Mixed race kids can be OCI card holders. OCI stands for Overseas Citizen of India. This card is like the American Green Card. India does not allow full fledged dual citizenship for security reasons. So a kid who is an American citizen is allowed maximum to hold only OCI card in INdia which is good enough. With this card, the kid has lifelong green card/residency status in India while retaining his/her American citizenship. The children are entitled to the fair legal share of inheritances. Can opt to live for lifelong in India with both passports. Can own/buy/sell real estate property in INdia, operate bank accounts, work or whatever. No restrictions on owning real estate or holding bank accounts in the US. Will have to file two tax forms (IT returns) that’s all! What is ruled out for OCI guys is only the VOTING RIGHT. The OCI cardholders cannot exercise their adult franchise casting their ballot in the Indian national parliamentary elections. Other than that practically the OCI/NRI (non resident Indian) children can enjoy the benefits of dual citizenship upto some 99%.
Benefits for kids: OCI card holding kids of Indian origin/mixed race with one parent having been born in India living in America, may be eligible for admit into choicest academic institutions under NRI quota. Which means they can get payment seat in esteemed private medical universities under this quota. We have friends’ kids with OCI who have done this. The children went back to the US for their residency alone on having completed their medical degrees in India in premium private medical colleges in the city. A couple of kids even attended A class residential schools that follow international curriculum and also teach Indian fine arts and culture such as Carnatic/Hindustani classical music, Bharatnatyam – the classical dance of India. Apart from this Yoga and meditation are mandatory in these schools. The kids have holistic all round development.
Check out these residential schools in Chennai – around for decades.
Mixed kids can have best of the both worlds. India gives them the cultural connect.
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