{"id":1070,"date":"2014-02-08T12:30:36","date_gmt":"2014-02-08T17:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/indians-overseas-upset-over-government-proposal-to-scrap-pio-oci-cards\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T14:25:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:25:30","slug":"indians-overseas-upset-over-government-proposal-to-scrap-pio-oci-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/indians-overseas-upset-over-government-proposal-to-scrap-pio-oci-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Indians overseas upset over government proposal to scrap PIO &amp; OCI cards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Indians overseas upset over government proposal to scrap PIO &amp; OCI cards<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile a PIO card applicant has to be a person of Indian origin who is a citizen of any country, other than Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Afghanistan, China and Nepal; or a person who has held an Indian passport at any time or is the spouse &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/nri\/visa-and-immigration\/indians-overseas-upset-over-government-proposal-to-scrap-pio-oci-cards\/articleshow\/30048500.cms\">Economic Times<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Passport<\/b> issuing queues to ease<\/strong><br \/>\nThe department&#39;s head office and branch offices nationwide have been closed since Jan 13 by the People&#39;s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) rally led by Luang Pu Buddha Issara. About 4,000 people normally apply for passport services each working&nbsp;&#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bangkokpost.com\/news\/local\/393754\/technicians-plan-to-switch-computer-system-back-on-this-weekend\">Bangkok Post<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chiang Rai residents seek <b>passport<\/b> issuing venues<\/strong><br \/>\nHowever, residents said the Chiang Mai office could only issue 200 passports a day. They have to wait in a long queue for days to apply for passports. They claim the government should therefore open more temporary offices nationwide in order to serve&nbsp;&#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/thainews.prd.go.th\/centerweb\/newsen\/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNSOC5702080010001\">Thailand National News Bureau<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Britain likely to hike visa fee from next month<\/strong><br \/>\nThe proposal to change the fee structure was announced by the UK government this week, and if approved by Parliament the new fees will apply from 6 April 2014, while some fees for premium services overseas will apply from 31 March 2014. 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