Q587. Police officers applying for OCI . . .

Question: Hello, I have read your answer in relation to post 461 where a serving police officer has applied for OCI status. I can confirm that (Bham consulate) have informed me that OCI will NOT be issued to members of the police profession. I applied for such, my paperwork was all complete as my father has OCI.... I was told by the clerk that all my documentation was in order, my application was accepted but decision to grant OCI rejected. To say the least, this is very frustrating as my whole family have one bit me simply because of the job I do.Please can you clarify what the current situation is with this subject of 'discrimination' with serving police officers. If you know of any policy, agreement etc where police officers can apply and be successful then I will be very keen to hear/learn about this, as I am sure all serving officers reading this will. I look forward to your reply B.Sohal Answer: I know of no policy where the government denies OCI to police officers. Denial for OCI can be for many reasons and since I am not in any way associated with the government of India, I have no insight of the reasons why an OCI application may have been rejected. I have been hosting this website NRI FAQ section for the last seven years and so far, you are the second person to mention denial of OCI to police officers. My answer to question number 461 still stands! I am still not aware of any policy announced by the government of India stating that police officers cannot get OCI. You state in your email “I can confirm that (Bham consulate) have informed me that OCI will NOT be issued to members of the police profession” Has the Indian consulate given you in writing that OCI will not be issued to members of the police profession? I find this hard to comprehend. If there are any police officers who have successfully applied for OCI, I would appreciate hearing from them so this issue can be put to rest.

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Update: Exceptions to OCI Card Eligibility

Even though a person may be eligible for OCI under the basic norms of being of Indian origin etc. there are some categories that make persons of the following categories not eligible for OCI. People working in some professions are indeed perhaps not eligible for OCI. Persons in the following categories are not eligible for OCI • Foreign military personnel whether active or retired and their spouses and children. • Civil Government IT engineers/civil contractors or children of Civil Government IT engineers/civil contractors working in Ministry of Defense [Including spouses but former Indians may be eligible] • Prior citizens of Pakistan or Bangladesh, or children/grandchildren/great grandchildren of prior citizens of Pakistan or Bangladesh • Foreign spouse applying on basis of spouse who has deceased or separated • Foreign children who have one foreign parent and one Indian parent, and Indian parent has separated (divorced) or deceased • Foreign spouse applying on basis of spouse, but have not been married for at least two continuous years Source:http://www.ociregistration.com/oci_eligibility.htm

Update to Answer: OCI - Police Officers Foreign Defense, Military, Police & Ex-Defense personnel as well as persons working with security agencies are not eligible for OCI Registration.