473. Converting PIO to OCI . . .

Questions: Dear Sir I am currently a British Citizen with OCI card. Obviously I was born and brought up in India and held Indian Citizenship. But subsequent to work and years I had lived in the UK I got British nationality My wife too shares the same status as mine. I have a daughter who is 4 and is a British national by birth. She currently has a PIO card. Is it possible to convert her PIO card to an OCI card? If so what is the procedure? I would appreciate your kindness if you could give me whatever useful information you may have. Warm RegardsSubbu Answer: As you already have an OCI card and were a former Indian citizen, your daughter should not have a problem getting OCI status. There is no procedure to convert PIO card to OCI. You should submit a new OCI application on behalf of your daughter. The procedure would be similar to when you got your own OCI. In the case of PIO card holders the PIO card needs to be returned to the Indian consulate when your OCI application is approved. You daughter’s PIO card would be canceled when she gets OCI
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473. Converting PIO to OCI . . .

Questions: Dear Sir I am currently a British Citizen with OCI card. Obviously I was born and brought up in India and held Indian Citizenship. But subsequent to work and years I had lived in the UK I got British nationality My wife too shares the same status as mine. I have a daughter who is 4 and is a British national by birth. She currently has a PIO card. Is it possible to convert her PIO card to an OCI card? If so what is the procedure? I would appreciate your kindness if you could give me whatever useful information you may have. Warm RegardsSubbu Answer: As you already have an OCI card and were a former Indian citizen, your daughter should not have a problem getting OCI status. There is no procedure to convert PIO card to OCI. You should submit a new OCI application on behalf of your daughter. The procedure would be similar to when you got your own OCI. In the case of PIO card holders the PIO card needs to be returned to the Indian consulate when your OCI application is approved. You daughter’s PIO card would be canceled when she gets OCI
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Disclaimer: Information provided is for general knowledge only and should not be deemed to be professional advice. For professional advice kindly consult a professional accountant, immigration advisor or the Indian consulate. Rules and regulations do change from time to time. Please note that in case of any variation between what has been stated on this website and the relevant Act, Rules, Regulations, Policy Statements etc. the latter shall prevail. © Copyright 2006 Nriinformation.com