Eligibility for application of OCI Card:

Applicants may check their eligibility for application of OCI card on the following link

https://ociservices.gov.in/onlineOCI/#eligibility

Benefits to an OCI card Holder:

An Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card provides a lifelong, multiple-entry visa for visiting India, eliminating the need for visa renewals or FRRO registration. It grants parity with Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in economic, financial, and educational fields, including the ability to live, work, and own non-agricultural property in India. Detailed benefits are available at the following link:

https://ociservices.gov.in/onlineOCI/#benefit

Online Registration for the application of OCI Card.

The applicant has to register first on the OCI portal. A unique user account will be created on the OCI portal which can be used to login and proceed with OCI applications. The link is given below:

https://ociservices.gov.in/onlineOCI/userRegistration

Application for OCI Card

Once the applicant is logged in to the OCI portal, he/she can apply for various OCI services including:

• New OCI registration for Indian origin applicant, minor applicant and foreign spouse applicant.

• OCI Miscellaneous services

• Apply for special permissions-Trekking, Research

Detailed documentation required for the above mentioned services are provided in the website once you click on any of the above mentioned OCI services. Before proceeding for the application, applicant is advised to carefully read all the instructions given on the webpage. Fill up the application form online including the upload of photographs and relevant documents (details given in the page below) and submit form online.

Application Fee For OCI card services

Fee for all applications will be accepted only through ‘Online Bank Transfer’.

Applicants are requested to duly complete their respective OCI applications and make Online Bank Transfer into the Consulate’s Bank Account at least 03 bank working days before the scheduled appointment at the consulate. Detailed guidelines for Bank Transfer and Account details are available at the Consulate's website. Click here for the bank details.

Summary/proof of payment needs to be submitted along with the application in the format as specified in the guidelines.

Documentation Required for OCI Application/Update

1. APPLICATION FOR OCI CARD IN CASE OF ADULTS

Please take a print out of the online application (after uploading all the required documents) and submit the same with the required documents, keeping them in the following order:

1. OCI Application form, duly filled in and signed by the applicant (signature should match with that in the passport), 01 photograph of applicant and proof of payment.

2. Clear copy of the relevant page of the foreign passport (self-attested)

3. Clear copy of Carta D’ Identita (self-attested),

4. Clear copy of the Marriage Certificate (self-attested),, if married and if spouse name is not endorsed on Indian passports. In case the marriage was solemnized in a Commune in Italy, the marriage certificate should be apostilled from the Prefettura and translation in English is mandatory. In case the marriage was solemnized in any other country, the marriage certificate, in English, should be attested from the concerned Indian High Commission/Embassy/Consulate.

5. Copy of Decreto regarding granting of citizenship issued by the concerned Foreign Government along with translation in English.

6. In case the Indian passport has already been cancelled earlier, copies of the relevant pages of passport where the photo/name/date of birth, etc. appear, page where the names of parents and address appear and the page where the Indian Consulate’s stamp appears with CONSEQUENT UPON ACQUIRING OF FOREIGN NATIONALITY, THIS PASSPORT IS CANCELLED AND RETURNED TO THE HOLDER or the Surrender Certificate (self-attested).

7. In case any foreign national applying for the OCI card by virtue of being married to an Indian national or an Indian origin, the following documents are mandatorily to be submitted along with the above mentioned documents :

 (a)     The marriage should have been solemnized at least 02 years before the date of submission of application for OCI card and the marital relationship still exists. Marriage certificate and copy (self-attested) should be submitted. Please not that if marriage was solemnized in a Commune in Italy, the same should be apostilled/attested by the Prefettura and original as well as clear copy of the same along with translation in English should be submitted. In case the marriage was solemnized in any other country, the marriage certificate, in English, should be attested by the concerned Indian High Commission/Embassy/Consulate.

(b)   Further, the applicant and the spouse should give a joint affidavit stating that their marriage is still existing and that they have not got/sought divorce and that they are still living as husband and wife.  Signatures on the Joint Affidavit should be done by both the husbands and wife in the presence of the Consular Officer at the Consulate. 

(c)     In addition to the above, Birth Certificate, clearly mentioning the parents’ name, date of birth, place of birth, gender, etc. , duly apostilled by the Prefettura, along with translation in English is also required.

 9.   OCI applicant is required to surrender his/her Voter ID and Ration Card before applying for OCI Card and an undertaking to this effect must be uploaded online along with other documents. Please click here

10.  Prepaid self-addressed envelope with return DHL Airway Bill for return of ready OCI must be submitted.

2. FRESH OCI CARD IN CASE OF CHILDREN BELOW THE AGE OF 18 YEARS

1. OCI Application form, duly filled in and signed by the applicant (signature should match with that in the passport) as well as by the parents of the applicant, 01 photograph of applicant along with proof of payment.

2. Copy of the Foreign Passport (The page where the photo, name, date of birth, etc. appear),

3. Copies of the relevant pages of the Indian passport (where the photo/name/date of birth, etc. appear, page where the names of parents and the page where endorsement has been made, if any) along with Surrender Certificate provided by Indian authorities/missions for surrender of Passport or the proof of being an Indian origin, Relationship proof (copies of the relevant pages of the passport of parents, birth certificate, one copy of foreign passports of parents etc.).

