Relief to Indian-American community as passport rules are changed
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http://news.rediff.com/report/2010/jun/02/citizenship-rules-changes-relief-to-indian-community.htm
Taking into consideration the protests from Indian community in the US, the Indian government has changed the new citizenship rules, much to the relief of many. As per the changes, persons who became citizens of the US till May 31, 2010, are not required to pay $175 to renounce their Indian citizenship and to get a surrender certificate.
But they will have to return the passports and get a surrender certificate. A miscellaneous fee of $ 20 will be charged from them. No penalty will be charged for the delay in renouncing the citizenship. There is no time frame stipulated for this, though it is better to do it as soon as possible, Prabhu Dayal, India's [ Images ] consul General in New York said announcing the new rules. Those who currently hold an Overseas Citizen of India card or a Person of Indian Origin card are not required to undertake these procedures.
But those who take up US citizenship from June 1, 2010, are required to renounce the Indian citizenship and get a surrender certificate within three months paying $175. This is bad news is that those who already took their surrender certificate paying $175 as these fees will not get a refund.
Some of the Indian passports were cancelled when people took up the US citizenship, but it is not enough and a surrender certificate is necessary, Dayal said. People should bring those passports and the consulate will affix a suitable stamp as evidence of renunciation of the Indian citizenship.
Dayal said the Indian immigration authorities are not asking for surrender certificates and those who have valid visa or OCI/PIO Cards can freely travel to India and will not be turned back.
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Will the surrender certificate issue apply to other countries also such as Canada?
KM
Location: Western Hemisphere
Posted on: 02-06-10 09:03:22
Yes, the same rules will apply to Canada. See the discussion on the other thread, "Surrender of Indian passport", where posters have posted links to that effect.
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Dimple2001
Thx. I did not see that.
KM
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Originally posted by dimple2001
Yes, the same rules will apply to Canada. See the discussion on the other thread, "Surrender of Indian passport", where posters have posted links to that effect.
I am currently holding OCI and my passport has cancelled stamp (I believe its corners are also cut) which was done the first time I visited India after taking CDN citizenship
Two more questions to clarify.
1. Do I still need surrender certificate and different type of stamp on my all old Indian passports?
2. Will my passport be kept or returned back after placing some special type of stamp on it?
I just provided the some info. See below link
http://www.canadiandesi.com/read.php?TID=27961&page=5#164600
