Been reading that some Goanet readers are not actually aware of the definition of PIO (Person of Indian Origin).. i.e. How does a white Brit get a PIO card? Because he married a Indian brown girl.. Could be that this girl was not even born in India but her Parents /Grand parents were Indian Citizens by virtue of the Constitution of India or the Citizenship Act, 1955. Please read the definition.. As per RBI website.. http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_CircularIndexDisplay.aspx?Id=5119 Definition of NRI/PIO NRI for this purpose is defined as a person resident outside India who is citizen of India. In terms of Regulation 2 FEMA Notification No.13 dated May 3, 2000, Non-Resident Indian (NRI) means a person resident outside India who is a citizen of India. Person of Indian Origin (PIO) means a citizen of any country other than Bangladesh or Pakistan who had (a) at any time held Indian passport or (b) he or either of his parents or any of his grandparents was a citizen of India by virtue of the Constitution of India or the Citizenship Act, 1955 or (c) the person is a spouse of an Indian citizen or a person referred to in (a) or (b).
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