Thanks for the video. 2023 In demand draft "MHA" is allowed. "Applicant should also bring a Demand Draft of Rs. 15000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand Only) from any Indian Bank (except Co-operative Bank / Societies) for New OCI application. The Demand Draft is to be drawn in favor of ‘Pay and Accounts Officer (Secretariat), MHA' and should be payable at New Delhi. The DD should not be older than 15 days on the date of submitting documents."
Hey Thanks for the video . Its very supportive and informative. Can you please share the interview of that girl in mumbai OCI office ? Actually mine interview is on 8th june . I m from mumbai. It will be very helpful if i see that as i m also from Mumbai. I will appreciate your help. Thanks again .
Hi there! Actually I didn’t do an interview with her, she’s just in a shared Facebook group and mentioned her experiences. The questions she was asked was actually exactly the same as I was asked which I mentioned in this video 😊 so if you follow the questions in my video it should be okay. Sometimes they ask questions off script, like how you’re liking india, if you and your partner are different religions and if it’s a problem (this happened to my friend), but mostly they kept to the questions on the paper
Thank you so much for the video. And congrats for the OCI. Do anyone has an experience of applying OCI as a spouse staying together outside INDIA?. Mostly they ask such questions just to see how confident you are and how genuine us your marriage and you be able to answer everything if you are actually married and not just to get the OCI.
Hi Manda 🙂 What is the name of the Facebook group that you mentioned in this video. I am a foreigner married to an Indian citizen about to have my OCI interview.
Hi Kaitlin 😊 sure it’s m.facebook.com/groups/2316978068610144/?ref=share&mibextid=tejx2t They have a very strict screening process (there were people pretending to be females etc), so you may have to show a photo of you and your husband, unless your profile is public with photos. It’s just to protect members privacy 💕
Is your spouse’s presence is required during the interview? Or the whole process can be completed by the applicant without any involvement from your spouse? P.S: My wife is a foreigner and I’m an Indian. As I work on ships, my wife is in india half the time without me. We have been married almost two years now. Planning to apply OCI for my wife.
If you apply in india you both need to attend 🥹🥹 I think in America they allow for online interviews but I’m not sure. But either way the Indian spouse has to have an interview as well. They might make an exception given your circumstances. But it would depend on the frro you apply through. Are you planning on applying in India or your wife’s home country?
Thank you so much for this video! I have my interview coming up soon in the US. It’s done over video call, so it’s a different process but this was still very helpful to get an idea of what to expect!
You’re welcome! Actually I know a few people who did their interviews in the US last year and they did say the questions were almost identical to the ones we had in India 😃😃 hope that helps. Good luck 😊
Hey, Thank you so much, your video was very informative and solved so many doubts, I still have a question, if you can answer, it would be great, Where your birth certificate issued in Australia? If yes, did you apostille your birth certificate while applying for OCI?
Hi 😊 my birth certificate was issued in australia and I didn’t get it apostilled here in india. They didn’t ask; but I don’t know if that’s the same for everyone 😅😅
Hi just came across to your channel as well and subscribed it too. I have a question, is there a requirement of stay in India before you can apply for an oci visa from entry visa? I hope you will notice my message. Thank you and God Bless.
Hi, yes there is. You need a stay of 180 days in india before being able to apply for OCI from entry visa (as well as 2 years of marriage) 😊 it’s not really written anywhere I don’t think, but I’ve heard it mentioned a lot in some online groups
Hello. Sorry for cutting in your chat😅 i got married on Jan 2021 which means two years ago and I have Entry visa now. I am wondering if I went to back to my country last month,(Aug 2023) and I will apply OCI this winter on Nov 2023, this mean I didn’t stay 180days in India? Anyway, your video is so useful to me❤thank you!
@@yumikimoto4440 hi there 😊 if you decide to leave India, you’ll need to wait 180 days before after returning back to India before applying 🥹 so if you went back in August 2023 you’ll have to wait 180 days after returning back to India
No it wasn’t (still not actually lol) and they didn’t ask about it. I think it’s one of those things that might be only picked up depending on the FRRO officer. But for me personally there were no issues
@@GdayNamaste just came across your channel have subscribed to it, I have moved to India myself since the last 12 months, for my girlfriend I am also an Australian citizen.
