According to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and official OCI service portals, applicants must always remain on a valid ...

The Indian government is using the threat of cancelling OCIs to silence critics. This must not remain unchallenged.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a gazette notification stating that Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card registrations can now be cancelled if the holder is convicted or charged with serious ...

India's Ministry of Home Affairs has implemented stricter rules for OCI card cancellation. As of August 2025, an OCI card can be revoked if a holder is convicted of a crime with a prison sentence of ...

In September, after Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders expressed concerns about being labeled as 'foreigners,' the Ministry of External Affairs clarified that there had been no changes to OCI ...

MHA issued a notification on August 11 invoking powers under clause (da) of section 7D of the Citizenship Act, 1955. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has made it stricter for Overseas Citizens of ...

In a gazette notification, the Ministry of Home Affairs said OCI registration can now be cancelled if the cardholder is convicted of a serious criminal offence or formally charge-sheeted in cases ...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. journalist Raphael Satter has filed a lawsuit against the Indian government after his Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) status was revoked following a critical article about a ...

The letter from the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs arrived in September 2019. My mother sent me a WhatsApp message of the letter, informing me that the Government of India was revoking my Overseas ...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- India is working to simplify the procedure for Malaysian Indians seeking the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) status, acknowledging that documentation requirements ...

The Centre has defended in the Delhi High Court its decision to cancel the OCI card of US-based journalist Raphael Satter saying he maligned Indian institutions in the international arena through ...