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Canadian Citizenship and Indian Passport

haveagoodday

Newbie
Feb 26, 2025
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2
Hi!

I have applied for canadian citizenship but the process is taking a little longer than excepted so I need to apply for a Indian passport since my Indian passport expired 4 years ago. I plan to travel (haven't gotten tickets yet) so I need to get the Passport because there is no set time of when I will actually get Canadian Citizenship.

BLS requires a search letter from IRCC, since the search letter would state that I have an application in progress for Canadian Citizenship, would that have any affect on my reissue of Indian passport?
 

forw.jane

VIP Member
Apr 29, 2019
7,533
3,042
Hi!

I have applied for canadian citizenship but the process is taking a little longer than excepted so I need to apply for a Indian passport since my Indian passport expired 4 years ago. I plan to travel (haven't gotten tickets yet) so I need to get the Passport because there is no set time of when I will actually get Canadian Citizenship.

BLS requires a search letter from IRCC, since the search letter would state that I have an application in progress for Canadian Citizenship, would that have any affect on my reissue of Indian passport?
But why does BLS care about your Canadian citizenship application?
As long as you Indian citizen you can renew your passport. Is it because of 4 yr delay for renewal?
 

haveagoodday

Newbie
Feb 26, 2025
6
2
But why does BLS care about your Canadian citizenship application?
As long as you Indian citizen you can renew your passport. Is it because of 4 yr delay for renewal?
Yes, I'm just unsure if it'll have an affect but I guess it shouldn't. I didn't have any intend of travelling so I just went forward and applied for Canadian citizenship but now that's taking long and I hope to travel to India in the Fall.