Hi, thanks for the video, really helpful! I have one question that i can’t seem to get answer for, hope you can help. Basically, i have OCI (applied via myself as a former indian origin), this was approved when i was single. I have since then got married, do i need to update/renew my OCI card to show i’m married and add my Mrs name on the card, or is that not necessary? Please help. Thanks
Hi, thank you ☺️ I’m not familiar with this answer myself but I checked online and found a government site and it said you can add your spouses name (whether it’s a requirement I don’t know, but if your spouse wants to apply for OCI based on your Indian origin I think you will need to update it). See section 7 “miscellaneous service” eoi.gov.in/eoisearch/MyPrint.php?0911?001/0009
@@GdayNamaste okay, I see, where were you in Australia prior to moving to India? I was in Western Australia Perth, The Australian partner Visa is very very costly, I am planning to take my girlfriend back home, but for now, it's better to stay in India for both of us, given she has government job in India.
Hahah well tbh most of the documents you need are the same as the ones you need for your X visa so keep a file with all the documents together 🤣🤣 and add to it each time you renew your visa and registration hahaha
Yes that’s true. You need to have at least 2 months validity on your visa and to have stayed in India for a continuous 6 months before applying. I wasn’t aware of this rule when I made the video as I hadn’t left India for a few years anyway due to covid
@GdayNamaste my situation is completely different. I married but I didn't register the marriage. So I'm struck in that, and I'm in Italy now. i can't register from here.
Thank you for sharing your experience and information. I have a question - Was it anywhere mentioned that the spouse's name should be there on the Indian partner's passport?
Thank you for such an informative video about OCI, My wife is an overseas national as well living in Mohali and we will be applying for her OCI in december
Great! I’m so glad I could help. You’ll be applying through Amritsar as well. The gyre so kind and helpful 😊 I have always had such good experiences with them
@@GdayNamaste i had some doubts about the procces but your video cleared all of them, yes we'll be applying through Amritsar , hoping it will go through smoothly 😅. I have called Amritsar guys couple of times and they have always been so polite and helpfull
@@gsingh1581 actually I’m admin of a Facebook group called Chandigarh expats 😊 let me send you a request. It’s mostly just women for now 😅 and we catch up regularly but if your wife is struggling living away from her home country, she is more than welcome to join us. m.facebook.com/groups/810424673575136/?ref=share&mibextid=S66gvF
Hi, Wonder why they take so long after police clearance here in india..Could be because they do your background checks in Australia govt or police authorities in aus or they don't...what's your point of view
After police clearance it goes to Delhi and I think it’s just a matter of Delhi processing and creating the document and there’s just a a huge line of OCIs to be printed. Because all oci’s are printed there, even people applying outside of india have to wait for the office in Delhi to print it. I don’t believe there’s any police or govt checks from my country’s side 😊
@@GdayNamaste Thanks for prompt reply...I believe so too...Don't think they have time or authority to check for your background records from Australia..But it could be possible because it's a long visa, as they issue short visas faster even conversation is done in a few days
@@Rajandjatt shorter visa’s are processed in the local FRROs and are just pdf files so it depends on how busy that office is whereas all OCI’s are prepared in the local FRRO or immigration centre around the world then sent to Delhi for preparation and printing,
@@Rajandjatt i needed my birth certificate as the applicant. Half the documents they asked me for aren’t listed online. But everyone I spoke to needed to show theirs so it’s best to have it and be prepared. Then for my husband just his passport and adhaar card ☺️
Thanks for the video. 2023 In demand draft "MHA" is allowed. "Applicant should also bring a Demand Draft of Rs. 15000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand Only) from any Indian Bank
(except Co-operative Bank / Societies) for New OCI application. The Demand Draft is to be drawn in favor of ‘Pay
and Accounts Officer (Secretariat), MHA' and should be payable at New Delhi. The DD should not be older than 15
days on the date of submitting documents."
Thank you so much for the update!! This will help a lot of people ☺️
Hey
Thanks for the video . Its very supportive and informative. Can you please share the interview of that girl in mumbai OCI office ?
Actually mine interview is on 8th june . I m from mumbai. It will be very helpful if i see that as i m also from Mumbai. I will appreciate your help.
Thanks again .
Hi there! Actually I didn’t do an interview with her, she’s just in a shared Facebook group and mentioned her experiences. The questions she was asked was actually exactly the same as I was asked which I mentioned in this video 😊 so if you follow the questions in my video it should be okay. Sometimes they ask questions off script, like how you’re liking india, if you and your partner are different religions and if it’s a problem (this happened to my friend), but mostly they kept to the questions on the paper
@@GdayNamaste Thanks for the reply.
I really appreciate your feedback. Stay blessed!
