Passport renewal

eDicky

UK (and other) passport holders who are Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) and registered as Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) are granted a lifelong multiple entry visa with which they may enter and stay indefinitely in India.

So this comes close to dual citizenship, but without the full rights of an Indian citizen such as voting rights and agricultural land ownership.

jimi_man

smudge56 said:

jimi_man said:

smudge56 said:

DullGreyGuy said:

India doesn't allow dual citizenship and so whilst they may have a third country's nationality they certainly won't be dual UK/Indian. 

The problem with some of the fast track options are that you need an appointment and whilst its really fast after the appointment there are at times long delays before you can get an appointment so  actually you may get a passport quicker through the standard application.

India may not allow dual citizenship but UK does so it’s up to the individual whether or not they tell the Indian authorities about it.  If they are no longer  an Indian citizen they must provide a renunciation certificate to show that they no longer have Indian citizenship.  

There are many  British citizens who don’t give up their birth nationality when they nationalise, even though their country doesn’t allow dual citizenship.

Well yes and no. It’s a crime not to inform
the Indian authorities and to surrender your passport. So it’s not just a simple question of not telling anyone. 

Also it will become apparent that you have two passports when you enter India on your Indian passport (because you’d need an Indian Visa on your U.K. one) and then leave India on your U.K. passport (because you’d need a U.K. visa on your Indian passport). 

When you surrender your Indian passport you get an overseas citizenship card which allows you permanent residency. 

That’s true. But that’s up to the individual.  Though wouldn’t one be entering India on the Indian passport and entering the UK in the British passport?  You don’t need a visa to enter the UK if you are a British citizen and hold a BC passport

Yes you would but that's not the problem. When you leave India and go through their exit immigration, if you present your UK passport then it won't have an Indian visa or a stamp in so that will cause problems as they won't be able to stamp you out. You could use your Indian one to leave but again that will cause issues as you don't have a UK visa which you need to travel to the UK (and in fact most countries). You could explain that you have a UK passport as well but then that will also cause issues as you aren't supposed to have more than one.