New Delhi (The Hindu) : Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) and Persons of Indian
Origin (PIOs) can fly to the country without a medical visa for
commissioning surrogacy. Foreigners will, however, have to continue
obtaining a visa.
A Home Ministry order says a couple
with an OCI or PIO card, married for at least two years, would have to
take permission only from the Foreigners’ Regional Registration Office
(FRRO) or the Foreigners’ Registration Office (FRO). They must, however,
carry a letter from their country, issued by the Foreign Ministry or
the Embassy here, saying it recognised surrogacy and that the child born
thus would be permitted entry as the couple’s biological offspring.
Before
granting the child exit, the FRRO/FRO will confirm that the couple had
taken the required permission and certificates for commissioning
surrogacy, and liabilities due to the surrogate mother have been
settled. The office will retain a copy of the birth certificate.
The
wife of a foreign national or an OCI/PIO cardholder who is not involved
in the treatment may not require a specific medical visa.
The
OCI card is issued to foreign nationals who were eligible to become
citizens of India on January 26, 1950, or were Indian citizens on or
after that date with eligibility based on lineage. The PIO card is
issued to a person of Indian origin who is a citizen of any country
other than Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Afghanistan, China
or Nepal or who has held an Indian passport at any time or is the spouse
of an Indian citizen or a Person of Indian Origin.
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