Travelled to India on Indian passport after getting British citizenship

[tkk]

Hi

I had to travel to India within a week after getting British citizenship for personal important family work. I had only got naturalisation certificate at the time and didn't have the time to apply for British passport before I travelled to India, so I travelled to India on Indian passport after technically being a citizen of UK. The immigration officer in Delhi would have entered my arrival & departure on Indian passport in the immigration deptt. database.

Will I encounter any problems when I apply for OCI card as Indian consulate will check my records in India and they may find out that I have travelled to India on Indian passport and didn't surrender my Indian passport after getting UK citizenship. I know they send the OCI application to India to search for any records related to the applicant.

What records Indian authorities search for before issuing an OCI card to applicant.

An early response will be appreciated.

Regards
Tkk

[KUMARVK]

can you share your experiance please

[immihelp]

What you have done is illegal and potentially a big problem.

Read https:///indian-passport-services-in...tizenship.html

[curtdfw]

But before you turn it in I'd suggest getting a color scan of all pages, as it could come in handy for future documentation requirements.

[Rajeshwar2k]

ok thanks

[Donald_Trump]

Renunciate your Indian citizenship ASAP and I think they may just charge you some penalties. Since you travel on emergency, you will need to explain and prove it.

The following is from Indian consulate New York website

"The Indian Citizenship Act does NOT allow dual citizenship. Holding an Indian passport or acquiring an Indian Passport or Traveling on an Indian passport after acquisition of foreign citizenship constitutes an cognizable offense under the Indian Passport Act and attracts penalties and imprisonment or both."

Hi

I had to travel to India within a week after getting British citizenship for personal important family work. I had only got naturalisation certificate at the time and didn't have the time to apply for British passport before I travelled to India, so I travelled to India on Indian passport after technically being a citizen of UK. The immigration officer in Delhi would have entered my arrival & departure on Indian passport in the immigration deptt. database.

Will I encounter any problems when I apply for OCI card as Indian consulate will check my records in India and they may find out that I have travelled to India on Indian passport and didn't surrender my Indian passport after getting UK citizenship. I know they send the OCI application to India to search for any records related to the applicant.

What records Indian authorities search for before issuing an OCI card to applicant.

An early response will be appreciated.

Regards
Tkk

[R78]

In the renunciation process, you'll need a letter explaining the purpose of travel using an indian passport after obtaining UK citizenship.
You are not in any legal trouble, but the Indian embassy will squeeze a penalty from you