Consulate General of India
San Francisco

PRESS RELEASE

December 27, 2021

 Subject: Extension of validity of PIO Card till 31st December, 2022

It has been decided that the Bureau of Immigration (BOI) will accept Person of Indian Origin (PIO) Cards as valid travel document till 31st December, 2022 along with valid foreign passport. The Indian Immigration Check Post(s) will continue to consider all PIO Cards valid for exit/entry into India till 31st December, 2022.

2. This extension of timeline is subject to the condition that if in the meantime, any deadline is notified by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) thereby making handwritten PIO Cards invalid, then PIO cardholders may have to obtain appropriate visa from Indian Mission/Posts.

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