Traveling on India and Canada passport
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Are you a new Canadian citizen who hasn't surrendered your Indian passport yet? If so, this video is a must-watch! In this video you with get essential information on how to travel on your Indian passport within the first three months after obtaining Canadian citizenship and guide you through the process of surrendering it while you're in India.
In this video, we cover:
The rules and regulations regarding traveling on an Indian passport after becoming a Canadian citizen.
Step-by-step instructions on how to surrender your Indian passport while you're in India.
Important tips and considerations for a smooth transition from an Indian passport to Canadian citizenship.
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This is so incredibly helpful! You are indeed a saviour! I am in same situation with getting German citizenship in some days and having a travel to India.
Did you travel to India, I am also in the same situation, I just to know about this more
Greetings!Canada~total amazing editing,🤝
What if I don't wish to surrender my indian Identity, but still want to travel between India and Canada through a 3rd Country, i.e., US. Dhayavittu, nange clarify madi saar
Sorry not understood the question. If you have citizenship of any other country you need to surrender your India passport
Thank you for sharing this information. Question: I got my CA citizenship on the 26th of September and I'm traveling with my daughter to Chennai Dec 8 to Jan 7. My grace period ends on Dec 25. Will we require a stay permit for those 10 days? Is that a problem?
Hi Bhargavi, the latest info I got was that once surrender certificate was got and exit visa was applied the individual got 14 days to leave country. My logic is that if you have confirmed return ticket FRRO should be considerate and give you exit date for the date of travel as you will initiate surrender certificate while in India. I will keep you posted as and when I am getting the latest input. Today someone just landed in Kolkata and did walk-in to PSK for surrender certificate.
Please make a video on having valid Indian and Canadian passport, and traveling AFTER 3 months grace period, surrendering Indian passport in India, getting Exit visa.
This is so helpful. Once I have travelled to India within the 3 months grace, can I surrender my passport and apply for exit permit (or visa?) outside of the 3 month window but before I travel back to Canada?
With confirmed tickets yes
What about Europe. Can I travel to Europe without submitting my indian citizenship? Please help.
Hi, it will be 5 months in october since I became Canadian citizen. I was relying on evisa. But can i go to india on my indian passport now? If yes ? Will I get refusal on my oci or visa in future? Also where do I pay the fine for using my indian passport after 3 month grace period?
My suggestion will be not to do this
@canadatriedandtestedoriginal Hii. If after acquiring the canadian citizenship grace period is 90 days.
Why can't a person travel on indian passport to India and come back on Indian passport and surrender it after coming back if he travels back in 90 days. (Keep Canadian Passport but not use for travel)
I have a question, if you can answer that would be great.
Having citizenship on 20 Nov. Planning to travel to India on 27 Jan.
I planned to apply for Canada PP on an 8 to 10-day process with proof of travel and apply for an Entry visa and PP surrender same time with the hope that will get everything before I fly.
Can I fly to India on the Indian PP on Jan 27, surrender the Indian PP there, and apply for OCI? As I am planning to stay in India for a longer period.
If yes, what should I do?
Hi so far I haven’t heard anyone applying for OCI from India will let you know if anyone comes with solution
Just a correction - You have 3 years to surrender your indian passport. You said 3 months to surrender at 0:58
3 months grace to travel on indian pp and 3 yrs to surrender without travel
Thanks for the video. I have followed your steps and used Indian passport to travel in India. I didn't face any issue.
Now with the new developments (India resumes ALL e-visa services for Canadian nationals), I am in dilemma for my exit on Dec. 08. Should I apply for e-visa from India or follow your steps(surrender India passport and apply for exit visa)? Please advise.
Surrender and get exit visa. Easy for you
Hi Sir, is Ramya travelled back from india to canada on exit permit, if not when he will be travelling? We need this experience too and if immigration officer was satisfied or not
Hi, hoping someone can answer. After I land in India I have family vacation planned for Singapore. Can I travel to Singapore and back on my Indian passport and then surrender my passport? Both my first landing in India and travel to Singapore will happen within the 90 days grace period!
Hi not sure if anyone have answer to this someone will have to share their first hand experience. On the government website they have not mentioned any such restrictions. Please keep us updated
If anyone does this before december please let me know. I want to go home but the irony is now i don't have visa. i still have not surrendrrd my passport here so I want to do this in december.
