How to update passport details on your OCI card online: Here’s a guide | World News
3 min readUpdated: Jul 14, 2026 07:49 PM If you have received a new passport, updating the passport details linked to your Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card is now largely an online process. Depending on when you apply, the update may be free or paid. Here’s a guide to updating your OCI passport details, the documents you will need, and the latest government rules.
How to update passport details on your OCI card online
OCI cardholders are required to update their passport details whenever a new passport is issued or the passport particulars change, irrespective of age, the Indian Embassy in Thailand posted on X on Tuesday.
Steps to follow:
Visit the OCI Service Portal and go to OCI Miscellaneous Services
Select the required service.
Enter the details from your OCI card. Your OCI card should already be linked to your passport number and date of birth.
Choose the ‘Passport Particulars Update’ option and enter the details of your new passport.
Upload clear scanned copies of the required documents in PDF or JPEG format.
Review the information, submit the application, and track the status on the portal.
Documents required:
New passport
Old passport
Current OCI card
A recent photograph (if requested)
Types of OCI Miscellaneous Services for passport updates
The OCI Miscellaneous Service portal offers two categories of services related to passport reissuance or updation: Type A (Paid) and Type B (Gratis).
Type A (Paid) Services
Type A services apply when the passport update request is made after three months of the new passport being issued. They also cover changes to personal particulars, including name, parents’ names, nationality, and gender. This category also includes the voluntary surrender of an OCI card.
Applications under Type A must be submitted either in person or through post/ courier, as applicable.
Type B (Gratis) Services
Type B services are available when passport particulars are updated within three months of the new passport being issued. The services include: Address, occupation, contact details and email ID. In addition, Type B includes the submission of proof of subsing marriage for a foreign spouse holding an OCI card with five years’ validity.For all Type B applications, a digital version of the OCI (e-OCI) is issued instead of a physical card. The e-OCI can be downloaded directly from the OCI portal.
OCI passport update rules
Under the amended OCI guidelines issued the Government of India, OCI cardholders are required to obtain reissuance of their OCI card after receiving a new passport upon attaining the age of 20 years.Story continues below this ad
OCI cardholders are also required to update their passport particulars through the OCI Miscellaneous service portal. As part of the process, they must provide biometric information to the concerned Indian Mission/ Post or the Foreigners Regional Regration Office (FRRO). This may be completed either at the time of updating the details online or during the first entry into or departure from India after the online updation, as applicable.
