In brief
Family members may hold different citizenships, passports and immigration permissions. A parent’s eligibility should not be assumed to apply automatically to a spouse or child.
Start with Ministry of Home Affairs: OCI application and eligibility FAQs (opens in a new tab)
Your next steps
0 of 5 steps complete · Next: Create a person-by-person document list
Create a person-by-person document list
Next stepRecord passports, citizenship, OCI or visa status and expiry dates in your own secure records.
Check permission for the intended stay
Use the responsible mission’s guidance for each family member.
Prepare civil and school records
Ask receiving institutions which birth, marriage, guardianship or education documents they require.
Arrange continuing healthcare
Speak to insurers and clinicians about coverage and ongoing treatment.
Make a first-month plan
Assign local housing, school, banking and document appointments without assuming every service can be completed remotely.
Suggested preparation sequence. Your authority may require a different order. Progress stays on this device.
What to have ready
0 of 4 preparedKeep documents in your own secure records. Tick what you have; nothing is uploaded.
Model the decision with your own figures
Prepare the dates, currencies, costs and amounts you know. Keep tax eligibility, provider access and uncertain assumptions on your adviser’s question list. The calculators show those assumptions explicitly.
For a return to India, add education, parents’ support, healthcare, partner income and locked funds to the household timeline. Bring supporting-tool figures into it only after reviewing timing, currency and overlap.
Recognise the official form
Preview before you visit the official portal. Do not enter or upload personal information here.
Enlarge preview ↗Blank form · first page
Aadhaar Form 1 · Adult with Indian address proof
For a resident Indian, or an NRI with proof of address in India, aged 18 or above. Different forms apply to other age groups and address situations.
What you will see on the form
Enrolment or update · Resident or NRI status · Demographic details · Address and supporting documents · Declaration and consent
Use UIDAI’s current form for your exact category. An OCI cardholder is a foreign national; do not select NRI solely because you live abroad. This preview does not establish Aadhaar eligibility.
Unique Identification Authority of India · Source checked 5 September 2026
Official services for this task
Certificate and application routes depend on the state, district and issuing authority. Choose the location in the service register before using a local procedure.
Find government services, forms and local offices
Selected coverage; source access and geographic limits are shown on each entry.
Questions to take to an adviser
- What permission does each family member need?
- Which records require authentication or translation?
- What cannot be completed before arrival?
Who can help
The responsible Indian mission, relevant institutions and a qualified adviser for complex immigration facts.
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Published by NRIdisha. Prepared with AI assistance. No individual author or qualified professional reviewer is credited for this guide.
Official sources support the statements they address. They do not certify this guide or your eligibility. Open the source and check current amendments before acting.
Income Tax Department (opens in a new tab) · Reserve Bank of India (opens in a new tab) · National Portal of India (opens in a new tab)
Official OCI eligibility and service instructions.
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Official starting point for Indian passport applications and reissues abroad.
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