Thank you so much for the video. And congrats for the OCI. Do anyone has an experience of applying OCI as a spouse staying together outside INDIA?. Mostly they ask such questions just to see how confident you are and how genuine us your marriage and you be able to answer everything if you are actually married and not just to get the OCI.
From what I’ve heard the questions are basically the same for those applying outside india too 😊
What’s the police verification , you mean a police verification in Australia or India?
In India. The police do a house visit to check documents and make sure the marriage is legitimate
Hi Manda 🙂
What is the name of the Facebook group that you mentioned in this video. I am a foreigner married to an Indian citizen about to have my OCI interview.
Hi Kaitlin 😊 sure it’s m.facebook.com/groups/2316978068610144/?ref=share&mibextid=tejx2t
They have a very strict screening process (there were people pretending to be females etc), so you may have to show a photo of you and your husband, unless your profile is public with photos. It’s just to protect members privacy 💕
@@GdayNamaste thanks so much ❤️
Is your spouse’s presence is required during the interview? Or the whole process can be completed by the applicant without any involvement from your spouse?
P.S: My wife is a foreigner and I’m an Indian. As I work on ships, my wife is in india half the time without me. We have been married almost two years now. Planning to apply OCI for my wife.
If you apply in india you both need to attend 🥹🥹 I think in America they allow for online interviews but I’m not sure. But either way the Indian spouse has to have an interview as well. They might make an exception given your circumstances. But it would depend on the frro you apply through. Are you planning on applying in India or your wife’s home country?
@@GdayNamaste Hi, thanks for the reply. Yeah, we are planning to apply from India. Did you get your birth certificate apostilled?
@@ManojKumarcupid no I didn’t need to. I’m not sure if the rules have changed since I applied but from the Amritsar frro it wasn’t required
Thanks.@@GdayNamaste
Thank you so much for this video! I have my interview coming up soon in the US. It’s done over video call, so it’s a different process but this was still very helpful to get an idea of what to expect!
You’re welcome! Actually I know a few people who did their interviews in the US last year and they did say the questions were almost identical to the ones we had in India 😃😃 hope that helps. Good luck 😊
@@GdayNamaste Thank you!!
Hey,
Thank you so much, your video was very informative and solved so many doubts, I still have a question, if you can answer, it would be great,
Where your birth certificate issued in Australia? If yes, did you apostille your birth certificate while applying for OCI?
Hi 😊 my birth certificate was issued in australia and I didn’t get it apostilled here in india. They didn’t ask; but I don’t know if that’s the same for everyone 😅😅
Hi, After done Police Verification, you got OCI in how many days after getting done Police Verification ??
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Hi just came across to your channel as well and subscribed it too. I have a question, is there a requirement of stay in India before you can apply for an oci visa from entry visa? I hope you will notice my message. Thank you and God Bless.
Hi, yes there is. You need a stay of 180 days in india before being able to apply for OCI from entry visa (as well as 2 years of marriage) 😊 it’s not really written anywhere I don’t think, but I’ve heard it mentioned a lot in some online groups
@@GdayNamaste Thank you so much for your prompt response. ☺️
Hello. Sorry for cutting in your chat😅 i got married on Jan 2021 which means two years ago and I have Entry visa now. I am wondering if I went to back to my country last month,(Aug 2023) and I will apply OCI this winter on Nov 2023, this mean I didn’t stay 180days in India?
Anyway, your video is so useful to me❤thank you!
@@yumikimoto4440 hi there 😊 if you decide to leave India, you’ll need to wait 180 days before after returning back to India before applying 🥹 so if you went back in August 2023 you’ll have to wait 180 days after returning back to India
Hi just want to check if your name is on your spouse’s passport (at the back)? Do they check it? Thank you!!
No it wasn’t (still not actually lol) and they didn’t ask about it. I think it’s one of those things that might be only picked up depending on the FRRO officer. But for me personally there were no issues
@@GdayNamaste just came across your channel have subscribed to it, I have moved to India myself since the last 12 months, for my girlfriend I am also an Australian citizen.
@@5786sagar that’s great! How has your experience been so far? The weather this time is actually quite nice compared to last April 🫢🫢
@@GdayNamaste agreed absolutely, the weather compare to last year April is good this year, my experience has been good so far.
