Add to that, Who is an OCI- Overseas Citizen of India?
On 7/1/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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). > > > Santana Mendes > > > > > >
