Overseas Citizen of India , Non Resident Indian, Foreigner.

Overseas Citizen of India::

The Ministry of Home Affairs defines an OCI as a person who:

>>Was a citizen of India on or after 26th January 1950; or

>>Was eligible to become a citizen of India on 26th January 1950; or

>>Is a child or grandchild of such a person, among other eligibility criteria.

>>According to Section 7A of the OCI card rules, an applicant is not eligible for the OCI card if he, his parents or grandparents have ever been a citizen of Pakistan or Bangladesh. The category was introduced by the government in 2005.

>>The Government of India via Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015 merged the Person of Indian Origin (PIO) category with OCI category in 2015.

Non Resident Indian::

>>A Non-Resident Indian (NRI) means a person resident outside India who is a citizen of India or is a person of Indian origin.

>>An Indian citizen residing outside India for a combined total of at least 183 days in a financial year is considered to be an NRI.

>>NRIs enjoy voting rights and are required to pay and file the income tax return on their Indian income like resident Indians.

>>NRI is more of a technical classification for taxation purposes and investment purposes.

>>However, in case an NRI wishes to take up foreign citizenship, he/she will have to give up Indian citizenship as the Indian constitution does not allow dual citizenship. A person cannot hold Indian as well as foreign citizenship simultaneously.

Foreigner::

 

>>As per the the Foreigners Act, 1946, foreigner means a person who is not a citizen of India. The Fundamental Rights guaranteed by Articles 14, 20, 21, 21A, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 are available to all persons whether citizens or foreigners. The Fundamental Rights guaranteed by Articles 15, 16, 19, 29, and 30 are available only to citizens of India.