Visa & PIO Need help.

[abmm2006]

Hi all

Please need help in the following.

1. For my new born baby(US) Can I get one year visa(85$) and when i reach in india can i apply PIO card in chennai ?. I have indian passport I am very urgent to go india in this summar holidays...

2. Please let me know how long it will take to process for PIO in india chennai?.
Thanks & Regards
AB.

 

[tamtom]

Hi all

Please need help in the following.

1. For my new born baby(US) Can I get one year visa(85$) and when i reach in india can i apply PIO card in chennai ?. I have indian passport I am very urgent to go india in this summar holidays...

2. Please let me know how long it will take to process for PIO in india chennai?.
Thanks & Regards
AB.

The answer to the first question is, no. Here, for example, is a description from the web page of the Indian embassy http://www.indianembassy.org/newsite/poi.asp

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(i) An application for issue of a PIO Card shall be made to an Indian Mission in the country where the applicant is ordinarily resident.

(ii) Applicants already in India on Long Term Visa (more than one year) shall make the application for issue of a PIO Card to the following authorities:- (A) those residing in:-
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This says you need a long-term visa ("more than one year") to do it in India, and otherwise you must do it after you return to the US (assuming that is where you ordinarily reside).

If you are planning to return to India permanently on this trip and need to upgrade your baby's status, the best thing is to ask the consulate with jurisdiction over your local area what you should do. My guess, based on reading the above, is in that case you should upgrade the child's visa to a long-term one before you leave, then upgrade to PIO after arriving there.