OCI Alert: The Ministry of the Interior (MHA) has tightened the rules for foreign citizens of India (OCI) and stated that the registration can be canceled if the card holder is sentenced to at least two years in prison or is accused for an offense bearing a sentence of seven years or more.
The OCI card allows Indian nationals to visit India without a visa.
“In the exercise of the powers granted (DA) section 7D of the 1955 Citizenship Act (57 of 1955), the Central Government hereby states that the overseas citizen of India (OCI) may be canceled when a person is convicted of imprisonment for less than two years or is more than two years to read to read seven years.
What do the OCI rules say?
According to the latest announcement, the Ministry of Internal Affairs set out two reasons for canceling the OCI registration:
– If the OCI card holder is sentenced to a prison for a period of two years or more.
– If they are charged for an offense that carries a sentence of seven years or more.
– The provision applies to all OCI card holders regardless of whether the conviction has occurred in India or abroad, provided that the offense is recognized under Indian law, the News official Wire or.
Why move
This step focuses on the tightening of the legal framework regulating OCI status, which provides certain rights and privileges to foreign citizens of Indian origin, Akashvani said.
The scheme of overseas citizens of India
-Aded in August 2005, overseas citizens of India allows foreigners of Indian origin to travel to India without a visa and offer a long -term stay and multiple benefits.
– It is available to individuals who were citizens of India 26 January 1950 or later, or were eligible to become citizens on this date.
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