Hi, thanks for the video, really helpful! I have one question that i can’t seem to get answer for, hope you can help. Basically, i have OCI (applied via myself as a former indian origin), this was approved when i was single. I have since then got married, do i need to update/renew my OCI card to show i’m married and add my Mrs name on the card, or is that not necessary? Please help. Thanks
Hi, thank you ☺️ I’m not familiar with this answer myself but I checked online and found a government site and it said you can add your spouses name (whether it’s a requirement I don’t know, but if your spouse wants to apply for OCI based on your Indian origin I think you will need to update it). See section 7 “miscellaneous service” eoi.gov.in/eoisearch/MyPrint.php?0911?001/0009
@@GdayNamaste i'm curious, is your spouse an Australian citizen as well?
@@5786sagar no just me. My husband is born and raised in India. We have no plans to settle in australia just set
@@GdayNamaste okay, I see, where were you in Australia prior to moving to India? I was in Western Australia Perth,
The Australian partner Visa is very very costly, I am planning to take my girlfriend back home, but for now, it's better to stay in India for both of us, given she has government job in India.
I lived in Brisbane. And yes cost of living has gone up sooo much in australia, i can understand wanting to stay here in india for now
Thank you so much...
You’re welcome ☺️ thanks for watching
Thank you so much! This was super informative. I’ll start gathering my documents early 😂
Hahah well tbh most of the documents you need are the same as the ones you need for your X visa so keep a file with all the documents together 🤣🤣 and add to it each time you renew your visa and registration hahaha
needs to stay in india for 6 months before applying oci? do you know please?
Yes that’s true. You need to have at least 2 months validity on your visa and to have stayed in India for a continuous 6 months before applying. I wasn’t aware of this rule when I made the video as I hadn’t left India for a few years anyway due to covid
Hi, You got any group of OCI card holders on the basis of Indian spouse
There’s a Facebook group called expats in India OCI holders if that’s what you mean?
facebook.com/share/Qg9ms6Ay3C7DU3WG/?mibextid=K35XfP
@GdayNamaste yes, its this
thank you
@GdayNamaste my situation is completely different. I married but I didn't register the marriage. So I'm struck in that, and I'm in Italy now. i can't register from here.
@@nastyme7086 ohh right okay. Are you a non-indian/foreigner married to an Indian?
@@GdayNamaste I'm Indian but my wife is Italian.
Thank you for sharing your experience and information. I have a question -
Was it anywhere mentioned that the spouse's name should be there on the Indian partner's passport?
Not for us, but I have heard recently some FRRO's have been asking for it
@@GdayNamaste Great! Thank you!
Thank you for such an informative video about OCI, My wife is an overseas national as well living in Mohali and we will be applying for her OCI in december
Great! I’m so glad I could help. You’ll be applying through Amritsar as well. The gyre so kind and helpful 😊 I have always had such good experiences with them
@@GdayNamaste i had some doubts about the procces but your video cleared all of them, yes we'll be applying through Amritsar , hoping it will go through smoothly 😅. I have called Amritsar guys couple of times and they have always been so polite and helpfull
@@gsingh1581 great! If you or your wife have any questions feel free to reach out 😊😊
@@GdayNamaste we sure will thank you 🙂, we should form a group or something of people like us living in tricity
@@gsingh1581 actually I’m admin of a Facebook group called Chandigarh expats 😊 let me send you a request. It’s mostly just women for now 😅 and we catch up regularly but if your wife is struggling living away from her home country, she is more than welcome to join us.
m.facebook.com/groups/810424673575136/?ref=share&mibextid=S66gvF
Hi,
Wonder why they take so long after police clearance here in india..Could be because they do your background checks in Australia govt or police authorities in aus or they don't...what's your point of view
After police clearance it goes to Delhi and I think it’s just a matter of Delhi processing and creating the document and there’s just a a huge line of OCIs to be printed. Because all oci’s are printed there, even people applying outside of india have to wait for the office in Delhi to print it.
I don’t believe there’s any police or govt checks from my country’s side 😊
@@GdayNamaste Thanks for prompt reply...I believe so too...Don't think they have time or authority to check for your background records from Australia..But it could be possible because it's a long visa, as they issue short visas faster even conversation is done in a few days
Another question...Online they don't ask for Birth Certificate for Spouse application...Is it really needed
@@Rajandjatt shorter visa’s are processed in the local FRROs and are just pdf files so it depends on how busy that office is whereas all OCI’s are prepared in the local FRRO or immigration centre around the world then sent to Delhi for preparation and printing,
@@Rajandjatt i needed my birth certificate as the applicant. Half the documents they asked me for aren’t listed online. But everyone I spoke to needed to show theirs so it’s best to have it and be prepared. Then for my husband just his passport and adhaar card ☺️