- Person of Indian Origin Card
Person 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 andBangladesh .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 .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 Indian s 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 aProtected area permit .ee also
*
Indian nationality law
*Overseas Citizen of India External links
* [http://www.indianembassy.org/policy/PIO/Introduction_PIO.html Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) - CARD SCHEME] , at the
Embassy of India in Washington website [http://www.geocities.com/indiavisainformation/india-information.htm India Visa Information]
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