Conversion of PIO cards to OCI cards
Conversion of PIO cards to OCI cards
Government of India has decided that PIO cards will be accepted as valid travel document till 31.12.2023 along with valid foreign passport and the Indian Immigration Check Post(s) will continue to consider all PIO cards valid for entry/exit into India till 31.12.2023. This extension of timeline is subject to the condition that if in the meantime any deadline is notified by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) thereby making hand written PIO cards invalid, then PIO cardholders may have to obtain appropriate visa from Indian Mission.
2. All the PIO cardholders with valid PIO cards as on 09.01.2015 are advised to apply for conversion of PIO card to OCI card. Please visit the website https://ociservices.gov.in/ 
for application form and other details.
mea.gov.in