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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 1:43 am
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Originally Posted by ukdoctor
Also try to get a PIO/OCI (if you have indian origin) for the future. I have been through the same nightmare of having to go to the Indian embassy to sort out my re entry.

I got my OCI a few months ago and its the best thing I ever did.
The Indian visa headaches are certainly an incentive to picking up OCI or PIO status for those granted allowances for such status.

What I have noticed from conversations with Indian diplomats and current and former Home Ministry personnel is that there has been an increase in choosing short-duration visas by Indian-origin citizens of a variety of OECD countries. That is being done significantly for reasons related to plans to acquire OCI status. [Why pay more for a five-year or ten-year Indian visa when in a 3-6 months or a year you will be paying for OCI status and thus not have any of the waiver-acquisition hassles related to re-entry within 2 months.]
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