For Minor / newborn applicants (under 18 years of age) who never held Indian passport 

Procedure:

Step 1 - Submit Online Application

Submit your application on the OCI Services Portal: https://ociservices.gov.in/onlineOCI/ and upload all the required documents listed below.

Step 2 - Book an Appointment

After successful submission of your online application, book an appointment for verification of uploaded documents against originals. The application is finalised only after in-person verification at the HCI, Wellington. Book appointment here: https://www.hciwellington.gov.in/apt/

Please carry the following to your appointment:

1. i. Printout of duly filled Part A and Part B of the application generated from the OCI Portal. Part B (Declaration) must be signed by both parents. 
2. ii. All original documents as listed below.

Documents Required (To be uploaded online and carried in original to the High Commission of India, Wellington for verification)

Please Note: All documents listed below must be uploaded on the OCI Portal at the time of online submission and carried in original to the HCI, Wellington at the time of the appointment. Applications will not be accepted if any requisite document is not uploaded or not produced in original.

1. i. Photograph of the applicant (See specifications below)
2. ii. Declaration by the OCI Applicant - please click (Link to the form)
3. iii. Current Passport — Original New Zealand / foreign passport of the applicant. 
4. iv. Birth Certificate — Original birth certificate of the applicant. 
5. v. Parents' Marriage Certificate — Original. If the marriage is registered in a foreign country, it must be apostilled / authenticated by the competent authority of the country of issue. 
6. vi. Parents' Indian Passports — Original (first page and last page to be uploaded on portal). 
   1. If both parents are Indian passport holders, copies of their valid visa are mandatory.
   2. If parents of Indian origin have acquired foreign nationality, their Surrender Certificate, current OCI Card, and any other documentary proof of Indian origin must be submitted.
   3. If only one parent is of Indian origin, submit a copy of that parent's Surrender Certificate, OCI Card, along with the foreign passport of the other parent.
7. vii. Parental Undertaking / Authorisation for Minors (applicable to all applicants under 18 years) — click here
8. viii. Payment Proof in r/o of Fee amounting to NZD 452/-. Visit Website https://www.hciwellington.gov.in/page/fee-payment/ 
9. ix. Self-addressed courier envelope with tracking facility, if you want to receive OCI by post. Separate envelopes are to be provided for multiple applications.
10. x. Proof of Address:Proof of address must match with the present address as per application.

Photograph Specifications : The photograph uploaded with the application must meet the following requirements:

• Square shape, size not less than 51 x 51 mm, with 80% face coverage 
• Plain light-coloured background (not white), no border 
• Front view, full face visible, head and shoulders centred in the frame 
• Dimensions: minimum 200 x 200 pixels, maximum 900 x 900 pixels 
• Format: JPEG / JPG only, maximum file size 200 KB 

Note: 

• Photographs that do not conform to the above standards will be rejected and may cause delay in processing the application.
• In cases where parents are legally divorced, legally seperated or in cases of adoption or surrogacy by a single parent, in the application form for a minor child, the applicant may mention "None" or "Not Disclosed" in one of the mandatory field "Name of Father / Mother" in case of minor child by single parent.
• For sample application form, please click here.