Goans will be relieved by the MEA circular on the revocation certificate for the OCI card: CM Sawant
Thousands of Goans would be relieved, according to Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, by the Ministry of External Affairs’ circular revocation certificate being a legitimate document in place of surrender certificate for acquiring an Overseas Citizen of India card.
According to Sawant, this is “great news” for the people of Goa. He made this comment on X Sunday.
He uploaded the MEA memorandum from April 4, 2024, stating that “MHA has now decided to accept Revocation Certificate as an alternative documents in lie of surrender certificate in case of Indian nationals hailing from erstwhile Portuguese territories of India (Goa, Daman and Diu), who have acquired Portuguese nationality as per Portuguese Nationality Law, and who have been issued ‘Revocation Order’ by the RPOs (regional passport offices) instead of Surrender Certificate” .
According to Sawant, the MEA has clarified that a revocation certificate may be used in place of a surrender certificate in order to receive an OCI card.
“I thank the Union Govt led by PM @narendramodi ji, Home Minister Shri @AmitShah Ji, Minister of External Affairs @DrSJaishankar ji & MEA MoS Smt @M_Lekhi for accepting the request of the State Government that would provide huge relief to thousands of Goan & their families,” he said.
