96. Australian Citizens Living in

India

Q: Hello Mr V. K. Chand I hope you doing good and is in best of health and cheerful spirits I have few question , and will appreciate if you can answer them I am an Australian citizen and also OCI . I got my Australian citizenship in 2008 and also got my OCI in December 2008 and after that i came back to India in January 2009 and till now i am living in India with my family I am living in India exploring job opportunities Can you please advise me that do i have to inform Australian embassy that i am living in India for about last 1 years and 2 months and plan to settle in India , if i get a good employment , or is it fine without informing them ? . As i have got Australian passport i can go to Australia any time without informing Australian embassy that i am coming back to Australia in this day or not ? I am planning to settle in India , so do i have to inform OCI people that i am planning to settle in India My address in OCI card is an Australian address where i was living before , so do i have to inform OCI embassy about my current Indian address ? Because if i go back to Australia then again i have to change the address , so i reckon it will be bit of hassle , changing address all the time SO BASICALLY MY QUESTIONS ARE THAT IF A AUSTRALIAN CITIZEN AND DUAL CITIZEN OF INDIA IS LIVING IN INDIA FOR GOOD , DO HE HAS TO INFORM AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY ABOUT IT AND ALSO OCI EMBASSY ABOUT THE DURATION OF HIS OR HER STAY IN INDIA AND WHEN HE OR SHE IS PLANNING TO GO BACK OR NOT ? I will appreciate your help and feedback I hope you understand my questions and thanks for your cooperation and future contacts if needed from my side Thanks and Kind Regards kuldeep singh A. If you are an Australian citizen with a legal Australian passport there should be no requirement to notify the Australian Embassy that you are living in India permanently. It is however beneficial to you to let the Australian authorities know your whereabouts so they can contact you in case of emergency situations where Australian citizens abroad may require help. You can register with the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the Internet from HERE Please note that registration is not legally required but is for your own welfare. OCI holders can stay in India as long as they want and there is no requirement for registration.