407. How foreign doctor can

get license to practice in India

Questions: Hello Mr Chand, Hope it's not much of a trouble to you, I saw your website and guiding people. I am expecting the same if you can counsel me about my doubts. Kindly, read my below mentioned queries and throw some light in respect. 1. I am a Citizen of Nepal by birth and have done my MBBS from Nepal and currently i am pursuing PG from Nepal. All my schooling has been in Nepal 2. I am intending to marry an Indian this year. 3. My Mom is Indian by birth and my dad is a citizen of Nepal by birth. 4. Is there any possibility or provision i can practice as a Doctor legally in India after my marriage..? 5. Is my degree be recognized as per Indian Medical standards if not then what are my options..? 6. I came to know few PIO and OCI are eligible to practice in India.. By any chance do i come in that category. If yes then which one PCI or OCI 7. Documents required to obtain PIO or OCI. 8. Any possibility how can i practice in India after my PG. I can also do PG from India if that will allow me to practice in India. I am sure i am giving you too much trouble. But i have been in talk with so many people but never got a clear picture and also made 3 visit to MCI office without any clear information. I would highly appreciate if you can guide me with this. Waiting anxiously for your revert. Warm Regards, Ashutosh Kumar Answer: If your intention is to get married to an Indian citizen so as to get OCI, then you should reconsider. A foreign spouse cannot get OCI on the basis of their wife/husband being of Indian origin. In such a scenario, only PIO card is possible and citizens of Nepal are not eligible to apply for PIO. To be eligible for OCI, one of the conditions mentioned by the Government of India is that the applicants country of citizenship allows dual citizenship in some form or other under the local laws. As per Section 10 of the Nepal Citizenship Act 2006, dual citizenship is not allowed. To apply for OCI In a case such as yours, since your mother is an Indian by birth, you should check with the Indian consulate in Nepal. Whether your degree will be recognized by MCI is difficult to say without knowing where your got your degree from. The chances are that if the Medical school is recognized by the World Health Organization, it may be recognized by MCI. Currently, I believe there are ten schools that are recognized from Nepal by WHO. They are: 1. B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari District 2. College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, Bharatpur, Chitwan (Dist.) 3. Kathmandu Medical College (pvt.) Ltd. Kathmandu 4. Kathmandu University, School of Medical Sciences Dhulikhel 5. Manipal College of Medical Sciences Pokhara 16, Kaski District 6. Nepal Medical College Pvt. Ltd. Kathmandu 7. Nepalgunj Medical College Nepalgunj-16 8. National Medical College , Birganj, Birganj, Temporarily affiliated to Tribhuvan University 9. Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu 10. Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawi Bhairahawa I have posted an article on how foreign doctors can get license to practice in India that you may be interested in reading. The article is available by clicking HERE or you can visit the Home page of this website and use the link provided for ‘Foreign doctors working in India’.