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Instructions about re-issuance of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card

Posted on: April 01, 2021 | Back | Print

High Commission of India
Brunei Darussalam

Instructions about re-issuance of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card

Keeping in view the difficulties faced by OCI card holders, the Government of India has decided the following:

(i) The time line has been extended till 31st December 2021 for persons up to the age of 20 years and those who have completed 50 years, who are required to be reissued with a new OCI card, each time a new passport is issued to them.

(ii) The requirement of carrying the old and new passports along with the OCI card has been done away with. The OCI card holder is now mandatorily required to only carry the new passport.

1 April 2021

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