Employment in India under OCI/PIO scheme

I am also curious to know about employment with OCI. Read a recent article saying that Manmohan Singh has made a statement saying that now "OCI professionals shall be allowed to work". I also assumed that if you were OCI, you had work rights. Can someone clarify this.
 
OCI card holders can work in India: Manmohan

Thursday, 08 January , 2009, 11:39

Chennai: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday announced that Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card holders who are qualified professionals will be allowed to practise in India.

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I wonder what this implies. I always thought an OCI had work rights in India (expect specific goverment posts).

:confused:

References:

http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14832679

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/..._can_work_in_India_PM/articleshow/3951137.cms
 
This mainly applies to Medical doctors who either
1. did their medical training outside India
2. Did their specialty training outside India.
Most of the OCI doctors who want to go back to practice in India do not belong to category 1. They mostly completed their undergrad med school (MBBS) in India and are thus eligible for licensure as a physician in India. However a large percentage did not complete their specialization/subspecialization in India and thus in many academic centers etc, they are not eliglble to practice their particular specialty. This ruling clears that barrier.

I was recently looking into the option. However i had completed my specialty training in India( and repeated the same training in the USA) and therefore had no problems, but the question did come up and I had to dig out my old training and post grad(MD) certificate.
 
schandrag

Can you please direct me to some documentation which permits OCI doctor who has graduated from India (MBBS) to practice in India? I have contacted Medical Council of India but haven't had any success. They do not give a clear response & have once hung up on me.
Thanks.
 
does anyone know if doctors having Indian Medical degree and having OCI are allowed to practice medicine in India? I have been getting conflicting information from the sources I checked with. Also, if MCI does not allow it, aren't they conflicting with the Dr. Manmohan Singh's declaration?
 
The MCI's web-site has forms for registration that require Indian citizenship. However, there is no mention if OCIs who got MCI certified when they were Indian citizens lose their registration or not when acquiring foreign citizenship. My guess is the certification should remain intact. That being said, with the privilege of OCI being able to work in India, coupled with the PM's announcement, I would assume it should be okay for such OCIs to practise medicine in India. We are also still waiting to see some kind of official clarification.
 
Hi

Please let me know if anyone managed to collect more information regarding this "OCI Doctor" issue.

My wife did her MBBS & specialisation from India and has taken OCI. Can she get a permanent registration based on her indian degrees?

Please point me to the relevant rules/document if available.

Regards
SB
 
Hi

Yeah, she had the registration. But came to know that Medical Council act requires Indian citizenship for registration. Govt did annouce that they will allow OCI doctors but havent got clear answer. They havent mentioned about OCI on Medical Council website.
 
sb1977 said:
Hi

Yeah, she had the registration. But came to know that Medical Council act requires Indian citizenship for registration. Govt did annouce that they will allow OCI doctors but havent got clear answer. They havent mentioned about OCI on Medical Council website.
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isn't her registration valid for life? did she not register when she was an indian citizen?
 
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