I am hoping to hear soon. Will keep you posted
Sir, please confirm if there is any update. Thanks!
Sharing experience of Someone who has actually done this in India.
Passport surrender- the process happened for him same day. Had to wait for 2 hours to get it completed. Surrender the passport first thing. This was done by him at nearest passport by taking appointment at passport seva Kendra.
2. Take appointment with FRRO for exit permit. Without this and Canada passport you will not be able to board flight. Waiting for more info
Did he went recently
Just got update that the person was able to get surrender certificate today. More news coming
Sir/Madam,
As per Ministry of External Affairs (MA) guidelines a grace period of three months (90 days) is allowed from the date of acquisition of foreign citizenship, for the purpose of travel on Indian passport. For further clarification and fresh guidelines if any, in this regard you are advised to approach Indian Embassy abroad/concerned Regional Passport Office (RPO) in India.
Regarding surrendering of passport, foreign national is advised to approach Indian Embassy abroad/concerned Regional Passport Office (RPO) in India.
Further, as far as departure from India is concerned, if any Indian national acquires nationality/passport of another country then he/she has to obtain "Exit Permit / Visa" from the FRO/FRO through online application at indianfrro.gov.in. Further, if "Exit Permit" is issued, the foreign national must depart within the validity of the Exit Permit.
Note: Grant/denial of Exit Permit/ Visa related services is subject to submission of surrender certificate of Indian Passport, Indian voter identity card (if issued by the ECI), etc. as well as usual checks and verification.
A foreign national is not allowed to stay without a valid visa in the country and indulge in activity other than for which visa has been issued. Violators of visa rules will be prosecuted according to the Law of land. Therefore, every foreign national is advised abide by the Law of the land and instructions / guidelines endorsed on the Indian Visa and adhere the same.
Regards, Team Support for FRRO, Delhi
@@canadatriedandtestedoriginal I want to express my gratitude for your highly informative video. I am currently navigating the eFRRO website, and I have encountered a question while applying for an EXIT PERMIT. The website is prompting me to select the type of Visa I am currently holding in India. However, since I entered India using an Indian passport, I technically do not possess any specific Visa. In this particular situation, could you kindly advise me on which Visa category I should select? The online application offers the following Visa options:
BUSINESS VISAS
CONFERENCE VISA
DIPLOMATIC DEPENDENT VISA
DIPLOMATIC VISA
DOUBLE ENTRY VISA (ONLY FOR BANGLADESH NATIONALS)
EMPLOYMENT VISA
ENTRY VISA
e-VISA
FILMS VISA
JOURNALIST VISA
LONG TERM VISA
MEDICAL VISA
MISC SP PERMISSION
MISSIONARY VISA
MOUNTAINEERING VISA
OCI
OFFICIAL DEPENDENT VISA
OFFICIAL VISA
PIO CARD HOLDER
PLIGRIM VISA(ONLY FOR PAKISTAN NATIONALS)
STUDENT VISA
TEMPORARY LANDING PERMIT
TOURIST VISA
TRANSIT VISA
UN DIPLOMAT VISA
UNITED NATION
UN OFFICIAL VISA
VISA-ON-ARRIVAL
@@canadatriedandtestedoriginal Could you please tell me about the “entry visa” page requirement in frro website! Is it the Indian passport itself?
We can apply for e-visa. Processing time is 74 hours. No need to travel with two passports
Thank you for the update. This should help who have time
Can we submit a surrender of the Indian passport & OCI application together?
No. I wish we could
Hii i have work permit for 2.5years and TR also.i am going to travel india on 11th October..and come back on 12nob so is it fine to travel and come back to Canada
Hi You have India passport and TR which is Canada visa. No issues to you. Only issues is for those with Canada passport
Hello, After receiving my Canadian Passport, I have a travel plan for next week, Don't want to go through the hassle of an exit visa through FRRO, without surrendering my Indian Passport Can I travel to India by applying E visa, and will do my passport surrender in India? will there be any issue while returning back to Canada? I saw one comment in this thread they were able to get an E visa, and travel to India. Also while applying for an E visa is a surrender certificate mandatory? what should I select in various fields while applying for the visa, did I have a passport in the past, Did I travel to India in the past?
Can we apply for OCI from India when travelled before 3 months of grace period and surrender Indian passport!
