OCI and criminal proceedings...

[Freeway]

The OCI application asks about criminal proceedings "in any country". I have a single minor US conviction (fine only) from over 20 years ago.

My question is does India do a routine background check into each and every applicants home country before approving the OCI ?

thanks in advance!

[Freeway]

I searched around a bit and found this...

"A full criminal background check will be performed according to the guidelines of the country in which the Indian is currently residing."

http://www.ehow.com/info_8581637_records-checked-oci-card-application.html

maybe better to go with a simple visa rather than trying to get an OCI anyways.

My question is does India do a routine background check into each and every applicants home country before approving the OCI ?

thanks in advance!

[zig.fiedorowicz]

In general the government of India can not obtain criminal history records from US government agencies without obtaining explicit prior permission from the individual involved. See

https://www.dmv.org/criminal-records.php

There are certain exceptions, such as certain sex crimes/serious motor vehicle infractions, etc., which are on the public record. The exact particulars vary state by state. It also likely that US/Indian intelligence agencies share some information about people on terrorist watch lists.