Person of Indian Origin Card
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Persons of Indian Origin Card (PIO Card) is a form of identification issued to a Person of Indian Origin who hold a passport in another country other than Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Other conditions are:
- person at any time held an Indian passport or;
- person's parents or grand parents or great grand parents were born in and permanent residents in India, but not moved to Pakistan and Bangladesh or;
- person is spouse of a citizen of India or a person of Indian origin as per above.
It came into force with effect from 15 September, 2002.
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[edit] Necessary documents for applying PIO card from USA
* PIO application form(2 copies) * 4 photos(2 for each application) * Notarised copies of Parents passports(better get all the pages of passports notarized) * Fee(see the consulate/govt websites for the latest info. Do not see the blogs/other sites) * Original Birth Certificate(you may not get back the original certificate) * 2 address proofs(Driving license attested and water bill etc) * Original USA passport(better scan all the pages of passport before you send) * Add $20 for the fee to receive the passport and PIO safe and fast by Fedex
This is all from personal experience and may be different by area too.
[edit] Uses
The various benefits available to a PIO cardholders are:
- No visa required for visiting India during the period of validity of PIO Card.
- Exemption from the requirement of registration if stay in India does not exceed 6 months. Should the continuous stay exceed six months, registration will be required within 30 days of the expiry of six months with the concerned Foreigners Registration Officer.
- Parity with non-resident Indians in respect of facilities available to the latter in economic, financial and educational fields.
- All facilities in the matter of acquisition, holding, transfer and disposal of immovable properties in India except in matters relating to the acquisition of agricultural/plantation properties.
- Facilities available to children of Non Resident Indians for getting admission to educational institutions in India including medical colleges, engineering colleges, Institutes of Technology, Institutes of Management etc. under the general categories.
- Facilities available under the various housing schemes of LIC, State Governments and other Government agencies.
Persons with a PIO are not
- allowed to vote
- eligible for an inner line permit. They have to apply for a Protected area permit.
