Indian Citizenship Act 1955 and The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015
Comparative chart on NRI/PIO/PIO card holders/OCI
Frequently asked questions about Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)
OCI help email: helpdesk-oci@gov.in (India) or cgioci@btconnect.com (UK).
Don't expect responses regarding progress of applications ... you choice to try.
For someone with no surname in an Indian passport, see OCI application - UK passport has XXX in given name
Proxy collection of OCI booklet (when applicant is not in UK / country of normal residence)
What will be issued after registration as an OCI? wrote:For collection of the OCI Cardholder registration booklet, the applicant is required to be present at the concerned Indian Mission/FRRO in person or he/she can send a duly authorized person, along with his/her passport and the original documents for which self-attested copies were attached at the time of submitting application, for verification purposes. However, the condition is that the applicant should be physically present in the country of issuance of OCI cardholder registration booklet when it is collected through an authorized person. If a person is not in a position to travel to the country of issuance of the OCI cardholder registration booklet, he/she could procure it through the concerned Indian Mission/ FRRO of their present place of stay by making a formal request to the office issuing the OCI Cardholder registration booklet.
I am UK resident but travelling to India for a few weeks / months. Can I apply for OCI in India?
One of the requirements for applying OCI in India, as mentioned on the "instruction pages" when you print a submitted OCI application is:
which essentially means that you can apply in India "only if" you have traveled to / entered India on a UK passport with a valid Indian visa / resident permit.In case application is submitted in India, copy of any type of Visa (other than Missionary Visa and Mountaineering Visa) / Residential Permit with 3 months validity as on the date of application.