PIO Card
The Government of India hereby advises all PIO Card-holders with valid PIO Cards as on 09.01.2015 to apply for conversion of their PIO Cards to OCI Cards as per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) from time to time.
For this purpose, you may kindly visit the official website of OCI Services at https://ociservices.gov.in/ for completing the process of conversion.
HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA
MAPUTO
Dated 01.01.2024
EXTENSION OF TIMELINE FOR HANDWRITTEN TRAVEL DOCUMENTS ( PIO CARDS) BEYOND 31.12.2023
This is to inform that the Bureau of Immigration (BoI) will accept PIO cards as valid travel document till 31.12.2024 alongwith valid foreign passport and the Indian Immigration Check Post(s) will continue to consider all PIO cards valid for exit/entry into India till 31.12.2024.
2. This extension of timeline is subject to the condition that if in the meantime any deadline is notified by the ICAO thereby making hand written PIO cards invalid, then PIO cardholders may have to obtain appropriate visa from Indian Missions/Post.
3. Meanwhile, all PIO card holders with valid PIO cards as on 09.01.2015 are requested to apply for the conversion of PIO card to OCI card at the earliest.
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