4. In the case of children, who have never held an Indian passport, please upload the Birth Certificate, duly apostilled from the Prefettura, along with translation in English and the copy of the OCI card and/or Indian/ foreign passport of one of the parents (self-attested by both parents).

5. Clear copy of Decreto regarding granting of citizenship, issued by the concerned Commune along with translation in English (self-attested by parents).

6. Clear copy of Carta D’Identita (self-attested by parents) of the child,

7. Clear copies of the relevant pages of the OCI card/Indian Passport and Foreign passports of both the parents (self-attested by both parents)

8. Clear copies of Carta D’Identita of both the parents (self-attested by parents) of the child,

9. Clear copy of the Permesso Di Soggiorno of the parents, if one of them is holder of Indian passport (self-attested by the parent, who holds Indian passport).

10. OCI applicant is required to surrender his/her Ration Card before applying for OCI Card and an undertaking to this effect must be uploaded online along with other documents. Please click here.

11. In case of adoption of children of Indian origin, No Objection Certificate (NOC) issued by Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is to be produced at the time of OCI application.

12. Prepaid self-addressed return envelope with DHL airway bill for return of ready OCI  must be submitted.

 Note: Both parents are required to be present along with the minor applicant at the consulate for submission of OCI application.

3. IN THE CASE OF DUPLICATE OCI CARD, IN LIEU OF LOST OR DAMAGED OCI CARD 

1. OCI Application form, duly filled in and signed by the applicant (signature should match with that in the passport), 01 photograph of applicant and proof of payment.

2. Copy of the Foreign Passport (one page where the photo, name, date of birth, etc appear)..

3. Copies of the relevant pages of the lost OCI card (first page and last page).

4. Marriage certificate, if the lost OCI Card did not have the name of the spouse (husband or wife, as the case may be) OR the Indian Passport if it does not have the name of the spouse (husband or wife, as the case may be ) endorsed in it. In case the Indian Passport has the name of the spouse endorsed in it, copies of the same may be uploaded. If the marriage was solemnized in a Comune in Italy, the marriage certificate should first be apostilled from the Prefettura and translation in English is mandatory to be uploaded. In case the marriage was solemnized in any other country, the marriage certificate should be attested from the concerned Indian High Commission/Embassy/Consulate. 

5. Lost Report (original as well as translated in English) filed with Police authorities clearly mentioning the OCI card No. of applicant.

6. Clear copy of Carta D’Identita (self-attested)

7. In case any foreign spouse applies for the OCI card in lieu of the lost OCI card, the following documents are also mandatorily to be submitted along with the above mentioned documents  :

(a)     Marriage certificate and copy (self-attested).  The marriage should still be existing. Please note that if the marriage was solemnized in a Commune in Italy, the same should be apostilled/attested by the Prefettura and original as well as a clear copy of the same along with translation in English should be submitted. In case the marriage was solemnized in any other country, the marriage certificate, in English, should be attested from the concerned Indian High Commission/Embassy/Consulate.

(b)   Further, the applicant and the spouse should give a joint affidavit stating that their marriage is still existing and that they have not got/sought divorce and that they are still living as husband and wife.  Signature on the Joint Affidavit should be done by the husband and wife in the presence of the Consular Officer at the Consulate. 

8. Prepaid self-addressed return envelope with airway bill for return of ready OCI by DHL must be submitted.

4. OCI MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES

a) Instructions/guidelines for update of new passport particulars

1. OCI cardholder is required to get the OCI card re-issued only once when a new passport is issued after completing 20 years of age. There is no requirement to re-issue OCI card after completing 50 years of age as well as each time a new passport is issued.

2. OCI cardholder is required to upload online (https://ociservices.gov.in/) a copy of the new passport and a latest photo each time a new passport is issued up to 20 years of age and once after completing 50 years of age. The uploading of these documents may be done within three months of receipt of the new passport. The service will be provided on gratis basis.

3. Foreign Spouse of an Indian Citizen or spouse of foreign origin of an OCI card holder are required to upload a copy of the new passport and also a latest photo online each time a new passport is issued along with a declaration on subsisting of marriage, copy of the Indian passport of the Indian spouse/passport & OCI card of the OCI cardholder spouse.

4. Once the OCI card application for update of new passport particulars is successfully acknowledged by the concerned Embassy/consulate, the applicant can travel to India.

b) Miscellaneous service application (OCI card re-issuance after 20 years age)

1. OCI Misc. service Application form, duly filled in and signed by the applicant (signature should match with that in the passport), 01 photograph of applicant and proof of payment.

2. Copies of the relevant pages of the last OCI card booklet (first page and last page).

3. Copy of the Foreign Passport (The page where the photo, name, date of birth, etc. appear) issued after attaining 20 years of age.

4. Clear copy of Carta D’Identita (self-attested).

4. Prepaid self-addressed return envelope with DHL airway bill for return of ready OCI  must be submitted.

 STATUS OF APPLICATION FOR OCI CARD CAN BE FOUND FROM OUR WEBSITE :

https://www.cgimilan.gov.in/cgimilanapp/visa_status.php?typ=OCI

Enquiries, if any, may please be sent to cons3.milan@mea.gov.in or call 02-8057691/ 02865337 between 1500 hrs to 1700 hrs.

IT IS MANDATORY TO UPLOAD ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MENTIONED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW. APPLICATION WILL BE REJECTED IF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ARE NOT FOUND UPLOADED IN THE SYSTEM.