Please suggest
I am not completely aware of OCI issue. Please do your due diligence. I guess you need to become ordinary resident to apply for OCI in India(stay for 182 days) and OCI would approx take 4-6 weeks better to get it done where you are
Hello sir
Thanks for sharing this information, its really helpful. But I have a question.
I need to travel to india on June 20th and I have my oath on May9th. I am planning to surrender my indian passport in Bangalore but the address which I have on my indian passport is of Punjab. Will that we an issue ?
Could you please advise
Thanks for the info. One question. The immigration officer in India at the port of entry will ask what status do you have in Canada as their would be no active canadian visa on indian passport. What should I mention in that case? If I say PR he would want to check it. If I say citizen then he would want to check canadian passport which does not have indian visa. Please suggest
So far those who have gone to India and has India passport with validity have not faced this question. Even if asked you can show your Indian passport (remember this is not cancelled). You will get entry. Don’t worry if it is within the period without penalty government knows that people plan their travel much in advance and getting India visa at short notice is a challenge
@@canadatriedandtestedoriginalthank you so much
Hello. Thank you for the information. Also after surrendering the passport can we apply for OCI within the country and wait until the oci is approved??
I haven’t heard anyone doing so far and I personally feel do it once you are back
@@canadatriedandtestedoriginal To apply OCI in India one has to live there on valid visa for 6 months. Can’t apply immediately while visiting.
Hi , can i apply for OCI from India immediately after surrendering my Indian passport ??
Hi people have recommended to do after you come from India. Not sure if process timeline has different
@canadatriedandtestedoriginal Thank you so much for your both videos. This is very informative. Me & wife had our Oath ceremony on 20th September & we recently received our canadian passport and has not surrender our Indian passport.
Me & my wife have already booked tickets to travel to India on 7th Dec ( which is within 3 months grace period ) & returning on 18th Jan ( after grace period ). As per what i understood- travel on Indian passport to enter in India & then surrender Indian passport before 3 months grace ( 20th dec ) and then take exit visa ( pay only for exit visa around 7000rs & no other penalty ). My question is as per recent experience shared by Ramya only 14 days timeline was provided to exit from India. As our tickets are already booked for 18th jan can we get exit date based on that? Or should we apply after 5th jan for exit visa (processing time 2 days ) as that would give us exit date by 21st jan ?
Please also update on people who shared their recent experience on exit visa . Also If there is any group where everyone can share experiences & be helpful would benefit. I do not see any other video or group that contain similar information.
Hi Parth I am no expert in this. By logic if you have a confirmed ticket(many of us plan our travel in advance as citizenship dates are not known to us till it happens) this 4 months grace is to ease the anxiety. I personally don’t see reason why FRRO will not give exit visa for date you have confirmed booking. 14 days exit that I know is for person who did not have confirmed ticket. I will try to get some more info soon.
Thank you so much for the response, please keep updated with people experience who are traveling with multiple passports.
Hi Sir, I saw somewhere online that you can travel if you’re Canadian with a Canadian passport as a tourist. It took effect on November 22nd I believe. Could you confirm please. FYI I’m not Indian or from an Indian descent, a Canadian who love India and been there 4 times and lived there twice.
Hi you need visa for sure
@@canadatriedandtestedoriginal I know I need visa, but is it available now for Tourism?
@jazminb1000 yes this has been opened now
Hi I just received the surrender certificate printed copy and Indian passport back. However, they did not send me back the Original Canadian passport that I sent as well. Do they send separately?
What about oci application after surrender of passport in India
Don’t do in India. It’s complex. Do it once you are back
But do we need stay visa here, as soon as we surrender indian passport we will need stay visa for india and india has banned visa for Canadians even from third country. Can you please share your input here
I have the same question as well!
Once I’m in India & surrender my Indian passport then, do I need stay visa or what status would I have in India while applying for exit visa? I’m really confused about that. Also, based on current situation - will I get my exit visa with no issue being Canadian citizen ?
Can u plz guide as to what did u do ?
Hello there, any success stories on surrendering Indian pasport after 3 months grace period in India? Was it a smooth process?
Can I go to India and come back within 3 months after oath ceremony without surrendering and getting exit visa? What documents do I need to file for OCI?
You will be stopped at India immigration. I may be wrong someone need to try and update
So if I surrender my passport on my trip to India and get exit visa and come back to Canada. What documents will I need for applying for OCI?
