Surrender of Indian Passport by erstwhile Citizens of India and Renunciation of Indian nationality
(a) Under the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955, persons of Indian origin are NOT allowed to hold DUAL Citizenship. If a person had ever held Indian nationality (and Passport) and subsequently voluntarily obtained nationality / Passport of another country, he / she ceases to be an Indian national and is required only to surrender his /her Indian Passport by filling online application.
https://embassy.passportindia.gov.in/
The application is to be submitted physically at the Embassy. Fees may be referred to on the relevant page of the website. The payment receipt must be attached with the application form.
Documents required:
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Duly completed form as above.
(https://embassy.passportindia.gov.in/)
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Two photographs
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Copy of old/last Indian passport and Icelandic (or foreign) passports
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Copy of Nationality / Decree (signed copy) of obtaining nationality certificate showing date and method (registration / naturalisation etc.) of obtaining foreign nationality.
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Residential proof (Copy of energy bill, phone bills etc)
A passport surrender certificate will be issued to them. It may be noted here that Surrender Certificate is a mandatory document for applying for OCI.
Applicants need to submit all documents physically at the Embassy by taking online appointment.
Applicants who have obtained Indian passport after three months of obtaining foreign / Icelandic nationality will be issued passport “Revocation Certificate” instead of passport “Surrender Certificate”, for obtaining Indian passport by suppressing material information about their having foreign nationality and not being eligible for Indian passport. A revocation certificate is not acceptable for applying for OCI card [Except those hailing from erstwhile Portuguese territories of India (Goa, Daman, Diu)].
Renunciation of Indian nationality under Section 8 of Indian citizenship Act
This service is applicable only to Indian nationals / Indian passport holders and not for those who already hold foreign / Icelandic nationality / passport. The eligible applicant has to apply online at https://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in/Renounce. Once the citizenship renunciation certificate is issued, the applicant has to surrender his Indian passport as per procedure. The fees and other detailed instruction is given on relevant pages of this Website.
Clarification on Indian Citizenship Renunciation
Those foreign nationals of Indian origin who have already acquired citizenship of any other country are not eligible to renounce their Indian citizenship. Therefore, the Indian origin persons, who have already acquired Icelandic citizenship, do not need to apply for renunciation of Indian Citizenship. They are only required to surrender their Indian passport.
