OCI card for family who are not Indian citizens
Overseas Citizen of India is the card that replaced PIO. Apply on the official OCI portal.
Who it is for
OCI is for eligible foreign citizens of Indian origin and their spouses, not for Indian passport holders. An Indian passport and an OCI card are not held together.
How to file
Applications go through the OCI services portal. The mission that covers your Gulf city takes the biometrics and documents. Old PIO cards were deemed OCI; if a card is damaged or the photo is obsolete, use the portal’s reissue path rather than a new agent package.