What are e-OCI cards | Explained

Union Home Minister Amit Shah launches FCRA 2.0 portal and e-Overseas Citizen of India (e-OCI) card. File | Photo credit: ANI

Story so far: Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the Electronic Overseas Citizen of India (e-OCI) card on 30 June 2026.

More than 50 million OCI cardholders are likely to be affected. Currently, OCI cards are in the form of paper booklets.

Published – 03 Jul 2026 10:08 IST