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- Statement of External Affairs on 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
- Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 2015
- What is a PIO Card?
- Eligibility for PIO Card
- Benefits available to a PIO Card holder
- Where to Apply
- Documentation Required
- Fee for the PIO Card
- Download PIO Card Application Form
Note: The Contact Person :
Mr. V.S. Yadav, Attache (Consular)
Tel: 020 2222 566 Ext:119
(Time : 12:00pm - 1:00pm and 2:00pm - 3:00pm)
The PIO Card for Persons of Indian Origin
- The Government of India, for the convenience of Persons of Indian Origin, has launched the 'PIO Card' scheme, aimed at making the journey back to their roots simpler, easier, flexible and trouble free.
- The scheme is broad-based, covers up to four generations, and also the foreign spouse of a citizen of India or a PIO.
- A PIO Card is valid for 15 years, during which the Card holder requires no visa to travel to India. It must be accompanied with a valid passport.
Eligibility for PIO Card
The following are eligible to apply for a PIO Card:
- Who at any time held an Indian passport; or
- He/she or either of his/her parents or grandparents or great grandparents was born in and permanently resident in India as defined in the Government of India Act, 1935 and other territories that became part of India thereafter provided neither was at any time a citizen of any country as may be specified by the Central Government from time to time (at present, nationals of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal and China are ineligible for grant of PIO card); or
- Who is a spouse of a citizen of India or a person of Indian origin as mentioned above.
Benefits available to a PIO Card Holder
The various benefits available to a PIO Card holder are:
- No visa required for visiting India during the period of validity of PIO Card (15 years). The PIO Card holders will not require ‘Student Visa’ for undertaking studies in India and similarly no ‘Employment Visa’ will be required for taking up employment in India. However, they will be required to fulfill other pre-requisite conditions and other formalities in connection with their studies/employment as prescribed by concerned authorities from time to time.
- Separate counters for immigration are provided to PIO Card holders at International Airports in India.
- Exemption from the requirement of registration if stay in India does not exceed 6 months. Should the continuous stay exceed six months, registration will be required within 30 days of the expiry of six months with the concerned Foreigners Registration Officer.
- Parity with Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in respect of facilities available to the latter in economic, financial and educational fields.
- All facilities in the matter of acquisition, holding, transfer and disposal of immovable properties in India except in matters relating to the acquisition of agricultural/plantation properties.
- Facilities available to children of NRIs for getting admission to educational institutions in India including medical colleges, engineering colleges, Institutes of Technology, Institutes of Management etc. under the general categories.
- Facilities available under the various housing schemes of LIC, State Governments and other Government agencies.
Applications for the PIO card should be made to an Indian Mission in the country where the applicant ordinarily resides.
Applicants already in India on Long-Term Visa (more than one year) should make the application for issue of a PIO Card to the following authorities:
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Delhi |
Foreigners Regional Registration Officer |
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Mumbai |
Foreigners Regional Registration Officer |
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Kolkata |
Foreigners Regional Registration Officer |
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Chennai |
Chief Immigration Officer, Bureau of Immigration |
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Amritsar |
Foreigners Regional Registration Officer |
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Those residing in other parts of India |
Joint Secretary (Foreigners) |
- Completed application form.
- Proof of Indian origin. If claiming on the basis of Indian origin of father/grandfather, then documentary evidence (birth certificates, passports etc.) from which lineage can be established.
- KShs.31,500 for adults
- KSh.15,750 for minors up to 18 years of age
- Fee in India is Rs. 15,000 and Rs. 7,500 respectively
