OCI Card Updation (Reissuance of OCI Cards Discontinued)

The provision for reissuance of Physical OCI Cards has been discontinued. Consequently, the earlier requirement of mandatory OCI Card reissuance upon issuance of a new passport is no longer applicable.

OCI Cardholders are now required to update their latest passport particulars on the OCI Portal within 3 months of passport renewal.

Applicants are advised to ensure that their email address registered on the OCI Portal is current before initiating the updation process. If you wish to update your registered email address, please refer to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Email Address Updation.

1. Updation within Three Months of Passport Issuance

   The application for updation of passport particulars must be submitted within three months of passport issuance.

   This process:

   • Is completely online.
   • Is free of cost and does not require submission of any physical documents (If done within 3 months)
   • Does not require a visit to VFS Global.

   Note: Applications for updation of passport particulars can only be submitted to the Consulate that originally issued your latest OCI Card. For example, if your OCI Card was issued by the Consulate General of India, San Francisco (CGI San Francisco), your application can only be submitted through CGI San Francisco and cannot be submitted through the Consulate General of India, Chicago (CGI Chicago).

   Applicants are required to upload:

   • A copy of the new passport.
   • A recent photograph (taken within the last 30 days).
2. Updation after Three Months of Passport Issuance

   If the passport particulars are not updated within three months of the issuance of the new passport, applicants are required to make a payment for updation of passport particulars through VFS Global.

   Procedure

   1. Complete the online application under the OCI Miscellaneous Services section of the OCI Portal.
   2. Make the payment with VFS by following the payment link.

   Fees

   • Consular Fee: US$25
   • ICWF Fee: US$3
   • VFS Service Charge: US$19
3. Foreign Spouse OCI Cardholders

   Foreign spouses of Indian citizens or OCI Cardholders are also required to update their passport particulars whenever a new passport is issued.

   In addition to the passport copy and recent photograph, they must additionally upload:

   • Declaration confirming that the marriage is subsisting.
   • Copy of the Indian spouse's Passport or OCI Card.

   The application for updation must be submitted within three months of passport issuance to avail the online, free-of-cost process. After three months, the applicable fee must be paid through VFS Global, as mentioned in Point 2.

4. Important Information
   • OCI Cardholders may continue to travel to India using their valid e-OCI together with their current valid foreign passport.
   • Applicants are advised to update their passport particulars as soon as possible after receiving a new passport to ensure that their OCI records remain up to date.