Your MyNotary notary can help you to obtain …
OCI – Overseas Citizenship of India – Visa.
POI – Persons of Indian origin – Visa.
There are many British Citizens of Indian origin that frequently travel back to India on business and to see relatives.
They have to apply for a visa each time and this is inconvenient and time consuming. For frequent travellers, it is a good idea for them to apply for an OCI card- (Overseas Citizen of India) from the High Commission of India. This then saves them the bother of getting a visa every time they go abroad. India does not permit dual nationality, but will grant an OCI card to most foreign citizens, who can establish that they have Indian origin.
This requirement is usually dealt with by showing that their parents were/are Indian Nationals. There can be some difficulties here, where both parents have died
and birth certificates or parents’ passports cannot now be found. This is where you will need us as Notaries to prepare affidavits and declarations covering any lack of original documentation.
Another condition for OCI is that the person applying must be a citizen of a country which allows dual citizenship. Also, the scheme is not open to persons of Pakistani or Bangladeshi origin. The OCI card differs from a PIO card (Persons of Indian Origin) which is more information at more