Surrendering Indian Passport

[jakedamuss]

Hi all my wife just got her british passport today. Does she have to give up her Indian passport by law or can she she have both nationalitys?
Her Indian passport about to expire soon so just need some advice PLS.

[barker]

You need to surrender your passports through VFS. There is a grace period of 3 months within which you can still use the passport.

http://hcilondon.in/renunciation.php

[jakedamuss]

if her indian passport is about to expire does she still need to surrender her indian passport?

[krazydude]

If you want your wife to get an OCI, then yes she has to surrender her expired (or soon to be expired) Indian Passport

[jakedamuss]

O.k by law she can keep her dual nationality in the in U.K (both passports). So does she have to surrender her indian passport even if she travels on her British passport to India.

[krazydude]

UK allows dual Nationality, India doesn't. So she has to surrender her passport (even though expired) within 3 months of becoming a British Citizen.

If she goes for a Indian visa on her British Passport, she could be asked to surrender her Indian Passport at that given stage.

[barker]

Indian law requires that she surrender her passport. Taking out an OCI is optional. If she doesn't surrender it she would be liable for a fine if and when she tries to travel to India

[jakedamuss]

Hi guys thanx for the replies. She had naturalization mid last year. is she o.k still to surrender indian passport without facing a fine??

[barker]

Check the link

http://hcilondon.in/renunciation.php

You are supposed to submit within 3 months of receiving your British passport. You mentioned that your wife received her passport recently, it shouldn't be a problem

[jakedamuss]

Hi thanx alot for the info.
She got her British passport last week. She was nervous at the interview. But thankyou for the people that posted the interview questions on the site, which i printed off her so she could have an idea.

Anyways its done and dusted know. Still need to pay to surrender her indian passport which is expensive than applyinf for British passport!!

[Jambo]

Check the link

http://hcilondon.in/renunciation.php

You are supposed to submit within 3 months of receiving your British passport. You mentioned that your wife received her passport recently, it shouldn't be a problem

The important date is the date you acquire the foreign citizenship i.e. the date on the naturalisation certificate and not the passport date. You state that she acquired BC mid last year so as long as she did not use the Indian passport for travel, she won't get penalties.

[jakedamuss]

She naturalized june 2011 and has traveled once since then that was end of december2011 to january 2012 so does that mean she will face a penaltie? i thought that you have to surrender your passport when you get British Passport? any HELP PLS

Check the link

http://hcilondon.in/renunciation.php

You are supposed to submit within 3 months of receiving your British passport. You mentioned that your wife received her passport recently, it shouldn't be a problem

The important date is the date you acquire the foreign citizenship i.e. the date on the naturalisation certificate and not the passport date. You state that she acquired BC mid last year so as long as she did not use the Indian passport for travel, she won't get penalties.

[Jambo]

The Government of India has prescribed imposition of penalty on a graded scale for the violation of Passport Rules, depending on number of trips made on Indian passport after acquiring foreign nationality (with a three month grace period from the date of acquiring foreign nationality i.e. the date of Naturalisation certificate)

And

There is a grace period of three months after acquisition of foreign nationality (to be counted from the date of registration / Naturalisation Certificate and not from the date of foreign passport) for using Indian passport for travel.

[jakedamuss]

Anyway of avoiding this penaltie? to be honest i had no idea that she had to give up indian nationality as soon as she acquires foreign nationality. She only travelled once

The Government of India has prescribed imposition of penalty on a graded scale for the violation of Passport Rules, depending on number of trips made on Indian passport after acquiring foreign nationality (with a three month grace period from the date of acquiring foreign nationality i.e. the date of Naturalisation certificate)

And

There is a grace period of three months after acquisition of foreign nationality (to be counted from the date of registration / Naturalisation Certificate and not from the date of foreign passport) for using Indian passport for travel.

[jakedamuss]

Any tips..

[pennylessinindia]

Any tips..

Just explain you did not understand, although that is pretty difficult to say as I think most Indians know there is no dual citizenship!
Imagine the longer it is left the less convincing your not knowing will sound!
Bite the bullet and go for it.