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Public Notice: Permitting certain categories OCI cardholders who are stranded abroad to come to India
Posted on: June 03, 2020 | Back | Print
Embassy of India
Abidjan
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Dated: 03/06/2020
Public Notice: Permitting certain categories OCI cardholders who are stranded abroad to come to India
The Government of India has permitted the following categories of OCI cardholders, who are stranded abroad, to come to India:-
(i) Minor children born to Indian nationals abroad and holding OCI cards.
(ii) OCI cardholders who wish to come to India on account of family emergencies like
death in family.
(iii) Couples where one spouse is an OCI cardholder and the other is an Indian
national and they have a permanent residence in India.
(iv) University students who are OCI cardholders (not legally minors) but whose
parents are Indian citizens living in India.
2. The above categories of OCI cardholders having compelling reasons to return to India are requested to send their information as per the excel sheet format on the following link: https://www.eoiabidjan.gov.in/news_detail/?newsid=108 to cons.abidjan@mea.gov.in in order to register themselves with the Embassy.
3. All travellers shall bear the cost of travel, as may be specified by Government of India, and shall give an undertaking that they would undergo mandatory institutional quarantine for a minimum period of 14 days, on arrival in India at their own cost, and that they would be making the journey at their own risk.
4. Registered OCI cardholders eligible to board repatriation flights would be contacted directly via email/mobile phone/WhatsApp regarding further developments in the possible evacuation process.
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