How to Apply for a New OCI Card in 2025 | Step-by-Step Guide for NRIs

Applying for a new OCI card in 2025? Welcome to the magical world of paperwork, photocopies, and infinite patience. 😏 This video is your step-by-step guide to the NEW OCI card application process — explained for NRIs. From eligibility rules to documents, passport surrender, hidden fines (yes, India never misses a chance 💸), and how long the wait really is… consider this the sarcastic but accurate guide you actually need in 2025. ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 – Intro (why NRIs must suffer) 00:30 – Step 1: Citizenship requirement 01:00 – Step 2: The time rule (and the fine trap) 01:45 – Step 3: Collect your sacred documents 02:45 – Step 4: Surrender + OCI together 03:30 – Step 5: Fill the endless forms 04:30 – Step 6: Submission & the waiting game 05:15 – Step 7: Penalties for using Indian passport 06:00 – Outro (survival tips + sarcasm) 📌 Useful Links 👉 Official OCI Portal 👉 VFS Global (OCI services for US) 👉 Passport Surrender / Renunciation Info 👉 Government of India – OCI FAQs 💡 Quick Tips before you apply: • Always surrender your Indian passport before/while applying for OCI. • Never travel on an Indian passport after naturalisation (₹10,000 fine per trip 💸). • Carry extra photocopies — Indian bureaucracy feeds on them. If this video saved you hours of confusion (or at least gave you a laugh), smash that 👍 button and subscribe for more sarcastic-but-useful guides on NRI life and paperwork.