With new OCI notification, India has ended its experiment with dual citizenship
The notification introduces a series of restrictions that dramatically curtails the rights and liberties of OCIs in India. Mar 06, 2021 · 06:30 am Narendra Modi at the 2014 edition of Pravasi Divas, a celebratory day to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community towards the development of India. | AFP
In a stunning development for Overseas Citizens of India, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued a notification on March 4 dramatically altering the compact between OCIs and the Indian state. This notification, which is issued under Section 7B of the Citizenship Act, 1955, supersedes three earlier notifications issued on April 11, 2005, January 5, 2007, and January 5, 2009, which laid down the rights of the OCIs.
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OCI cardholders cannot undertake any ‘missionary, mountaineering, journalism and tabligh activities’ without prior permission of the GoI
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has reiterated through a gazette notification that Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cardholders can lay claim to “only NRI (Non Resident Indian) quota seats” in educational institutions based on all-India entrance tests such as National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), Joint Entrance Examination (Mains), Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) or other such all-India professional tests.
The notification also reproduced a part of the guidelines issued by the Ministry on November 15, 2019 regarding benefits to OCI cardholders, which said that OCIs are not entitled to undertake any “missionary, mountaineering, journalism and tabligh activities” without prior permission of the Government of India. The notification provides legal teeth to the guidelines.
OCI Cardholders Will Need Permission For Tabligh, Journalistic Activities: Centre Issues Fresh Guidelines
An official from the Union Home Ministry said these rules were part of the brochure published by it in 2019 and were recently consolidated and notified.
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All Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders are required to take a special permission from the central government if they want to be involved in any missionary, Tabligh or journalistic activities in the country.
The OCI cardholders have parity with Indian nationals in the matter of tariffs in air fares in domestic sectors, entry fees for visiting national parks, national monuments and museums in India.
New Delhi, March 5
All Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders will henceforth be required to take a special permission from the central government if they want to be involved in any missionary o
MHA asks overseas citizens to seek special permit to undertake missionary, Tabligh activities in country
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Home Ministry official says rules were part of the brochure published by it in 2019 and were recently consolidated and notified.
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A view of the Overseas Citizen of India Card issued to non-resident Indians. File
Home Ministry official says rules were part of the brochure published by it in 2019 and were recently consolidated and notified.
All Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders are required to take a special permission from the central government if they want to be involved in any missionary, Tabligh or journalistic activities in the country.