41. Lost OCI Card . . .
Question: Hello my name is Jaz and I was wondering what procedure do I follow if I have lost my OCI card- would I need to
get a new one made- filling in all the papers also paying the fees again or request for another one - (who may charge me for
this which I understand)
I have definatly received it at home but seemed to have misplaced it somewhere.
Answer: OCI is a lifelong visa for India that is pasted on your passport by the concerned Indian consulate where one applies
for OCI. There is no OCI card. A small passport size booklet is also provided to OCI holders and this is perhaps what many
refer to as OCI card.
In case you have lost the OCI booklet, your passport will still have your OCI stamp and OCI issue number. You can apply for
replacement lost OCI booklet through the OCI Miscellaneous Services.
Step by step instructions are provided on this website in an article titles ‘How to replace lost OCI Card’ To link to the page is
http://nriinformation.com/oci_replace.html
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41. Lost OCI Card . . .
Question: Hello my name is Jaz and I was wondering
what procedure do I follow if I have lost my OCI card-
would I need to get a new one made- filling in all the
papers also paying the fees again or request for another
one - (who may charge me for this which I understand)
I have definatly received it at home but seemed to have
misplaced it somewhere.
Answer: OCI is a lifelong visa for India that is pasted on
your passport by the concerned Indian consulate where
one applies for OCI. There is no OCI card. A small
passport size booklet is also provided to OCI holders and
this is perhaps what many refer to as OCI card.
In case you have lost the OCI booklet, your passport will
still have your OCI stamp and OCI issue number. You can
apply for replacement lost OCI booklet through the OCI
Miscellaneous Services.
Step by step instructions are provided on this website in
an article titles ‘How to replace lost OCI Card’ To link to the
page is http://nriinformation.com/oci_replace.html
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