India extends OCI re-issuance deadline

OCI is a form of permanent residency available to people of Indian origin and their spouses which allows them to live and work in India indefinitely.
Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in the US, India has extended the timeline for re-issuance of Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card by one year till Dec 31, 2022. The mandatory requirement of re-issuance of an OCI card each time a new passport is issued to a foreigner up to 20 years of age and once after completing 50 years of age has also been dispensed with. Now, an OCI cardholder is required to get the OCI card re-issued only once when a new passport is issued after completing 20 years of age.
The requirement of carrying old and new passports, along with the OCI card, has also been done away with. An OCI cardholder traveling with an OCI card bearing old passport number is not required to carry the old passport now. However, carrying the current passport is mandatory.
Uploading of copies of new passports, photos and other documents of an OCI card holder or their foreign origin spouse can be done through ‘OCI Miscellaneous Services’ section at: https://ociservices.gov.in/welcome.