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Person Of Indian Origin Card

The new PIO Card Scheme, 2002, is in operation since 15th September, 2002. All persons of Indian origin who are in possession of the passport of any other country except Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Sri Lanka or any other country specified by the government, are eligible for PIO Card if:
** He/She had any time held an Indian passport.
** He/She or either of his/her parents or grand parents or great grand parents was born in India or permanent resident in India provided neither was at any time a citizen of any other specific country.
** He/She is a spouse of a citizen of India or a person of Indian origin covered under 1 & 2 above.
Iranian nationals of Indian Origin can be granted PIO card after MHA approval.

Fee:
For all adults a PIO Card is issued after charging a fee of Rupees 15,000/- and for minors i.e. below 18 years of age Rupees 7,500/- is levied as fees. All PIO Cards are valid for 15 years.

Authority to which application is to be made:
** Application for PIO Card are to be made in the prescribed format (Available with FRRO office or downloaded from www.mha.nic.in )
** Documentary evidence of being person of Indian origin to be produced.
An application for issue of a PIO Card can be made at Indian Mission in the country where the applicant is ordinarily resident.

Documents required to be presented at the time of submission of application for PIO:
** Application of PIO Card can be downloaded from the website of the Ministry of Home Affairs i.e. www.mha.nic.in
** Photocopy of the foreign passport presently held (Front page i.e. photo page and VISA page). Photocopy of the initial VISA, which has been registered with FRRO/FRO cum Superintendent of Police.
** Photocopy of all the pages of Registration certificate issued by the FRRO/FRO office.
** Four recent passport size photographs.
** Demand Draft/Pay Order in favour of FRRO, Delhi, for Rs. 15000/- in case of individuals above 18 years and Rs. 7500/- in the case of applicants below 18 years of age.
** Two photocopies of Demand Draft/Pay Order.

Proof of Indian Origin:
** i) Previous Indian Passport OR
** ii) Birth Certificate and parents’/grandparents/great grand parents Indian passport OR
** iii) Marriage certificate and copy of spouse’s Indian passport

Note: All Documents to be presented in duplicate and also shown in original.

Registration:
** PIO card holder will be exempt from the requirement of registration if his stay on any single visit in India does not exceed 180 days.
** In the event of continuous stay in India of the PIO card holder exceeding 180 days, he/she shall have to get himself/herself registered within 30 days of the expiry of 180 days with the concerned Foreigners Regional Registration Officer/Foreigners Registration Officer. For minor no registration is required on any type of visa.
** An amount of US$ 30 (=Rs1395) is charged as penal fee towards late registration.
** Every foreigner at the time of Registration, shall furnish, such information in registration report, as may be in his possession for the purpose of satisfying the Registration Officer and shall, on being required, shall sign the registration report in the presence of the said officer and shall thereupon be entitled to receive from the said officer a certificate of registration in Part III of Form A

The following documents are required to be submitted at the time of registration:
** Registration form in triplicate (3 Copies).
** 4 Recent passport size photographs.
** Copy of PIO Card
** Copy of passport/VISA/arrival immigration stamp.
** Copy of valid and notarized Lease/Rent agreement OR Copy of C-Form from the Hotel OR copy of recent electricity/telephone bill along with the letter from the landlord, towards proof of residence.
** Duly filled in Registration Book (Upto page 8).
** Passport in original.

Application Form And Renewal Form for PIO Card : http://www.immigrationindia.nic.in/pioform.pdf

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Who can get PIO Card?

** If a foreigner held an Indian passport at any time.
** He/She or either of his/her parent’s or grand parent’s or great grand parents was born in India or permanently resident in India and provided that neither was at any time a citizen of any other specified country (Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, China, and Sri Lanka ).
** He/She is a spouse of a citizen of India or a person of Indian origin covered in Para 1 & 2 above.
** Iranian nationals of Indian Origin can seek PIO card with the approval of MHA.

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Dear Sir,
My grand daughter now aged 4years10 months is a Canadian by birth and holding Canadian passport. She has been issued PIO card in 10/3/2010 and valid up to 09/03/2025. Since November2011 she is with me and going to school. Now we are planning to go to Canada for holiday. Bonafide student certificate has been issued by the school. Please let me know whether she has to require registration with immigration office. The immigration official at Hyderabad international Airport has informed that no further registration required to children below 16 years and school certificate is enough at the time of leaving the country. I would be grateful if you kindly clarify my doubt.

Thanks & Regards,
Dr. K. Ramappa

@Dr. K. Ramappa:
The PIO cardholders is entitled to the following benefits:
i. A multiple entry, multi -purpose visa for visiting India. PIO Card itself is treated as a Visa;
ii. No separate Student/ Employment /Business visa will be required for admission in colleges/institutions or taking up employment, business, etc in India;
iii. Special counters for speedy immigration clearance at designated Immigration check posts;
iv. Exemption from registration with local police authorities for continuous stay upto 180 days in India ;
v. Parity with Non-resident Indians (NRIs) in economic, financial and educational fields except for acquisition of agricultural land or plantations;
vi. PIO Card can be used as identity proof for applying for a (I) PAN card, (II) driving licence and (III) opening of Bank account in India, if the PIO card holder resides in India.
Note: i. In the event of continuous stay in India exceeding 180days, the PIO Cardholder must get himself/herself registered, within 30 days of the expiry of 180 days, with the concerned jurisdictional FRRO/FRO.
ii. The grant of a PIO Card does NOT entitle the cardholder to visit a restricted / protected area. Prior permission of the competent authority is required to be obtained for visiting a restricted / protected area.
iii. A PIO Card does NOT entitle the cardholder to undertake any missionary work, mountaineering and research work, without the prior permission of the Government of India.

For further details, kindly contact the BoI

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What is the Fee for PIO Card?

A fee of Indian Rupees 15,000 or equivalent in local foreign currency shall be payable along with the application. The fee for a PIO Card for a child upto the age of 18 Years will be Rs. 7,500 (or, its equivalent in local foreign currency).

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My son having his valid pio card and passport. We are going to travel on Dec 22nd 2016 from India to US. We didn't apply OCI card but we will do once we reach USA. So does he need OCI card to travel ?or pio card is good enough to travel because last date to apply OCI card is on Dec 31st 2016. Please reply me.