Government specifies new grounds for OCI card cancellation, know more here

Recently, the government has tightened the grounds for OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card cancellation. Going ahead, serious criminal convictions could lead to cancellation of OCI status, according to a recent gazette notification. Currently, according to Section 7(D) of India’s Citizenship Act, 1955, if any OCI cardholder gets his/her registration by way of fraud, false representation, or the concealment of any material fact, their OCI card could be cancelled.