Re: [Goanet] Long term Visas 15 & 30years to PIO & OCI
Mr Faleiro, whatever effort you did in publishing the result of your trips abroad is well described by the meeting in California with the Consular Heads.My experience with the Lisbon Embassy staff is no better.The clerk said that he "had no time to give details on the issue of PIO because there were more people in the queue, I should forward the same questions to the Min. of External Affairs of India".If so, why do we need prominent politicians to represent us?
[Goanet] (Goanet] Long term Visas 15 & 30years to PIO & OCI
(Goanet] Long term Visas 15 & 30years to PIO & OCI ref above topic Quote:1 Appealed to all PIO to apply for the PIO or the Overseas citizen of India (OCI) card. "If they apply for either the PIO or the OCI card, they can stay in India for 15 years (in case of the PIO card) and 30 years (in case ofthe OCI) card. OCI CARD HOLDERS CAN STAY IN INDIA ONLY 30 YEARS? WHICH MEANS, I CAN STAY IN INDIA UNTIL I AM 89 ? (COMPLETES 30 YRS IN 2036) BUT MY OCI VISA STICKER CLEARLY SAYS MY VISA VALLID FOR LEFETIME OR LIFELONG (See pic) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk8/658550483/sizes/l/ WHAT’S LIFELONG? 30YEARS? OR IS IT LIKE INDIAN CELLULAR Cos WHERE THEY SAY PAY Rs.100 AND GET LIFETIME VALIDITY WHERE LIFETIME HERE MEANS THE LIFTIME OF THE CONTRACT OR LICENSE Quote 2 "I had received several complaints from Goans holding foreign passports that some of our embassies and High Commissions abroad, issue them tourist visas (valid for three to six months) at the end of which they have to leave the country though they have property matters to deal with and have families here," Faleiro said adding that following the complaints he had taken up the issue with Union Home Minister P Chidambaram. THOSE WHO DO NOT WISH TO TAKE PIO OR OCI CARD THEY CAN STILL TAKE 5 YEAR LONG TERM ENTRY VISA WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO PERSONS OF INDIAN ORIGIN (STILL AVAILABLE IN UK FOR 135 POUNDS SO SAYS THE WEBSITE) SO, WHY SUCH A BIG FUS? IT IS STRONGLY ADVISABLE THOSE WITH ROOTS IN GOA/INDIA TO GO FOR SUCH LONG TERM VISA. SHOULD THERE BE SOME EMERGENCIES, ONE CAN LEAVE HIS/HER COUNTRY SAME DAY OR THE EARLIEST WIHTOUT WAITING TO APPLY FOR FRESH VISA WHICH COULD TAKE TIME. IT MAY BE NOTED THAT MOST EMBASSIES ARE OPEN DURING WEEKENDS AND EVEN ON HOLIDAYS TO HELP WITH YOUR EMERGENCY TRAVEL. e.g. HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA –LONDON OPEN till 1900 hours on working days and from 10AM to 5.30PM during Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. ALL THESE FACILITIES ARE THERE BUT MANY OF US ARE UNWARE OF IT. e.g. SOMEONE’S MOTHER DIED IN GOA ON FRIDAY, HER SONS GOT THE NEWS AROUND 4PM LONDON TIME BUT THEY WAITED TILL MONDAY TO VISIT EMBASSY ASSUMING THE OFFICE REMAINs CLOSED DURING THE WEEKENDS. THUS DELAYING THE FUNERAL BY UPTO 3 more DAYS. IF THEY HAD PIO/OCI OR 5 YR LONG TERM VISA, THEY COULD HAVE LEFT LONDON FRIDAY ITSELF. THEY ARE IN LONDON FOR OVER 25YRS THOUGH. During my stay in UK say for 12 years, I have had 3 FIVE years long term visas First costing me just about 63 pounds in 1994 Initially, I had 2-3 short term visas too. Quote/goanet http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-August/197236.html Ref. Longterm visia http://in.vfsglobal.co.uk/visa-categories.aspx 6month tourist visa cost about 40 pounds (inc. service charge), delivery charges add 8 pounds. OCI cost 165 pound and take about 12 weeks PIO card cost 215 pounds joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
Re: [Goanet] Long term Visas 15 & 30years to PIO & OCI
From: Alice Gouveia Congratulations Mr Faleiro, you did a good job.Could this information be passed to the Embassies and Consulates overseas? The staff there don't seem to know about it when asked for detailed information. Response - How is this for mis-information? Headline: Consul Heads Address New Visa Regulations 5 Aug. 2010. IndiaWest.com (California). Indian Americans crowded into the auditorium in San Francisco to ask Indian Consulate officials questions about the new complex rules for travel to India One 70-year-old woman from Goa found out at the meeting that she was ineligible for OCI or PIO card as the former Portuguese colony had not yet been annexed into India when she was born, and therefore she was not of Indian origin ... Full text and photo at http://www.indiawest.com/readmore.aspx?id=2409&sid=1
Re: [Goanet] Long term Visas 15 & 30years to PIO & OCI
NRI, PIO & COI Congratulations Mr Faleiro, you did a good job.Could this information be passed to the Embassies and Consulates overseas? The staff there don't seem to know about it when asked for detailed information. A. Gouveia
