Hi All,

i have an indian passport thats due to expire in 2014.
i got my canadian citizenship recently and am thinking about applying for a canadian passport.
can i hold an indian and canadian passport at the same time.
can i use my indian passport even though i am a canadian citizen.
when i go down to india can i use my indian passport?
please advice
thanks,

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Originally posted by indocanada1

Hi All,

i have an indian passport thats due to expire in 2014.
i got my canadian citizenship recently and am thinking about applying for a canadian passport.
can i hold an indian and canadian passport at the same time.
can i use my indian passport even though i am a canadian citizen.
when i go down to india can i use my indian passport?
please advice
thanks,

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Originally posted by Trinity

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Originally posted by indocanada1

Hi All,

i have an indian passport thats due to expire in 2014.
i got my canadian citizenship recently and am thinking about applying for a canadian passport.
can i hold an indian and canadian passport at the same time.
can i use my indian passport even though i am a canadian citizen.
when i go down to india can i use my indian passport?
please advice
thanks,

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Based on what I have read, if you have obtained Canadian citizenship you cannot use your Indian passport.

http://www.cgivancouver.com/Pass2.pdf" rel="nofollow">LINK

If applicant has applied for Canadian Citizenship Undertaking that Indian Passport will be surrendered to the Indian Consulate once you get Canadian Citizenship.

Trinity

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thanks for the reply.

is the pio card the same as having an indian passport.
what about if u have real estate back home.

any hope of the pio fees comming down anytime soon.

from what i read, an OCI card is better than a PIO card.
am i right about this?

is the OCI the most recent of the options for a person wishing to hold both canadian and indian citizenship?

if an OCI is better than a PIO why dont they stop issuing new PIO cards

thanks for any answers in advance

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Originally posted by indocanada1

thanks for the reply.

is the pio card the same as having an indian passport.
what about if u have real estate back home.

any hope of the pio fees comming down anytime soon.

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Originally posted by cdn_dude

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Originally posted by indocanada1

thanks for the reply.

is the pio card the same as having an indian passport.
what about if u have real estate back home.

any hope of the pio fees comming down anytime soon.

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PIO is NOT the same as Indian passport. See the Indian consulate homepage for the details. It does not prevent you from owning the real-estate (except the agricultural land).

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