OCI for British citizen child

[bodyguard]

Hi senthil,

Im also in the same situation as urs. Kindly do update when u recv bc for kids. Are u aware that u cannot apply for oci for kids alone? And if u get tourist visa for india, then u cannot enter india within a gap of 2 months?

Best of luck for ur mn1 application.

Regards,
Abhishek

[manyaonisland]

Are u aware that u cannot apply for oci for kids alone?

Hello Abhishek
are you telling or asking? if you are telling then why is this? do you know the reason?

[nax_72]

Are u aware that u cannot apply for oci for kids alone?

Hello Abhishek
are you telling or asking? if you are telling then why is this? do you know the reason?

At least either one of the parents must be eligible to apply for OCI if you wish to apply for the minor kid's OCI. If both parents are holding valid Indian passport and only got ILR stamps on them then you cannot apply for the kid's OCI.

[bodyguard]

See: http://hcilondon.in/oci.php and search for "Eligibility for minor applicants: one of the parents should be eligible for OCI"

[bodyguard]

But, I think you can always apply for PIO instead of OCI. Or, just get tourist visa when you go to india. In next one year, probably you will also get citizenship, and then you can apply for OCI for all the family..

[manyaonisland]

u cannot enter india within a gap of 2 months?

I take it that you are saying that once you have come back from India on the tourist visa you cannot go back on the same visa within 2 months? correct?

[bodyguard]

u cannot enter india within a gap of 2 months?

I take it that you are saying that once you have come back from India on the tourist visa you cannot go back on the same visa within 2 months? correct?

Yes, that's right. The website ( hci London) say that its not allowed, but if u do need to go again within 2 months, then u need to contact hci London and get permission.

[kiranchinnu]

u cannot enter india within a gap of 2 months?

I take it that you are saying that once you have come back from India on the tourist visa you cannot go back on the same visa within 2 months? correct?

Yes, that's right. The website ( hci London) say that its not allowed, but if u do need to go again within 2 months, then u need to contact hci London and get permission.

I know this post is old . but if we take a long term(5yr) visa for a minor child whose parents have ILR/bc are not restricted as tourist visa. They can stay as many days they want and they travel as many times as they want.

[bodyguard]

See http://in.vfsglobal.co.uk/news.html
Re-entry into India within the 2 month restriction for tourist visas
This is for information that restriction of TWO months gap between two visits has been removed by the Government of India from 4th Dec 2012.

So, it looks like even for normal 6 months tourist visa, this restriction is not there anymore.

[kiranchinnu]

See http://in.vfsglobal.co.uk/news.html
Re-entry into India within the 2 month restriction for tourist visas
This is for information that restriction of TWO months gap between two visits has been removed by the Government of India from 4th Dec 2012.

So, it looks like even for normal 6 months tourist visa, this restriction is not there anymore.

that is for tourist visa not for 5 year visa as this is not a tourist visa coz it is given to people of Indian Orgin only hence there was no restriction on it before as well.