I got Canadian Citizenship. I am planning to apply for a Canadian Passport first and then surrender the Indian Passport. Is this order correct? Or should I surrender the Indian Passport and then apply for a Canadian Passport. Please let me know what's correct.
Applying Canadian Passport
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You should get your Canadian passport first, and then surrender your Indian passport. That gives you time to travel on the Indian passport (this is explicitly allowed for a certain number of days, even after you gain citizenship of another country), in case you suddenly have to go somewhere and your Canadian passport hasn't come yet.
Just so you know, there is a penalty for travelling on your Indian passport after acquiring Canadian citizenship. Looks like there is just a grace period of three months.
https://www.blsindia-canada.com/renunciation_ppt.php
Grace period of three months also only applies if you have not received your CDN passport.
Hi,
1) For a baby born in Canada, is obtaining Citizenship Certificate necessary to apply for Canadian Passport? OR only Birth Certificate would do? Currently, Citizenship certificate has a processing time of 5 months due to Covid-19.
2) Also, is Canadian passport mandatory to apply for OCI card application? or only Canadian Birth Certificate would do?
3) If OCI is taking long, can a baby apply for regular visitor visa to visit India once and come back and then apply for OCI card later? I couldn't find any information in this area.
Thank you
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I don't know about 2 and 3 but for the first 1 : the birth certificate is the Citizenship Certificate since the baby is citizen by birth and born in Canada. So you just need the birth certificate to get a passportHi,
1) For a baby born in Canada, is obtaining Citizenship Certificate necessary to apply for Canadian Passport? OR only Birth Certificate would do? Currently, Citizenship certificate has a processing time of 5 months due to Covid-19.
2) Also, is Canadian passport mandatory to apply for OCI card application? or only Canadian Birth Certificate would do?
3) If OCI is taking long, can a baby apply for regular visitor visa to visit India once and come back and then apply for OCI card later? I couldn't find any information in this area.
Thank you
Hi,
I got my e certificate today and need to apply for a Canadian passport. I saw the guideline on how to apply for the passport and came to know 1guarantor and 2references are needed to complete the application. I don't really know how to get 2references as they are not supposed to be relatives. Can anyone tell me how to get these references. I don't know anyone here. It's just been 1year in my place. How can I get help with this?
I got my e certificate today and need to apply for a Canadian passport. I saw the guideline on how to apply for the passport and came to know 1guarantor and 2references are needed to complete the application. I don't really know how to get 2references as they are not supposed to be relatives. Can anyone tell me how to get these references. I don't know anyone here. It's just been 1year in my place. How can I get help with this?