to travel to India at moment's notice because as soon as you get new US passport, old OCI is invalid.
With 10 year visa, you can still travel with old passport and new passport
Paperwork gets sent from INdia.
You have to cancel old OCI and get new OCI card as well as new sticker in new passport.
Process can take one to two months in addition to hassles of dealing with Indian Consulate (something I thought LIFE LONG visa meant never again)
But more critically, you lose ability to travel to India at moment's notice because as soon as you get new US passport, old OCI is invalid.
With 10 year visa, you can still travel with old passport and new passport