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Yes, but why would you discuss whether India is capable of carrying out evacuation of U.S. personnel?
I did not.
You misunderstood my statement - I meant assisting in coordinating with US operations/organizations...
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Evacuating an corporate individual or a a few corporate individuals is quite different from general evacuation of all U.S. citizens, which is the premise of your earlier post.
Maybe so...let's see what happens when the time comes...
I'm sorry if this has been covered before, but i was browsing the immihelp website concerning OCI vs PIO that SQ421 posted earlier and i found very few differences between the OCI and PIO. All that really stood out to me was having to report to the authorities if staying longer than 180 days under the PIO scheme. Apart from this, they're identical.
I have the OCI and the fact that i no longer have to deal with the frustrating Indian consulate here in Melbourne is a godsend. Still, im a little concerned about the consular access remark.
Seeing as the PIO covers nearly all the benefits of an OCI, why would they introduce it?
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I'm sorry if this has been covered before, but i was browsing the immihelp website concerning OCI vs PIO that SQ421 posted earlier and i found very few differences between the OCI and PIO. All that really stood out to me was having to report to the authorities if staying longer than 180 days under the PIO scheme. Apart from this, they're identical.
We have had to do it anyway, so no big deal...
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Seeing as the PIO covers nearly all the benefits of an OCI, why would they introduce it?
Exactly, if the PIO covers all bases, why the need for the OCI? Particularly when the Indian constitution forbids true dual citizenship?
OCI is an attempt by the Indian Government to mollycoddle the Indian diaspora into a belief that a form of "Indian Citizenship" is available to them. In reality, an OCI card is essentially a life time, multiple entry, permanent resident visa and nothing more.
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OCI is an attempt by the Indian Government to mollycoddle the Indian diaspora into a belief that a form of "Indian Citizenship" is available to them. In reality, an OCI card is essentially a life time, multiple entry, permanent resident visa and nothing more.
Thats exactly the reason i got it, To have some sort of link to the land of my ancestors. Im happy that its not citizenship and even if its only a permanent resident card/visa, im happy that i can live in India if the .... hits the fan* in the west! I would rather live as a majority in India then as a minority in the west.
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Thats exactly the reason i got it, To have some sort of link to the land of my ancestors. Im happy that its not citizenship and even if its only a permanent resident card/visa, im happy that i can live in India if the .... hits the fan* in the west! I would rather live as a majority in India then as a minority in the west.
*Highly doubt it but you can never be too sure!
That's a reasonable most logical approach. In bad economic times, those perceived to be outsiders are most likely to be targets.
Indians were kicked out of Uganda, were targeted in Burma. The Burma fr Burmese movement was the inspiration for "Bhumiputra" sentiment led movements against "foreigners" in Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka (Tamils).
In contrast some, in order to ensure being rescued out of India (evacuated) by U.S. marines, opted for PIO.
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That's a reasonable most logical approach. In bad economic times, those perceived to be outsiders are most likely to be targets.
Indians were kicked out of Uganda, were targeted in Burma. The Burma fr Burmese movement was the inspiration for "Bhumiputra" sentiment led movements against "foreigners" in Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka (Tamils).
In contrast some, in order to ensure being rescued out of India (evacuated) by U.S. marines, opted for PIO.
Yaatri, with that last sentence above, never let me tell you that you have never made me laugh. But shouldn't it be Royal Marines and OCI?
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Yaatri, with that last sentence above, never let me tell you that you have never made me laugh. But shouldn't it be Royal Marines and OCI?
The British government can not afford to rescue its citizens. They will probably hang us out to dry! They will probably rescue EU citizens before brits so they do get called "Racists"! All in the name of equal opportunites!
sorry could not resist having a dig at the government!
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Yaatri, with that last sentence above, never let me tell you that you have never made me laugh. But shouldn't it be Royal Marines and OCI?
Thank you GUWonder. I am always happy to make you laugh. If I were talking about d3vski, it would be Royal Marines indeed. But d3vski wasn't talking about having to be evacuated from India. I know some women have a fetish for men in uniform. Now some men have that fetish too.
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