Originally Posted by
FlyerWx
To be honest, I was in the same situation as you, with not knowing "Lifelong" did not mean "lasting or remaining in a particular state throughout a person's life" for a child
Does anybody know any instance when a child (or senior) was denied entry into India because they were <20 (or >50) years old with an non-reissued OCI card??
Because this has always confused me
http://boi.gov.in/content/overseas-c...oci-cardholder
It's like everything the govt. of India publishes contradicts something else... and it confuses everyone
I would err on the side of caution with this, regardless of anecdotal evidence.
I don' t know when this rule came into effect, but since 2009, when my child's first passport was renewed (and OCI wasn't), she has traveled to India at least once a year, so my own experience over 7-8 years suggests that passport control in India don't really care very much about this, yet now that I know, I will surely get this rectified.