@ruchitapursnani8477 surrender certificate and rest you can check the OCI video I have made
Hi Sir, In my situation I am still within the grace period but in this grace period, I will be exiting from India to go to Thailand and will be back in India for a few more days before I finally exit to come back to Canada. I am not sure how that is going to work. I believe I will still be able to use my Indian passport when I return from Thailand? Can I exit India multiple times?
Hi I am not sure about this situation. For Thailand will you have valid visa on Indian passport?
@@canadatriedandtestedoriginal Thank you for your response. I was planning to use my Canadian passport for travelling to Thailand since I think using Indian passport to obtain a visa would not be lawful but I am not sure what is the legal process.
Hi - as per BLS website the 3 months grace period is from the date on Citizenship certificate and not the passport.
That’s correct it is date of citizenship and not passport
Thank you so much sir, you are a saviour 🙏🙏
As E-Visa services resumed..can i travel india on Canadian passport and India E-Visa, without surrendering Indian passport
what if we travel after 3 months?
What is the penalty?
Someone need to try and share experience. I believe there is penalty
Hi Sir, did anyone successfully get Exit permit from India? Also how much time did they take to process the exit visa. Please comment
Yes atleast 3 people have confirmed to me
Please check the video for details
@@canadatriedandtestedoriginal Do you mean this video?
Thank you so much for the information. My question is- can I attend my oath ceremony and leave for India immediately for an emergency and apply for the Canadian Passport later or from India in case I need to stay back for longer? Please advise.
Hi I am not aware of this part. You may have to find some more info from someone who has done this themselves. When applying for Canada passport one section asks for guarantor who has to be Canadian citizen and has to sign.
@@canadatriedandtestedoriginal thanks a ton🙏🏽
If i travel to India with my Indian Passport after acquiring the Canadian passport, can I apply for OCI while still in India?
After surrendering the Passport in India , how many days or months can we stay there before applying for Exit Permit at FRRO ?
The latest info shared is two weeks exit visa
can you post a video on how to complete FRRO registration process if travelled using Indian Passport after acquiring Canadian passport
Has any canadian travelled on Indian passport after this announcement, using above procedure mentioned in the video?
Sir/Madam,
As per Ministry of External Affairs (MA) guidelines a grace period of three months (90 days) is allowed from the date of acquisition of foreign citizenship, for the purpose of travel on Indian passport. For further clarification and fresh guidelines if any, in this regard you are advised to approach Indian Embassy abroad/concerned Regional Passport Office (RPO) in India.
Regarding surrendering of passport, foreign national is advised to approach Indian Embassy abroad/concerned Regional Passport Office (RPO) in India.
Further, as far as departure from India is concerned, if any Indian national acquires nationality/passport of another country then he/she has to obtain "Exit Permit / Visa" from the FRO/FRO through online application at indianfrro.gov.in. Further, if "Exit Permit" is issued, the foreign national must depart within the validity of the Exit Permit.
Note: Grant/denial of Exit Permit/ Visa related services is subject to submission of surrender certificate of Indian Passport, Indian voter identity card (if issued by the ECI), etc. as well as usual checks and verification.
A foreign national is not allowed to stay without a valid visa in the country and indulge in activity other than for which visa has been issued. Violators of visa rules will be prosecuted according to the Law of land. Therefore, every foreign national is advised abide by the Law of the land and instructions / guidelines endorsed on the Indian Visa and adhere the same.
