What are the benefits of being an OCI?

♤ Lifelong multiple entry visa to India

♤ No need to report to the FRRO regardless of the length of your stay

♤ One can eventually become a citizen of India if you remain an OCI for 5 years and live in India for at least 1 year.

♤ special counters during immigration

♤ No requirement of a student visa to study in India

♤ No requirement of an employment visa to get a job

♤ One can open a special bank account in India, just like an NRI

♤ make investments in India

♤ One can buy non-farm property and exercise property ownership rights

♤ OCI card can be used to apply for a driver’s license, open a bank account, or get a PAN card

♤ same economic, financial, and education benefits as NRIs (e.g. reserved admission quotas), and you can adopt children like an NRI

♤ Fee equivalent to Indian resident when visiting a national parks, monuments, museums or wildlife sanctuary (of course it is ultimately up to the discretion of the man issuing tickets)