Consulate General of India, San Francisco, California : OCI Reissuance Clarification

OCI Reissuance Clarification

OCI Card Reissue Guidelines

According to the recent relaxation in requirements for OCI Card Reissue:

(i) OCI cardholder is required to upload ONLINE a copy of the new passport and a recent photo (not more than 30 days old) each time a new passport is issued. The uploading of these documents may be done within three months of receipt of the new passport.

[Please visit https://ociservices.gov.in/welcome and select the option ‘OCI Miscellaneous Services’ for uploading copy of the passport, recent photograph and other documents. This does not involve any submission of documents through the Outsourcing Service Provider/Consulate and will be free of cost].

(ii) However, the only exception to the above is mandatory re-issue of the OCI card when an applicant gets a new passport issued after completing 20 years of age. Please refer to https://services.vfsglobal.com/usa/en/ind/apply-oci-servicesfor the process. The fees for this is US$ 25 and US$ 3 for Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF). Applicant also need to pay US$ 15.90 to the Outsourcing Agency as service charge, and a fee for any optional services like shipping labels etc.

(iii) Foreign spouse of an Indian Citizen or spouse of an OCI cardholder is required to upload a copy of the new passport and a recent photo ONLINE each time a new passport is issued, along with a declaration on subsisting of marriage, copy of the Indian passport of the Indian spouse/passport and OCI card of the OCI cardholder spouse.

Please note: an OCI card holder can travel with the OCI card and the current valid passport (minimum validity of 6 months or more)

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