Hi Mr Figueiredo,
Since you have written today on Goanet what is the advantage
.....................................
would you be able to clarify the below position of OCI vis a vis PIO ? and
which is better for a frequent traveller.. So far nobody could come forward to
solve this issue mentioned below.
Rgds
Will appreciate if Goanet can mail this to obtain clarification on OCI and
PIO
Which is better for a frequent traveller.?
My main question so far has not been answered by anybody. It is following:
If one holds foreign passport like that of US, Canada, UK, Portugal, Australia
etc…. one can freely travel to most of these and other countries without
obtaining visit VISA from the respective consulates /embassies.
If one holds Indian passport than one must obtain visit VISA .
Now the problem is that if you are holder of any of the above foreign passport
and an OCI visa sticker on it then can you enter any of these countries without
visa?.
It seems people holding foreign passport with OCI visa sticker were not allowed
entry by emigration authorities at the airport. They were told that since you
are an Overseas Citizen of India(OCI) holder you require VISA to enter the
country like any other Indian citizen inspite of one holding foreign passport.
Since some people are frequent travelers and what is said is true then one will
prefer
to have PIO then OCI since PIO is a separate entity and does not show on the
foreign
passport.
The advantage of OCI is only when one travels to India.
Example: A Portuguese and an UK passport holder with OCI visa sticker was
not allowed entry in Australia because of his OCI visa sticker. He was told to
obtain visit VISA like any other Indian citizen.
If this is true then we must request the Indian Govt. not to fix OCI visa
sticker
on the foreign passport.
Can anyone clarify whether he had this experience whilst traveling with OCI.
Cesar
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