Recently, several Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) encountered challenges in boarding the flight. Despite having tickets, passport and OCI card, they were off-loaded. Mostly, such cases are registered in Australia, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore.
It happens due to several confusions in the perspective of OCI rule amendments, which are being implemented. Here is a list of those amendments issued as an advisory on OCI card:
As a gist, the card holders need not get through the renewal procedure if it is issued at or after 50 years of age. The new card would be reissued only once when the passport is undergoing renewal after surpassing that age limit. Simply say, if the passport is valid and the person has recently reached 50, he/she can travel across the boundaries. Carrying the old passport really won’t help if the card is not renewed before 21 years of age. Amidst all such criticalities, the card holders are at the dead end. On one side, they have to fulfill commitments and responsibilities. On the other hand, the hefty loss due to cancellation of ticket is causing dents in their savings. In all, the overseas citizens should carefully follow the instructions, if they really want to avert the prospective monitory loss. They should follow the renewal process at the due time religiously because this is the only way to get off these card-based challenges.
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