Regards, Team Support for FRRO, Delhi
Hope this helps
Hi sir, I live in toronto. I just came across your video on surrendering indian passport.. I will tell you my situation so I can get good guidance from you. I became citizen on June 3 2024, but still didn't received my passport. I wanted to go to india on August 2nd week for my sisters marriage. Yesterday only I came to know about surrendering indian passport. As per bls it takes around 4 to 6 weeks.. I'm planning to travel by my canadian passport and return by canadian passport. I'm planing to get evisa , so do I need to surrender my indian passport or should I surrender after coming back from india on Sept 1st week or should I surrender in india. Do canadian immigration or indian immigration ask about surrender certificate? Pls do help me in this situation . Thank you
Hi since you have limited time once you receive Canada passport you can try to get evisa which gets granted at short notice. If the timeline is too narrow in that case you can decide to travel with both passport. When travelling from here on India passport and then surrender in India and get exit visa and travel with Canada passport. Many have done in past only thing you need to remember is that hassle of visiting RPO to surrender and FRRO to get exit visa. There is a 3 months grace period which has been mentioned in link of this video where one can travel with India passport without any penalty
Preferably if you can try getting evisa and check others who have done this and once you are back due process of surrender and OCI card issue. All the best
@canadatriedandtestedoriginal so I can't travel with canadian passport to india and return by canadian passport
@jesjohnson2879 if you get evisa then yes with Canadian passport. If not then you may have to look for both passport option
Which passport do we show at India airport when we travel back from India to Canada? And at immigration Canada we can enter on Canada passport? Are any questions asked by immigration officer because we don’t have an entry on Canada passport of travel from Canada to India? Thanks
When exiting Canada show India passport. After landing surrender and get exit visa. Can you please check details in video. All explained
@@canadatriedandtestedoriginal Video is 👍 Main thing I am asking- Do we show Canada passport to enter Canada? Just clarifying
@jtl2112 while returning exit visa and Canada passport
Thanks
Hi sir, if we can know Ramya landed on which city of india where he did his immigration ?this information will be helpful , also in immigration in india did immigration officer checked and asked anything specific?
Hi Sir huge respect
What kind of documents we need to upload i can see they asking visa to upload please advice and can you make video for exit permit how to apply on frro side
Hi Gaganpreet here is the link to form. I have personally not used the form however this works for sure. This I am sure is a simple form and you will be able to complete. The best is if someone can call FRRO from India and seek the input from them.
With regards to documentation with your India passport surrender, surrender certificate you may have to close few Indian documents like Voter ID. Aadhar will not cancel. A call to FFRO will be helpful
@@canadatriedandtestedoriginal i did not under stand this
indianfrro.gov.in/frro/menufrro.jsp this is the form section. I don’t have access. Those imitating will have. If you have difficulty have someone in India call the helpline and ask about the documents. Hope this helps
Hi .. I got my Canadian citizenship on 16 September 2023 and I have a family emergency but they are asking for surrender certificate to apply for entry visa. So my question is if I travel on Indian passport do they ask for PR card at immigration in India . One more thing can we surrender passport at regional passport seva Kendra at our own place not in Delhi.
You won’t have PR card with you now. No questions asked by those who travelled. In fact even today I got update on getting exit visa from Kolkata. Passport surrender will only happen at RPO as this will be walk-in and PSK won’t take it. You will have to take time to visit.
I received my Canadian citizenship almost 8 months back but haven’t surrendered my Indian passport yet, can I still travel to india on it and surrender it there?
Hi Mohit I am aware of 3 months grace period. Beyond that I am not aware how safe this is. Someone will have to share his/her experience
Do they check PR card along with the ticket at the airport in Canada when taking flight and in India at the time of immigration?
No since you have India passport, no issues boarding India flight and when you return you need to have original surrender certificate, exit visa from FRRO and your Canadian passport. Hope this helps
@@canadatriedandtestedoriginal thank you for the information.
@@canadatriedandtestedoriginal If it’s more than 3 months of acquiring the Canadian citizenship you have mentioned there is penalty that we need to pay. Can you please explain a little bit more about that? Where do we need to pay the penalty and Also, do they keep the passport once we pay it? Is there any other issues other than paying penalty?
eoi.gov.in/eoisearch/MyPrint.php?0834?001/0005 when you surrender during the process you will be asked and there will be additional scrutiny on what is the intention to keep Indian passport when you have different country citizenship
@@canadatriedandtestedoriginal how do they find out if someone didn’t surrender the passport?
I need your help . Is the 3 month grace window also also applicable when I want to exit India? Meaning if I have entered India on Indian passport and within the grace period, can i exit on the Indian passport if within the grace period and avoid the hassles of surrender and exit visa?
Hi Pranav you won’t have PR card if you have Canada passport. Also when you are exiting India without visa travel won’t be possible. Also check comments from others as some cities we’re nightmare for those taking this path
Hi Sir
Thanks a lot for this video
Now when evisa has resumed
Can we apply for evisa without the surrender certificate and travel on Canadian passport?
My oath is scheduled on 5th dec and tickets are booked for 12thJanuary
hello brother i am almost in the same situation,what info you got?
