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Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)
India · South East Asia
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2005
- Governing lawPublished
- Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Ministry of Home Affairs
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Connect with your Indian heritage through lifetime visa privileges and nearly all rights of resident Indians
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- No
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Descendants of Indian nationals up to grandparents
- Employment statusPublished
- Full-time employee or self-employed
- Type of remote employmentPublished
- Not applicable
- Generational limitPublished
- 2
- Ancestral connectionPublished
- 2nd Generation Limit: Claims are generally limited to a parent or grandparent. Great-grandparents are not included unless in specific historical cases.
- Unbroken chain of citizenshipPublished
- The ancestor must have been an Indian citizen at some point | Special provisions exist for those whose parents/grandparents were citizens of British India | If the ancestor voluntarily acquired another citizenship before June 1950, it could affect eligibility
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitPublished
- 18 years
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 4–8 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- Yes
- How you applyPublished
- Online form, then documents mailed to VFS Global
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- About 4-8 weeks from mailing to card in hand
- Official application routePublished
- https://ociservices.gov.in/welcome
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- None required
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $275
- Application feePublished
- $300
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $575
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredPublished
- None required
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- Yes
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- None
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- No
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- No
- Move-in windowPublished
- 0 months
- Length of residencyUnknown
- Unknown
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- RenewablePublished
- No
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- No stay rule: OCI is a lifelong multiple-entry visa
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residents staying more than 182 days per year will be considered tax residents
- Personal income taxPublished
- range betwee 0%-35%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyPublished
- Immediate
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- 12 years
- Work for a local employerPublished
- Yes
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Immediate upon approval
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://ociservices.gov.in/
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://www.cgichicago.gov.in/content/How-to-apply-for-OCI-Card-OCI-2026.docx.pdf | https://www.immihelp.com/oci-card-experiences/19/
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.