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HI All,

i got my ceremony booked for mar 02 i need to fill the passport meanwhile i do remember that i need counter sign by some one who is professional (doct,Act Etc....) in the past i used my friend who is director of ltd co (IT consultant) for my daughter passprt ,with British passport so shall i use same person for my application ....

2) iam hoping to get my passport second week of march iam planning to travel after getting it so can i travel upward with my current passport (indian) and use the British passport return journey ..and do the surrender stuff once iam bak coz i can't wait till i get PIO or OCI now ...

Thank you
osterly

osterly wrote:i got my ceremony booked for mar 02 i need to fill the passport meanwhile i do remember that i need counter sign by some one who is professional (doct,Act Etc....) in the past i used my friend who is director of ltd co (IT consultant) for my daughter passprt ,with British passport so shall i use same person for my application ....

there is nothing against using the same countersignee for you and your daughter

However, you CAN'T fill in the passport form before being naturalised.
IF you do this, be sure your countersignee do not date his signature with date earlier than 02 March.
Asking him for signing with future date though is also not quite right.

osterly wrote:HI All,

2) iam hoping to get my passport second week of march iam planning to travel after getting it so can i travel upward with my current passport (indian) and use the British passport return journey ..and do the surrender stuff once iam bak coz i can't wait till i get PIO or OCI now ...

Thank you
osterly

You can travel by your indian passport, but you need to pay fine when you surrender your indian passport (I think 10000 indian rupees per use upto 50000). I would suggest you to surrender your indian passport and apply tourist visa at the same time, probably it will take less than 2 weeks if you apply in person. Apply PIO or OCI after you return to the UK.

HI

senthil can just attend ceremony and travel to india comeback and apply British passport

is that ok to avoid fine

thank you

senthil78 wrote:

osterly wrote:HI All,

2) iam hoping to get my passport second week of march iam planning to travel after getting it so can i travel upward with my current passport (indian) and use the British passport return journey ..and do the surrender stuff once iam bak coz i can't wait till i get PIO or OCI now ...

Thank you
osterly

You can travel by your indian passport, but you need to pay fine when you surrender your indian passport (I think 10000 indian rupees per use upto 50000). I would suggest you to surrender your indian passport and apply tourist visa at the same time, probably it will take less than 2 weeks if you apply in person. Apply PIO or OCI after you return to the UK.