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      CommentAuthorLeo
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2010 edited
     

    Indian consulate seems to have introduced new requirements for Persons of Indian Origin.

    1. - Tourist Visa for 10 year option for $150 is no longer available.
    2. - New option for Tourist Visa is only for 5 year option for $220.
    3. - Indian citizens acquiring US (foreign) citizenship and renouncing Indian citizenship are required to surrender their Indian passports and obtain a "Surrender Certificate" which is issued by the Consulate. The charges for obtaining this service is $175. These passports are cancelled and returned to the passport holder for future reference. For delayed surrender of Indian Passport there is additional penalty.
    4. - All services like PIO/OCI etc would now require "Surrender Certificate".

    More info at http://www.cgisf.org/renunciation/ricsc.html

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      CommentAuthorLeo
    • CommentTimeMay 21st 2010
     

    There are a few more clarifications on this topic.

    What happens to those who already handed over their passport? Do they have to apply for "Surrender Certificate"?

    No need to if you are not going to apply for OCI or other services. If you have to apply for any of those then you may have to.

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      CommentAuthorhyd
    • CommentTimeMay 28th 2010
     

    Here is some more info on this one:

    New citizens need not pay $175 extra if surrendered within 90 days.

    Former Indian citizens who have not surrendered their Indian passports must pay a fee of $175. One exception is for new U.S. citizens who can avoid the $175 fee by surrendering their passports within 90 days of being naturalized.

    Full article here : http://indiawest.com/readmore.aspx?id=2238&sid=1

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      CommentAuthorLeo
    • CommentTimeJun 2nd 2010
     

    LATEST NEWS:
    In supercession of previous rules, Government of India has decided the following:
    - All naturalized US citizens of Indian descent, who have already acquired foreign citizenship voluntarily in the past shall cease to be Indian citizens upon their acquiring foreign citizenship. However, such persons are required to renounce their Indian citizenship and to obtain surrender certificate for their Indian passports, whether valid or expired, so that the passport is not misused.
    - For those persons of Indian origin who have already acquired foreign citizenship till 31 May 2010, the fee is $ 20. For those, who acquire foreign citizenship on or after 1 June 2010, the fee is $175.

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