Q: What are the situations for which re-issue of an existing OCI card is necessary?
A: In case of issuance of new passport:
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For an applicant who is 20 years of age or younger, OCI documents must be re-issued each time a new passport is issued.
For an applicant who is 50 years of age or older, OCI documents must be re-issued once after the issuance of a new passport. (If the OCI card is issued for the first time after the age of 50 years, then there is no need for re-issuance of OCI.)
For an applicant who is 21 to 49 years of age, there is no need to re-issue OCI documents each time a new passport is issued. However, if the applicant desires, he/she can request that the OCI documents be re-issued so that the OCI documents reflect the correct passport number.
In case there is a change in personal particulars
In case of loss/damage of passport and/or OCI booklet
For correcting personal particulars entered wrongly while submitting online applications e.g. name, father’s name, date of birth, etc.
In case of change of address/occupation
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Please view the full requirements for OCI Re-issue for more information at the following link:http://mha1.nic.in/pdfs/GuidelinesOCI.pdf