The PIO Card for Persons of Indian Origin
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Introduction
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The Government of India understands and respects your need to
be close to your place of origin and has accordingly launched the ‘PIO Card’ scheme,
aimed at making the journey back to your roots, simpler, easier, flexible and trouble
free.
Who is eligible?
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Any person: |
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- who at any time held an Indian passport; or
- he/she or either of his/her parents
or grandparents or great grandparents was born in and permanently resident in India
as defined in the Government of India Act, 1935 and other territories that became
part of India thereafter provided neither was at any time a citizen of any country
as may be specified by the Central Government from time to time; or
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who is a spouse of a citizen of India or a Person of Indian Origin as mentioned
above. The Government of
India has clarified that if any foreigner obtains a PIO card by virtue of being
a spouse of an Indian national or of a PIO, and later on he/she divorces the Indian/PIO
spouse, the Indian/PIO spouse must inform the authorities for cancellation of PIO
card. Even if otherwise, it comes to
the notice of PIO issuing authorities that any such PIO card holder has divorced
his/her Indian/PIO spouse, the authority concerned would cancel his/her PIO card.
(Click here to download PIO Form)
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