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Originally posted by son-of-india






my friend who has done his medicals last week is unable to find old and canceled passport at home. he had applied for immigration on the recent passport. he did not know that CIC would ask for old passports too. he has no travel history on that passport.
how can he explain this to CIC? your suggestions are welcome.

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You will have to treat this as a lost Passport. To do this you will have to make a police Report. It involves providing a date etc., and the circumstances that go with it. So prepare well prior to the reporting. If you ever find it in your search again, then, save it and say it was recovered and submit it for their perusal. i.e. to CHC. in New Delhi. Also inform the Police too about the finding of it. You might have a covering letter and a number that goes with it, so do a little research and keep it for your files. Some times the Indian Government might have all of the details in their archives and might be in a position to provide you with this number of the canceled Passport and the contents there in.

Then, you will have to go to a lawyer and swear in front of him or a judge about the loss and your not having used it ever. That is called an "AFFIDAVIT" and prepare and make a few true copies of that affidavit and get them attested by the same lawyer. You retain one copy with you for ever.

Then you submit this to the CHC and see if it is accepted. Hope they do too.

Hope this helps you a little.

Freddie.