Posted on: 04-06-06 11:19:40
Hi goldeneye.. India does allow dual citizenship now, you have to apply for it though. The charge is $421. Check out the Consulate General of India website at cgitoronto.ca It takes around 2 months. You get a registeration card which looks like an Indian passport and registers you as an OCI (Overseas Citizen Of India). They also put a visa on the Canadian passport which has lifelong validity and eligible for multiple entry.
Being parents of Indian origin we should be able to add my babies name on my wife's indian passport. I will check with the Indian Consulate here.
Have already checked with the doctors if the baby can travel and they have given the go ahead.
Thanks everybody for the replies back. This certainly helps.
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Originally posted by kingfisher09
Hi goldeneye.. India does allow dual citizenship now, you have to apply for it though. The charge is $421. Check out the Consulate General of India website at cgitoronto.ca It takes around 2 months. You get a registeration card which looks like an Indian passport and registers you as an OCI (Overseas Citizen Of India). They also put a visa on the Canadian passport which has lifelong validity and eligible for multiple entry.
Wrong. Although the Indian Govt. may call it a Dual Citizenship, its not a 'TRUE' dual citizenship. Here's a quote from the CGI Toronto, website -
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After grant of registration, a registration certificate in the prescribed format will be issued and a multiple entry, multi-purpose life long OCI ‘U’ visa sticker will be pasted on the foreign passport of the application.
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Where does it say that it's like a Indian Passport. With a true dual citizenship you can travel with a passport from either country. With an OCI you still need a foreign passport to travel.
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Originally posted by kingfisher09
Hi goldeneye.. India does allow dual citizenship now, you have to apply for it though. The charge is $421. Check out the Consulate General of India website at cgitoronto.ca It takes around 2 months. You get a registeration card which looks like an Indian passport and registers you as an OCI (Overseas Citizen Of India). They also put a visa on the Canadian passport which has lifelong validity and eligible for multiple entry.
-- There is no such thing as Indian Dual Citizenship , even today
-- The OCI is a multiple entry Visa with almost the same priviliges as a PIO Card but stamped in the foreign passport
-- Since the Canadian passport changes every 5 years , a new OCI stamping has to be done on the new passport.
-- One cannot use Indian Passport to go to India and Canadian passport to travel back to Canada , because India still does NOT allow dual nationality
-- For an OCI Visa holder to become Indian national again, there is a residency condition to be fulfilled and the foreign nationality has to be surrendered .
-- If it were really a dual citizenship , why a VISA is stamped on canadian passport
-- Can you travel to any other country as an Indian , i.e. without the canadian passport. It is not possible.
-- They do not give you a card ( like a passport ) but stamp a visa in your foreign passport.
-- A foreign national's name cannot be added to Indian passport
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Thank you for the information. But they definately do give you an OCI registeration card which looks like an Indian passport. It is a booklet of around 8-10 pages and mentions all the terms and conditions in it. I know this because I was given one by the Indian Consulate here in Toronto around 6 weeks back.
Will check with the Indian Consulate here as well.
Anyways thanks a lot guys for all the information. Have a great day.
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Thanks goldeneye for all detailed info.I do not think that canadian citizenship has to be surrendered to get indian citizenship again.I do agree that residency condition has to be met to get indian citizenship but i did not find anywhere that canadian or any other citizenship has to be surrendered for that.
Thanks and regards
How long does it take to get an OCI Card.
Mine took a max of 3 months from the date my application was submitted.
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