Re: [Goanet] Long term Visas 15 & 30years to PIO & OCI
Hi Everyone, Let me tell you that with an OCI document obtained, the person gets a"Life Long" Visa with OCI ID Number, containing photo, signature and other details therein, pasted on to your current foreign passport. That's it. Should one loose their passport or renew their passport then the Authority will provide another Life Long Visa and paste it on to your new passport, on the basis of your OCI Document already in your possesion. No more of re applying for OCI comes in. Hascy. --- On Wed, 11/8/10, rosarioabel fernandes wrote: > PIO/OCI to be issued long term visas > > HERALD REPORTER > PANJIM, AUG 10 > The Union Home Ministry has asked all the Indian missions > abroad as > well as the Goa FRRO to issue long term extendable visas to > persons of > Indian origin. > Commissioner for NRI Affairs Eduardo Faleiro told reporters > here that > there were lots of complaints from the Goans who hold > foreign > passports that they had to come on tourist visas which is > valid only > for three months. > "I had received several complaints from Goans holding > foreign > passports that some of our embassies and High Commissions > abroad, > issue them tourist visas (valid for three to six months) at > the end of > which they have to leave the country though they have > property matters > to deal with and have families here," Faleiro said adding > that > following the complaints he had taken up the issue with > Union Home > Minister P Chidambaram. > "The home minister has assured me in writing that granting > of tourist > visas to PIOs was not correct and that he was advising > missions > concerned as well as the foreigners regional registration > office in > Goa to ensure that the long term visas are issued to the > said category > of persons and these visas are extended from time to time," > Faleiro, a > former minister of state for external affairs, further > said. > Faleiro also gave the media a copy of an official letter > from > Chidambaram, in which the home minister has appealed to all > PIO to > apply for the PIO or the Overseas citizen of India (OCI) > card. > "If they apply for either the PIO or the OCI card, they can > stay in > India for 15 years (in case of the PIO card) and 30 years > (in case of > the OCI) card. I would request you to advise them to apply > for either > the PIO card or the OCI card," Chidambaram has said in his > letter > written to Faleiro last month. > The union home minister has also sought a list of > mission/embassies > and high commission abroad who are in the habit of issuing > tourist > visas to PIO. >
[Goanet] Long term Visas 15 & 30years to PIO & OCI
PIO/OCI to be issued long term visas HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, AUG 10 The Union Home Ministry has asked all the Indian missions abroad as well as the Goa FRRO to issue long term extendable visas to persons of Indian origin. Commissioner for NRI Affairs Eduardo Faleiro told reporters here that there were lots of complaints from the Goans who hold foreign passports that they had to come on tourist visas which is valid only for three months. "I had received several complaints from Goans holding foreign passports that some of our embassies and High Commissions abroad, issue them tourist visas (valid for three to six months) at the end of which they have to leave the country though they have property matters to deal with and have families here," Faleiro said adding that following the complaints he had taken up the issue with Union Home Minister P Chidambaram. "The home minister has assured me in writing that granting of tourist visas to PIOs was not correct and that he was advising missions concerned as well as the foreigners regional registration office in Goa to ensure that the long term visas are issued to the said category of persons and these visas are extended from time to time," Faleiro, a former minister of state for external affairs, further said. Faleiro also gave the media a copy of an official letter from Chidambaram, in which the home minister has appealed to all PIO to apply for the PIO or the Overseas citizen of India (OCI) card. "If they apply for either the PIO or the OCI card, they can stay in India for 15 years (in case of the PIO card) and 30 years (in case of the OCI) card. I would request you to advise them to apply for either the PIO card or the OCI card," Chidambaram has said in his letter written to Faleiro last month. The union home minister has also sought a list of mission/embassies and high commission abroad who are in the habit of issuing tourist visas to PIO.
