459. Admission procedure in India

for OCI from USA . . .

Questions: Hi, We are U.S citizens holding OCI (Overseas Citizenship of India) for all of us. (Myself, spouse and 2 children). My daughter will pass her 12th standard in 2013. Under what category (Indian community or NRI) should her status be in her college admission form ? According to my understanding, OCI are treated as Indians except voting and purchasing agricultural lands. I would like to know if she can utilize the Indian community admission procedure. Please advise. Thanks kamal Answer: Generally the admission procedure would be the same for all students. While there is no requirement to volunteer nationality unless the college form specifically asks in their admission forms, the nationality of the student. Not every college will ask for citizenship information. If nationality is required to be filled in the admission form, your daughter would have to indicate that she is a citizen of the United States. Even though, as you state in your email, OCI are teated as Indians, they are still foreign citizens and where ever a question of citizenship comes up, they must specify the citizenship they hold and not consider themselves to be Indian citizens on the basis of having OCI and living in India. In case a college asks for additional fee from a OCI holder, they can then point out that they are indeed at par with other Indian citizens due to their OCI status and request they be treated equally when it comes to fee structure.