-Hi I will be traveling soon to India from Canada and have a layover in USA and Doha and will land at Mumbai, which passport should I be using to fill out details for my plane ticket and for immigration purpose at Canada, USA and Doha airport immigration offices?
- What are the documents required to apply e-FFRO for an exit visa to come back to Canada?
Just got confirmation that person was able to submit India passport in PSK and got surrender certificate same day. News awaits on exit visa and any other details
Hi Sir, so Ramya husband received exit permit for 14 days validity , so what is the key factor and who decides the validity of exit permit , like either frro tally with return ticket date or they decide their own and not looking anything, if they decide their own then we have to prepone our flight and that will cost once again
Sir pls check with ramya if possible
Hi
Once in India can I apply for x1 visa ??
Now that evisa's are open is it better to apply for the e-visa instead of this process? The e-visa application form asks if you hold another passport. I am not sure if they will grant an evisa when I mention that I hold an Indian passport along with the Canadian passport.
Hi I have same situation please let me does you got evisa or what they said. Please help me.
From what I have heard people apply for evisa and put no to the question of holding another passport if its only the Indian. The evisa gets processed and immigration officers don't ask about surrender certificate on entry. I guess that works with the argument that the Indian passport isn't considered valid once you recieve the other.
@@neilmonteiro855 thak you dear. For your help and your fast reply. Thank you 😊
Is it possible to get exit visa without surrendering Indian passport over there?
No without surrender certificate it won’t be possible.
@@canadatriedandtestedoriginal Thank you,
I am trying to open the eoi.gov.in link that is given in description, but its printing blank or not opening at all
Hello sir, I will be travelling to India within the 3 months but coming back after over 3 weeks (3 months grace period) I want to know can I come back on Indian passport as I am in Ireland and here they wont take the PR card away and I want to surrender the passport when I get back to Ireland. So do I still pay the penalty? Thanks
@Dev-Bhullar if you have India passport and Ireland PR what stops you from travelling both countries?
@@canadatriedandtestedoriginal Sir I have citizenship ceremony in December. But I wont get my naturalisation certificate until end of January and in Ireland first passport takes more than a month. I would like to know if travel to India after attending the naturalisation ceremony on Indian passport with my pr card can I come back to Ireland on Indian passport (coming back will be after the 3 months of grace period) and surrender my Indian passport here in Ireland. Thanks
We are going to india on candian passport we have evisa, can we get surrender certificate in india and i think we don't need exit visa
Yes it’s cheaper, faster than BLS and you won’t need exit visa
Hi, is there a reliable source pf this information? I called BLS today and they informed once we get canadian passport we cannot travel with indian passport at any cost
Please ask BLS if they can give in writing
BLS is not MEA. Once you are in India you need to surrender India passport and take exit visa. When you go from Canada on India passport all they will look at is your India passport
Which is a valid document unless this has been surrendered and punched
We travelled US from Canada by car last week just a day after acquiring Canadian citizenship. We have travel date to India next week, we were relying on evisa but it’s suspended now. Can we travel using Indian passport from Chicago to Ahmedabad and surrender Indian passports in India and return Chicago using Canadian passports?
Hi Harsh I am yet to get clear details. This is a new situation and someone needs to share first hand experience. Before this ban it would have been possible. I will keep you updated. I don’t want to misguide you
@@canadatriedandtestedoriginal What’s the complex situation here? Travelling from Indian passport is an issue? Indian passports don’t have US visa? Will there be issue at US airport to leave?
Things have changed. Policies are not very clear and tough to handle immigration officers unless it's written or specified by CGI.
@harshvb any update on your end ? Where you able to travel on Indian passport? Also did you have face any problem in Indian immigration?
@chiragshetty435 hi someone day before updated that she reached Kolkata with both her passport. She had no issues and no questions asked at the immigration. Now she has initiated surrender certificate. Hope this helps
3 months or 3 years??
Travel with passport 3 months. You can submit within 3 years but if you have travelled between 4 months to 3 years there is penalty.
@@canadatriedandtestedoriginal
what kind of penalty?
if some one is willing to pay penalty than he/she can come back to canada? plz advise
@AVDEEPSINGH1641991 yes penalty I have shared in the link to description and also in the video. It’s fine which you will be paying and also there might be additional scrutiny to assess intentions of holding two passport
Hello, I have tickets to India booked for Dec 18th. I have my oath ceremony this month end and will be applying for Canada passport soon after.
