It's the DGCA we have to figure out
Hey Pretzel,
Same boat as you are in right now. My OCI processing took about 5 weeks. So in the grand scheme of things, not bad. My concern is whether DGCA requires security clearance like the expat pilots require before they can fly in India. If you have any information regading that, it would be helpful.
I skipped the PIO deal and went straight to the OCI. Don't need PIO to get the OCI.
Parity with NRI's yada yada yada seems nice but when dealing with a security sensitive industry like aviation maybe there are restricitions we need to be aware of. And trust me the DGCA has something to say on this issue. According to hpcock it looks like it's a-ok with an OCI but you can never take anything they say at face value so the quandary still persists.
So before you go about the OCI bit we need to figure out DGCA's stance on this issue.
Lemme know what you think.
CHeers