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A stateless person cannot apply for an OCI, however, there is an open question if an OCI holder can be considered stateless (if they lose citizenship of the other country), so in countries where citizenship to dual citizens can be revoked, such as Australia [35] or India, [36] an OCI holder may be disadvantaged, however, the lack of precedents ...
The system would not be a typical visa on arrival in order to avoid clutter at the airports, but a system based on a prior online application modelled after Australian Electronic Travel Authority system. [47] [48] [49] On 5 February 2014 it was decided to introduce visa-on-arrival to tourists from 180 countries.
OCI (company), green energy and chemical company, South Korea; Oakwood Collegiate Institute, Toronto, Canada; Office of Criminal Investigations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Olympic Council of Ireland, former name the national olympic committee of Ireland; Ontario Cancer Institute, Canada; Order of the Crown of Italy, Italian order
An Indian Identity Certificate, simply known as Identity Certificate (IC), is a travel document issued by the Passport Seva (Passport Service), Consular, Passport & Visa (CPV) Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India to non-citizens of the Republic of India for foreign travel.
Status: In force The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 ( CAA ) was passed by the Parliament of India on 11 December 2019. It amended the Citizenship Act, 1955 by providing an accelerated pathway to Indian citizenship for persecuted religious minorities from Afghanistan , Bangladesh and Pakistan who arrived in India by 2014.
The couple argued that the Citizenship Act, 1955 does not distinguish between different-sex and same-sex spouses and that the same-sex spouse of an OCI should be eligible to apply for an OCI card. The plea further claimed that the Foreign Marriage Act violated Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India in excluding the recognition of ...
Consequently, many Indian citizens residing in U.S., who do not want to lose their Indian nationality, do not apply for American citizenship (ex. Raghuram Rajan [217]). However, many Indian Americans obtain Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) status, which allows them to live and work in India indefinitely.
OCI is a form of permanent residency which allows cardholders to live and work in India indefinitely. Without recognition of the right to marry, a foreign-origin sexual or gender minority spouse is not eligible for OCI Card. [23] Recognition of the right to marry for sexual and gender minority individuals is crucial for acquiring a visa and ...