Fresh OCI Card to Adult or Minor who earlier held Indian passport

Fresh OCI Card to Adult or Minor who earlier held Indian passport

Important Points:

Consular surcharge of EUR 3 shall be levied on all OCI services and must be paid along with OCI fee, as specified in the fee details section.
Fees for all the services can be made online to Embassy’s designated bank account.
Applicants must ensure all the supporting documents along with document checklist are submitted. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Please bring all the required original documents for verification.
For minor applicants, documents can be attested by parents.
The online application for OCI must be completed online as described in the How to Apply section below.
All the personal particulars / data entries of the OCI application should match with the current Passport. The name of parents & spouse should match as mentioned in their Indian Passport.
During the online form filling on the OCI portal, all the supporting documents should be uploaded before submitting the application at the Embassy of India, Zagreb (Please Choose any of the available options from the dropdown if the uploading document type is not available). If any of the supporting documents are not uploaded, the application will be rejected.
Important: Please note that Surrender Certificate of Indian Passport is a very important document for processing of OCI Card Application. In case the applicant has not surrendered Indian Passport after obtaining Croatian nationality/passport, the OCI Card Application will not be accepted.
It should also be noted that India does not permit Dual Nationality and therefore it is important that Indian passport may be surrendered immediately after obtaining foreign passport.
After online submission of application form, no changes can be made manually or by scribbling over the form. In case of any error / changes, please fill a fresh new online application form.

How to Apply

For Adults(of age above 18 years):

Printed copy of the duly filled application form at https://ociservices.gov.in/. The application should be signed by the applicant at appropriate places.
02 recent photographs of size 51mm x 51mm. Application forms with photo of wrong specifications would be rejected. Photo and Signature must also be uploaded mandatorily in the online application and specifications can be checked in the section of instructions filling the online application.
Copy of the Certificate for Renunciation of Indian Citizenship/Surrender of Indian Passport issued by Indian Embassy/Consulate/RPO. Original document must be presented for verification.
Copy of the last held Indian passport.
Copy of Nationality Certificate received during the acquiring of foreign citizenship (Domovnica ). Original document must be presented for verification.
Copy of present foreign passport and original document must be presented for verification.
Additional Documents (if Applicable)
Self-attested copies of the marriage certificate and spouse passport (In case spouse name is not mentioned in the surrendered Indian Passport). Original document must be presented for verification.
In case change of name, copy of Name change certificate issued by concerned government authority. Original document must be presented for verification.
In case of Change in appearance - Declaration to be provided.

Biometrics:

The applicants are required to give biometrics for OCI at Embassy of India, Zagreb during the document verification stage.
In all cases where biometrics are captured at the application stage, the applications for registration as OCI cardholders would be acknowledged on the online module only after the biometrics are captured and uploaded on the system.
Biometrics captured would be valid for a period of 5 years from the date of enrolment. Applicants with no fingerprints or poor fingerprints will be exempted and only facial traits would be captured for them. Applicants with a smaller number of fingers shall give fingerprints of existing fingers. Applicants above 70 years of age or below 12 years of age would be exempted from biometric capturing.

E-OCI Grant and notification to download

Upon grant of OCI card by the Indian Mission/Post/FRRO, the system shall generate the electronic OCI Card Registration (e-OCI card registration), ensuring accurate mapping of all approved applicant data and giving a unique OCI registration number.
An automated notification shall be sent to the applicant via registered email and/or SMS, informing that the e-OCl card registration has been generated and is available for download.

Note:

Embassy of India, Zagreb reserves the right to ask for any additional documents, if considered necessary.
Please bring all the required original documents for verification.

For Minors(of age below 18 years):

Printed copy of the duly filled application form at https://ociservices.gov.in/. The application should be signed by the applicant at appropriate places.
02 recent photographs of size 51mm x 51mm. Application forms with photo of wrong specifications would be rejected. Photo and Signature must also be uploaded mandatorily in the online application and specifications can be checked in the section of instructions filling the online application.
Copy of the Certificate for Renunciation of Indian Citizenship/Surrender of Indian Passport issued by Indian Embassy/Consulate/RPO. Original document must be presented for verification.
Copy of the last held Indian passport.
Copy of Nationality Certificate received during the acquiring of foreign citizenship (Domovnica). Original document must be presented for verification.
Copy of present foreign passport and original document must be presented for verification.
Copy of current passports and resident permits/ID Cards of Original document must be presented for verification.
If the parents are divorced, court order of dissolution of marriage, which specifically mentions that the legal custody of the child is with the parent who is applying for the OCI card(If Applicable)
Additional Documents (if Applicable)
In case change of name, copy of Name change certificate issued by concerned government authority. Original document must be presented for verification.
In case of Change in appearance- Declaration to be provided.

Biometrics:

The applicants are required to give biometrics for OCI at Embassy of India, Zagreb during the document verification stage.
In all cases where biometrics are captured at the application stage, the applications for registration as OCI cardholders would be acknowledged on the online module only after the biometrics are captured and uploaded on the system.
Biometrics captured would be valid for a period of 5 years from the date of enrolment. Applicants with no fingerprints or poor fingerprints will be exempted and only facial traits would be captured for them. Applicants with a smaller number of fingers shall give fingerprints of existing fingers. Applicants above 70 years of age or below 12 years of age would be exempted from biometric capturing.

Note:

Embassy of India, Zagreb reserves the right to ask for any additional documents, if considered necessary.
Please bring all the required original documents for verification.