EXIT VISA OR OCI FOR NEW BORN FRENCH NATIONAL IN INDIA

[afizah]

Hi,
I am french national planning to have my delivery in India.My question is

1. Can I apply for oci directly or i should apply for exit visa first?
2. Is the presence of new born in the immigration office is mandatory in India?

Any help would be much appreciated

With thanks,
Afizah

[ban.s]

1. Exit visa is required to depart from India in the below circumstances
(a) foreign national born / adopted / surrogacy in india
(b) foreign national unable to produce the original passport that was used during entry.

2. Minors are exempted.

[afizah]

Thanks for the reply.I am planning to return to london when my new born (french national)will be around 3 months.so that means I can apply for oci directly instead of applying exit visa and oci. Is that right?

With Thanks,
Afizah

[ban.s]

It's the otherway. Exit permit will be required anyway. I would skip the OCI part and apply later.
also note, exit permit is not a visa. It's issued only 72-48 hours before planned departure enabling exit from India.