Originally Posted by
PiperAtGatesofDawn
When citizens are not allowed to return... OCIs (technically foreign nationals) should not be complaining about how they are being treated.
I'm not arguing with the sentiment, but surely the whole thing about OCI status is that holders of it
ARE foreign nationals.
Essentially the "citizen" part is a bit of feel-good window-dressing. Maybe that's lulled some OCI into a false sense of security, and the current situation might shake them out of it.
An Indian colleague long-time resident in UAE is currently in the UK, facing similar confusion getting "home" to Dubai.