Originally Posted by
AB3DC
Thank you for the update, Keyser.
If I'm reading this right:
If you are Indian citizen living abroad then, you need only police verification and finance ministry clearance.
If you are Indian citizen living in India then, you need police certification, finance ministry clearance, IB, CBI and RAW clearance. A meeting is set in March to recommend to PMO to remove the requirement for CBI clearance.
What determines whether your application is considered as "Indian citizen living abroad" vs "Indian citizen living in India"? When I did my PSK verification application, I entered a "Residing since" date of some time in the early 2000s (i.e. when my parents and I moved into our current house). However, I've been living abroad for the past decade, only in India for a few weeks every year (at my parents' house). My police verification was completed at this address when I last visited India in early January.
Based on this information, would I be considered as an Indian citizen living in India? I also know that in my initial GOES application I entered a detailed residence history dating back 5 years, which included all foreign addresses. I wonder if that's what's used to determine residency instead.