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From Indian immigration perspective, you can travel on an Indian passport for 3 months after you have acquired British Citizenship without paying any penalty:Raj422 wrote:Hi everybody,
I have my ceremony tomorrow...BIG thanks to this forum..
I am intending to apply for my British Passport tomorrow itself.
I might have to travel to India in July/August..
Can I travel on Indian passport ( with ILR )...I might get my British Passport by that time but won't have time to get OCI..
Please suggest..
Regards & Thanks..
HCI London wrote:The Indian Citizenship Act, 1955, does not allow dual citizenship. Holding Indian passport/acquiring Indian passport/travelling on Indian passport after acquisition of foreign citizenship constitutes an offence under the Indian Passport Act, 1967, and attracts penalties. The Government of India has prescribed imposition of penalty on a graded scale for the violation of Passport Rules, depending on number of trips made on Indian passport after acquiring foreign nationality (with a three month grace period from the date of acquiring foreign nationality i.e. the date of Naturalisation certificate), renewal of Indian passport after acquiring foreign nationality and retention of Indian Passport for more than 3 years after acquiring of foreign nationality. The date on the Naturalisation Certificate will be treated as date of acquiring foreign nationality and hence, it is mandatory for the applicants to produce his / her Naturalisation Certificate for obtaining Surrender Certificate.
No, you only need to surrender the indian passport if you are planning to apply OCI. The british dont have a problem with dual citizenship so they dont care how many passports you have as long as they are all legal. Its the indian govt who dont support dual citizenship.srk2012 wrote:Don't you have to surrender your Indian passport once you get a British passport?
If your son travels on Indian passport, you will have to pay fine when you apply OCI for him. Best to get indian visa for him.Raj422 wrote:Hi,
Thanks again for your reply.
My son is 7 years old and he got his British passport last year ( after my ILR ).
Can he travel on Indian passport..? or I have to get visa for him..
Regards & Thanks..
Raj422 wrote:Thanks for your prompt reply..
Was checking now..Visa fee itself is around £100 and then hassle of getting the visa..
the fine is £145 per travel and there is no hassle in getting an indian visa should you submit proper documentation.
Isn't it worth to travel on India passport ( while going out ) and come back on UK passport...and pay fine later, if have to..?
that can't be done. you need to apply for an exit permit if a different travel document is used during exit from india. if you choose to do so, effectively you have to surrender citizenship in india, pay the fine, apply for exit permit.
Moreover I have to first surrender my son's passport before applying for visa.
Please suggest
Thanks...
