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It looks like renewal is needed for <20 and >50 per this link- https://www.mea.gov.in/oci-related-matters.htm

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

So is it better to get tourist visa until the age of 20 and then apply for OCI?

What's the advantage of having OCI instead of tourist visa if you are not travelling frequently since you will have headache + $$ everytime you renew OCI for kids?

I fail to understand benefit of OCI for toddlers or young kids when we are only planning to visit India once every couple of year.