An OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card lets foreign nationals with Indian origin settle, work, and visit India without a visa. It's a long-duration visa that carries multiple entry and lifelong validity and is helpful to individuals who maintain a connection to India but also possess foreign nationality. It carries numerous advantages equal to those for Indian citizens except that it provides no right to vote or have government employment like a full Indian citizen.
Advantages of an OCI Card
- Land Ownership: OCI card holders are eligible to purchase and own residential and commercial properties in India, as Indian citizens.
- Hereditary Rights: They are entitled to inherit any property such as farm lands or agricultural land from their relatives.
- Indian Education: OCI card holders and their children can pursue their education in India and can apply to schools and colleges like Indian nationals.
- Medical Entrance Exams: They can appear for national medical entrance exams such as NEET, which are mandatory for admission to Indian medical colleges.
- Employment Opportunities: OCI cardholder children can find employment in India in any private sector job. However, They can not get a government job.
