All good! I’m not travelling to India though. But thanks and you’re right. I was just trying to play out different scenarios to save money haha. Thanks again!
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Hello ,
I have some questions, hopefully experienced members can help. I am going to take citizenship oath Friday the 14th of this month.and I am flying to down south for a week on Feb 22nd. I will get my canadian passport done in emergency the following week. Now my question is, Can I come back and apply for surrender certificate in march ? Or should I apply for Surrender certificate before leaving Canada? I am confused.
I have some questions, hopefully experienced members can help. I am going to take citizenship oath Friday the 14th of this month.and I am flying to down south for a week on Feb 22nd. I will get my canadian passport done in emergency the following week. Now my question is, Can I come back and apply for surrender certificate in march ? Or should I apply for Surrender certificate before leaving Canada? I am confused.
You can surrender when you're back.
"The Mission/Consulate would levy penalty if the Indian passport has not been cancelled for more than 3 years, or if it was utilized to visit India or any other consular service was obtained after acquiring foreign nationality."
https://www.blsindia-canada.com/renunciation_ppt.php
Hi All . I am planning to apply OCI soon. Reading at the post i am scared now. I am planning to relocate to India for may be 2-3 years. Looks like i will still need to apply OCI as i will be looking for employment there. However for my kids is OCI requried? Can they go to school on Entry visa.
Also i am not sure if it is worth it to apply OCI for kids less than 10 years. please advice
Also i am not sure if it is worth it to apply OCI for kids less than 10 years. please advice
They will need an OCI as well or a long term Indian visa.
That’s your personal life choice on how long they’ll be staying in India for, and/or what their age is, or if you wanna postpone it. Check Indian Visa options if you don’t want to pay for an OCI.
According to Indian embassy website, you have a grace period of 3 months to surrender the Indian citizenship from the date you acquire the Canadian citizenship. So you have to surrender it before May-14th (as you will become Canadian on Feb-14th).
That information is incorrect. It doesn’t say anything about 3 month grace period for surrendering Indian citizenship. What you’ve mentioned is the grace period for using Indian Passport even after acquiring Canadian citizenship (where a foreign passport is not available and you are not travelling to India).
https://www.cgitoronto.gov.in/eoi.php?id=surrender_certificate
Please don’t share misleading info on this forum. Thanks
Yes, you are right. The grace period is only in case of not able to get the Canadian passport. Thanks for the correction.
Here is the full text from above website:
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.
Yes you can, I applied for surrender certificate and OCI on the same day in Feb 2020. Make sure you carry separate sets of copies for each of your applications.