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Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
The High Commission of India in New Zealand has announced the extension of the last date for submission of the application for registration as Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholder by previous Person of Indian Origin (PIO) cardholders till December 31, 2017.
The conversion of PIO cards into OCI cards will be done free-of-charge for applications submitted until 31 December 2017.
The PIO Card scheme has been withdrawn referring to Gazette Notification No. 25024/9/2014F.I dated January 9, 2015. Henceforth, the applicants may apply for OCI card only, as the PIO card scheme is no longer in existence.
The last date for submission of applications for registration as OCI cardholder in lieu of the PIO card online has been extended till December 31, 2017. A separate online application form for submission of the application for registration as OCI cardholder in lieu of PIO card is available in the website http://passport.gov.in/oci/capchaActionPIO.
All the existing PIO card holders are urged to apply for conversion of PIO to OCI.
The High Commission of India in New Zealand has announced the extension of the last date for submission of the application for registration as Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholder by previous Person of Indian Origin (PIO) cardholders till December 31, 2017.
The conversion of PIO cards into...
The High Commission of India in New Zealand has announced the extension of the last date for submission of the application for registration as Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholder by previous Person of Indian Origin (PIO) cardholders till December 31, 2017.
The conversion of PIO cards into OCI cards will be done free-of-charge for applications submitted until 31 December 2017.
The PIO Card scheme has been withdrawn referring to Gazette Notification No. 25024/9/2014F.I dated January 9, 2015. Henceforth, the applicants may apply for OCI card only, as the PIO card scheme is no longer in existence.
The last date for submission of applications for registration as OCI cardholder in lieu of the PIO card online has been extended till December 31, 2017. A separate online application form for submission of the application for registration as OCI cardholder in lieu of PIO card is available in the website http://passport.gov.in/oci/capchaActionPIO.
All the existing PIO card holders are urged to apply for conversion of PIO to OCI.
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