Need to travel to India immediately after Citizenship Oath

[vg1018]

Hi All,

I am on Indian passport.

I have my citizenship oath date set.

I know for sure, I need to travel to India for work immediately afterwards.
How do I do that?

Since I would have taken oath, I would not be Indian citizen, so cannot use Indian passport.
I can get Canadian passport in 2 days.
But not clear on how will my travel work as I will not have sufficient time for getting India visa on Canadian passport.

I read there is penalty on travelling on Indian passport of $180. I am willing to pay the penalty. What can be any other complications?

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.
V

 

[kentTO]

What about applying for a India visa \on your canadian passport?

 

[vg1018]

What about applying for a India visa \on your canadian passport?

Firstly, I will lhave to apply for surrender certificate which takes 2 weeks and then apply for visa which takes another 2-3 weeks.
Dont have that kind of time in between.

 

[aed]

I read there is penalty on travelling on Indian passport of $180. I am willing to pay the penalty. What can be any other complications?

I don't know about India, but in Europe for instance you would spend some time in jail. Traveling on false travel documents (and that's what your passport will become after you're no longer a citizen of India) is a serious offense. So, the best case scenario you will have to pay the fine, get flagged for any future entry and get sent back to Canada. Worst case - your guess is probably better than mine.

 

[xenon]

May not be a problem travelling to India with your Indian passport (of course, you will have to pay the fine when you renounce your Indian Citizenship). But, when you come back to Canada, you won't have a PR to re-enter back into Canada with your Indian PP. If you show your Canadian passport, officers will ask for entry and exit stamps from India.

 

[xenon]

After oath, you can get a Canadian pp the very next day with expedited processing. Previously new citizens had to wait 2 days for the CIC systems to be updated, but it looks like now that's no longer needed. Then you can apply for an emergency visa (if you truly have an emergency) directly at the consulate.

 

[Delilah14]

I don't know about India, but in Europe for instance you would spend some time in jail. Traveling on false travel documents (and that's what your passport will become after you're no longer a citizen of India) is a serious offense. So, the best case scenario you will have to pay the fine, get flagged for any future entry and get sent back to Canada. Worst case - your guess is probably better than mine.

This is exactly what's gonna happen. What's the rush? Wait for the visa and do it the right way. If I were you I'd postpone all business until I get my travel documents right.

 

[Naavy100]

You can apply an emergency visa for India which is valid for 1 month. You only need to carry your same day ticket and visa will be processed in not more than 1 hour . One of my friend who is Canadian Citizen had an emergency back home , he booked the ticket at 8 in the morning , went to CGI office at 10 , got visa issued in like half an hour and took his flight to India in the evening .

Since you have not renounced your Indian citizenship , you will have to pay some penalty during that processes . I recommend you and everyone else with the Indian citizenship to apply for OCI (Overseas Citizenship of India ) after you get your citizenship in Canada .

 

[alphazip]

After oath, you can get a Canadian pp the very next day with expedited processing. Previously new citizens had to wait 2 days for the CIC systems to be updated, but it looks like now that's no longer needed. Then you can apply for an emergency visa (if you truly have an emergency) directly at the consulate.

The official policy (see here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/cit-ceremony.asp) is that there is a 2-day wait between the oath and applying for a passport. "As a new citizen, you must wait at least two business days after your ceremony before you can apply for services, such as applying for a passport." That policy doesn't seem to have changed, though there are cases where a person's name goes into the system faster, in which case he/she may be able to apply for a passport the next day. However, it's not a sure thing.

 

[Silver77]

So I don't understand if you get any other citizenship...Do you have to give up your indian citizenship?

 

[xenon]

You can apply an emergency visa for India which is valid for 1 month. You only need to carry your same day ticket and visa will be processed in not more than 1 hour . One of my friend who is Canadian Citizen had an emergency back home , he booked the ticket at 8 in the morning , went to CGI office at 10 , got visa issued in like half an hour and took his flight to India in the evening .

Since you have not renounced your Indian citizenship , you will have to pay some penalty during that processes . I recommend you and everyone else with the Indian citizenship to apply for OCI (Overseas Citizenship of India ) after you get your citizenship in Canada .

Naavy, are you a Canadian citizen and have you applied for OCI?

 

[screech339]

So I don't understand if you get any other citizenship...Do you have to give up your indian citizenship?

Apparently India doesn't recognize dual citizenship thus anytime an Indian take up another citizenship, the Indian must give up it's own Indian citizenship.

Screech339

 

[eltorpe]

So I don't understand if you get any other citizenship...Do you have to give up your indian citizenship?

According to http://www.hciottawa.ca/pages.php?id=18, yes:

- Indian citizens acquiring any foreign citizenship on or after 1 June, 2010 must formally renounce Indian citizenship.

- Indian citizenship must be formally renounced as soon as possible after acquiring foreign citizenship.

- Please note that it is a punishable offence under the Indian Passport Act, 1967 to apply for Indian passport or continue to hold an Indian passport or get an Indian passport re-issued or to travel on Indian passport after acquiring foreign citizenship.

 

[Silver77]

Well , I heart some other countries don't allow dual citizenship.

However,if the person doesn't inform the own government, how are they going to track ?

 

[alphazip]

Well , I heart some other countries don't allow dual citizenship.

However,if the person doesn't inform the own government, how are they going to track ?

An Indonesian friend said that to renew his passport at the consulate in Canada, he had to show his PR card, to demonstrate that he had not become a Canadian citizen.