Is Exit visa from India required even if you are travelling to India for 3 weeks only. I was reading on it online and see that exit visa is only required for stays more than 180 days.
I was thinking to surrender India passport after returning to Canada with Canadian passport.
But will exit visa be required to board my flight to Canada with Canadian passport and only three weeks of stay in India?
Please guide
Hi exit visa will be required in your case for a stress free exit at immigration. Usually FRRO is visited by foreigners staying for longer duration. In your case as you will be entering with India passport and then surrender in India, getting exit visa will make your life easy. I do know of a incident where individual could come back in Canada passport by going to Air Canada counter however I am sure you wouldn’t want to leave for the interpretation of immigration officer. Hope this helps
Thank you for your reply sir. Does this also apply to someone who is outside 3 month grace period of surrendering India passport?
Thank you for this information, very helpful.
- Can you please confirm if 1 month in India is enough to get the surrender certificate and the exit permit?
- Can we get the surrender certificate at any RPO on the same day?
Sharing experience of Simone who has actually done this in India.
Passport surrender- the process happened for him same day. Had to wait for 2 hours to get it completed. Surrender the passport first thing. This was done by him at nearest passport by taking appointment at passport seva Kendra.
2. Take appointment with FRRO for exit permit. Without this and Canada passport you will not be able to board flight. Waiting for more info
Hi, My husband is currently in India with the Indian passport because of family emergency. Can you share which location did they surrender Indian passport?
@@canadatriedandtestedoriginal Thank you so much, this is encouraging.
Can you share the location Simone went to? Was it a major location like Delhi/Mumbai or one of Tier-2 cities?
Here is the update from Individual who did it. No questions asked at the counter.passport surrender at nearest PSK.2. Exit visa and passport surrender can take up to 14 days. Exit permit is reasonably priced
Any nearest PSK you can surrender. Please check online your location.
What if exit visa is not granted?
Why will it not get granted? Unless you have some proceedings going in India which asks for passport surrender in court? Once you surrender you are foreigner and to get out you will be given exit visa. When you entered you came on India passport that is what will get clarified by this visa
India is not granting appointments for surrending Indian passport. My husband is now stuck in India.
@ramya.nadaparaju7216 this should not be the case as appointment booking is on passport seva Kendra and they do have surrender certificate option. The person has not responded to my question however it will be great if you could keep us updated. Thank you
@@canadatriedandtestedoriginal I will keep you posted. You are right, we can create application form and make a payment from the website. However there are no slots available for the service.
@ramya.nadaparaju7216 ok it makes sense. You will eventually get it
Once you surrender you Indian passport, you are no longer an Indian citizen. So won't you need a valid status for the remaining time you are in India?
Same question. to apply exit visa on FRRO portal, it asks for valid visa, which one wont have if travelled on Indian passport. To ensure the stay is legal, one has to have entry permit or X1 i think. No sure if frro can provide it immediately. Else exit visa is not possible.
This video is a big help..thanks so much. It couldn't have come at a better time for all those who're stuck. Few questions please:
01. I got my Canadian citizenship on 19th Sep, 2023 and applied for a passport rightaway. I'm traveling to India on 19th Oct and don't have a visa yet. Can i still travel to india carrying two passports, indian and Canadian?
02. Will i be able to exit canada with just my indian passport or do i need to show them my Canadian passport or citizenship certificate as well?
03. Will i be asked any questions when entering india i.e. did i acquire Canadian citizenship? Do i just show them the certificate or cad passport as well? Any other points to keep in mind at indian immigration?
04. Finally, how long does an exit visa generally take in india?
Hi once you are in India surrender India passport and get surrender certificate.(they will punch India passport and handover to you along with surrender certificate). Once you have that with your Canadian passport approach FRRO by registering and apply for exit visa where you will have to give surrender certificate. This should not take much time. Someone who did this mentioned within a days time. I will confirm this part but it will be easier than entire BLS engagement
A call to FRRO by someone local in India will help you with this
@taranbirsingh3814 i am also in same situation got oathn on 19 sep please share any update you got
@@Q13326 let me know what updates you need?
But do we need stay visa here, as soon as we surrender indian passport we will need stay visa for india and india has banned visa for Canadians even from third country.