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Entry Visa X-1 — Person of Indian Origin

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What family, citizenship, ethnic, historical or former-resident connection creates access to this route?

The X-1 Entry visa is for a Person of Indian Origin who does not hold an OCI card. A Person of Indian Origin means a person who at any time held an Indian passport, or a person who, or either of whose parents, grandparents or great-grandparents, was born in and was permanently resident in India.

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How far back can the qualifying connection extend, and what important transmission limitations exist?

The connection can extend to great-grandparents who were born in and permanently resident in India, provided neither was at any time a citizen of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Pakistan or Sri Lanka or any other country specified by the Government of India. Holders of an OCI card are outside the X-1 category.

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What records are central to proving the lineage or historical connection?

No source-validated answer was confirmed for this question in the 24 Sep official-source batch.

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  • The route-specific official capture set did not yield a verified answer for this question in the completed batch. This is an unresolved evidence gap, not a claim that the requirement or right does not exist.

Does the pathway result in a visa, residence permit, right of return, citizenship or another status?

The pathway results in an Entry ('X-1') visa, granted for five years at a time with multiple entry. Certain other visas held by Persons of Indian Origin who are entitled to an Entry visa may be converted to an X-1 visa by the FRRO/FRO concerned.

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What application progression, residence obligations, family consequences or further citizenship/residence possibilities follow?

After 5 years from the issue of the X-1 visa, any further extension is referred by the FRRO/FRO to the Ministry of Home Affairs, which grants one year; subsequent extensions of up to another 5 years at a time may be granted by FRROs/FROs, and the same procedure applies to further extensions. The spouse and children of a Person of Indian Origin may be granted an X-2 visa for five years at a time with multiple entry. The official source does not state residence obligations or any citizenship or permanent residence possibilities.

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  • The official source does not state residence obligations or any citizenship or permanent residence possibilities.
  • https://www.mha.gov.in/PDF_Other/AnnexIII_01022018.pdf
    After completion of 5 years from the date of issue of X-1/ X-2 visa , if further extension is required, the proposal shall be referred by FRRO/ FRO concerned to the Ministry of Home Affairs for clearance. MHA would grant extension for one year after the expiry of the initial period of five years. Subsequent extensions, if any, up to a total period of another 5 years at a time may be granted by FRROs /FROs concerned. The same procedure will be adopted if further extension is required.
  • https://www.mha.gov.in/PDF_Other/AnnexIII_01022018.pdf
    Spouse and children of an Indian citizen/ Person of Indian Origin/ OCI cardholder (other than those who are registered as OCI cardholder) may be granted ‘X-2’ visa for a period of five years at a time, with multiple entry facility.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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