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How to apply for OCI renewal of a minor at FRRO Bangalore office

The new OCI rule requires renewal of OCI on issuance of a new passport. This is typically the case for minors whose passports have to be renewed every 5 years or so. Here are the steps to renew OCI in Bangalore. The steps should be similar for other FRRO office too, however, please check with respective FRRO office. You need to visit the FRRO office located at  5th Floor, 'A' Block, TTMC, BMTC Bus Stand Building, K.H. Road, Shantinagar, Bangalore - 560027 . It located in the same building as Anand Bhavan restaurant. The office opens at 9:30AM and closes at 6pm. On the day I visited the office there were already 30 families waiting in queue at around 11am and it took 5 hours of wait for my turn. Therefore, it is best to reach there early around 9am and if you are lucky it should take less time. The application fees for OCI renewal is Rs 1400  per application which must be paid by a Demand Draft in favor of "Pay and Accounts Officer (Secretariat), Ministry of Home Affai