Common Questions on Indian Passport Services, Fees, and Requirements
No, there is no age limit for procuring a Police Clearance Certificate. However, the age of the applicant may be considered when evaluating the certificate. The process to obtain a PCC is the same for all ages.
A PCC in the United States is valid for two years from the date it was issued. However, the validity may vary depending on certain circumstances. Like, if your PCC was issued from the previous resident country and you have not returned since then, the certificate may be valid for longer.
Yes, you can travel to India. Even if you don't have a surrender certificate of Indian citizenship.
To surrender your Indian passport, you should apply for a Surrender certificate by registering and logging into the Passport Seva online portal. After that, you need to fill out the Surrender Certificate application, print it, and submit it along with the required documents to the designated Passport office.
The fee for surrendering an Indian passport in the UK consists of the renunciation fee and other charges. The fee for renunciation is £117.00, along with a consular surcharge of £2.00 and any other charges from VFS Global. Also, the fee for each surrender application is £7.44.
To surrender your Indian passport in the UK, you need to apply for a Surrender certificate via the Passport Seva website and submit the application along with the required documents and evidence of foreign nationality to any nearest Indian mission or consulate.
Yes, you can travel to India with a US passport without renouncing your Indian citizenship. Renunciation/surrender of Indian citizenship is only applicable to people of Indian origin.
No, any person who previously held Indian citizenship is compulsory to show their surrender certificate while applying for an OCI or Indian visa.
The only big drawback is after renouncing Indian citizenship as a foreigner you won’t be able to own agricultural land in India. So, if a person holds a lot of agricultural property in India, renouncing the citizenship means he/she misses out their inheritance.
No, the Indian constitution does not allow the holding of citizenship of two countries at a time. Based on that you have to surrender your Indian citizenship after getting the foreign one.
Yes, as renunciation and surrender of Indian citizenship are two different things. You can surrender your passport without applying for renunciation. However, the renunciation certificate may be needed when you apply for other services. Also, you can apply for both services through a single application.
Surrender: It applies to those people who get foreign nationality before 1 June 2010. Renunciation: It applies to those people who get a foreign nationality after or on 1 June 2010. However, both processes require the people to submit documents and applications to the Indian consulate. As it is illegal to have an Indian passport by your side when you have foreign citizenship.
No, your old passport is not valid once you receive your renewed passport. Also, when you are renewing your passport, the old one will be invalidated physically by punching a hole through it.
Yes, you must submit your recent passport with the renewal application by mail when renewing your US passport. However, if you are renewing online, you are not required to submit your passport.
You cannot make changes to the application form after submitting it. You have to visit the passport seva kendra and ask the citizen service executive to make changes to the mistake you made.
Yes, you have to submit your original documents, as well as self-attested photocopies, when applying for an Indian passport renewal.
Any Indian citizen who needs a passport urgently because of various reasons like medical emergencies, urgent travel for education or work, or other important reasons is eligible to apply for a Tatkaal passport. The applicant also needs to fulfill some general eligibility requirements, such as being an Indian citizen, submitting complete documents, and having a clear criminal record.
Yes, it is required to change your name on the passport after you get married because your passport acts as a form of identification and it should contain the relevant information. You can apply for a new passport before or after the marriage ceremony. Your old passport will be canceled and if you apply before the ceremony then you cannot use your new passport before the marriage ceremony.
A passport is an essential document because it acts as an identification ID while you are traveling and allows the bearer to travel internationally. It is proof of your citizenship when you are traveling abroad for education, business purposes, tourism, or any specific reason.
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