OCI Ban on Entry Lifted, Allowed to
Enter India from Family Reasons
MHA Relaxes Visa and Travel Restrictions
Imposed in response to COVID -19, Permitting certain Categories of OCI
Cardholders Stranded Abroad, to Come Back to India
[MHA
Press Release dated 22 May 2020]
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has relaxed Visa and
Travel restrictions imposed in response to COVID -19, permitting certain categories
of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders, who are stranded abroad, to
come to India.
Following categories of OCI Cardholders stranded abroad,
have been permitted to come to India:-
· Minor
children born to Indian nationals abroad and holding OCI cards.
· OCI
cardholders who wish to come to India on account of family emergencies like
death in family.
· Couples
where one spouse is an OCI cardholder and the other is an Indian national and
they have a permanent residence in India.
· University
students who are OCI cardholders (not legally minors) but whose parents are
Indian citizens living in India.
The travel restrictions, imposed earlier by MHA on
07.05.2020, would not apply to any aircraft, ship,
train or any other vehicle deployed for bringing back the above mentioned
categories of OCI cardholders who are stranded abroad. All other terms
and conditions laid down by MHA on 07.05.2020 would continue to remain in
effect.