Embassy of India Tokyo, Japan

Dead line for Conversion of PIO to OCI on Gratis Basis is 31 December 2017

Dead line for Conversion of PIO to OCI on Gratis Basis is 31 December 2017

The current deadline fixed for conversion of PIO to OCI on gratis basis is 31.12.2017. Any request for conversion of PIO Card to OCI Card after expiry of this deadline will attract a fee of JPY 41250, which is same as the fee charged for issuance of a fresh OCI Card.

International Civil Aviation Organization’s rules/guidelines with respect to travel with machine readable travel documents only, will come into effect from October/November, 2018. With the implementation ICAO’s above rules/guideline, those travelling to India with handwritten PIO Cards will be refused entry at Indian immigration counters and will be sent back.