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NRIs & OCI Card Holders — the rules that actually matter

Plain-language, up-to-date articles covering the questions we hear most often from Non-Resident Indians and OCI cardholders — from buying and renting Indian property to travelling on your foreign passport, e-Arrival cards, passport updates, banking and tax residency.

We publish these articles as a public service and update them periodically. They are not a substitute for professional legal, tax or immigration advice.

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NRI vs OCI in one line: an NRI is an Indian citizen living abroad (travels on an Indian passport, no visa needed). An OCI cardholder is a foreign citizen of Indian origin — they carry a foreign passport plus an OCI card and must submit the e-Arrival Card before every trip.
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