I have my oath ceremony scheduled on the 23rd of December and I have a trip planned to India on 28th of January. Should I postpone my oath ceremony?

[arav12345]

Hello folks,

As the title says, my oath ceremony is on 23rd December and my trip is on Jan 28th to India. I might manage to get the Canadian PP by then but will I be able to get India Visa by then? Do I have to surrender my Indian PP before applying for the Visa? Please advise, Thank you!

 

[gantisunil86]

Hello folks,

As the title says, my oath ceremony is on 23rd December and my trip is on Jan 28th to India. I might manage to get the Canadian PP by then but will I be able to get India Visa by then? Do I have to surrender my Indian PP before applying for the Visa? Please advise, Thank you!

you could delay the process of applying the PP

 

[arav12345]

you could delay the process of applying the PP

I will not be able to return to Canada unless I have a Canadian PP

 

[jackbauer]

get your Canadian passport but don’t cancel india passport. You can legally use it for three months. While coming back just use your Canadian passport & your should be fine.

 

[arav12345]

get your Canadian passport but don’t cancel india passport. You can legally use it for three months. While coming back just use your Canadian passport & your should be fine.

Even after acquiring the Canadian citizenship, the Indian passport can be used to travel for 3 months from the day of getting the Canadian citizenship. The grace period is only for such cases where foreign citizenship has been acquired but a foreign passport is not available to the person. It is also mentioned that it is illegal to travel on an Indian passport, where a person has obtained a foreign passport.

 

[jackbauer]

Even after acquiring the Canadian citizenship, the Indian passport can be used to travel for 3 months from the day of getting the Canadian citizenship. The grace period is only for such cases where foreign citizenship has been acquired but a foreign passport is not available to the person. It is also mentioned that it is illegal to travel on an Indian passport, where a person has obtained a foreign passport.

Its fricking India man, you can get away with ANYTHING. I know a friend who did it & nothing happened to him. But he was a US citizen not Canadian.