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OCI Card Fee Calculator

Calculate OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card application fees by country. Includes US renunciation of Indian citizenship fee.

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Also include Indian citizenship renunciation fee (required for US citizens who previously held Indian passport)

OCI Card — Benefits

✓Lifelong multiple-entry visa to India — no need to apply for a visa ever again
✓Visit India for any purpose (tourism, business, study) for any duration
✓Parity with NRIs for educational admissions (some exceptions apply)
✓Open NRE/NRO bank accounts and invest in India freely
✓Purchase property in India (except agricultural/plantation land)
✓No need to report to police on visits exceeding 180 days
✓Participate in private sector employment

OCI eligibility

You can apply for OCI if you were a citizen of India at any time on or after 26 January 1950, or you were eligible to become a citizen of India on that date, OR you are a child or grandchild of such a person — provided you are now a citizen of a country that allows dual citizenship in some form.

Pakistan and Bangladesh nationals are not eligible for OCI regardless of Indian origin. Once issued, the OCI card is valid for life (U-visa sticker needs renewal only until age 20, and once between 50–55).