Surrendring Indian passport

People who have surrendered Indian passports - when you got the surrender certificate, did you get the passport back along with it?

I have a two valid visas that I need in my current Indian passport (of countries where British passport holders would also require a visa) & I need them back!

double2double5 wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 05, 2018 2:20 pm

People who have surrendered Indian passports - when you got the surrender certificate, did you get the passport back along with it?

I have a two valid visas that I need in my current Indian passport (of countries where British passport holders would also require a visa) & I need them back!

Passport will be returned but it will be cancelled. Your visa pages inside will be there intact. You intend to use Visa given to Indian citizen as a British Citizen ?
Which country visa is that? You should clarify it from the embassy concerned whether it can be done or not.

hippo wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 03, 2018 8:53 pm

Hi everyone

Sorry if it is obvious to everyone else, but in the form it asks for place of issue for the British passport and I can’t find it anywhere on the passport. Did anyone else have this problem ?

Also has anyone sent an A4 envelope with their special delivery envelope to make sure the certificate doesn’t get crumpled in the post ? The sliver packet looks really flimsy to me to send on its own !

Thanks

It is a universal format and in some countries, they have multiple locations for issue of Passport. Country name UK should be fine for place of issue for Passport.

I dont think that separate A4 envelope is required. The silver Special delivery envelope is flimsy but the paper of Surrender Certificate is thick. 1 or 2 slight bends on certificate should not be any problem. 1 day in any file or under a book will make it straight. Royal Mail do take care while transporting Special Delivery.

@takdeerwala Thank you, I did end up giving them a white envelope in the end anyways.

hippo wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 13, 2018 5:32 pm

@takdeerwala Thank you, I did end up giving them a white envelope in the end anyways.

Hi Hippo,

Have you received your surrender certificate? How long did it take? The reason for asking is I’m on bit tight timescales for surrender and OCI.

krish_only4u wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:36 am

hippo wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 13, 2018 5:32 pm

@takdeerwala Thank you, I did end up giving them a white envelope in the end anyways.

Hi Hippo,

Have you received your surrender certificate? How long did it take? The reason for asking is I’m on bit tight timescales for surrender and OCI.

Hi yes I did, handed in on the 05/07, got it back on the 18/07.

Got my surrender certificate within 3 days of applying. I was thinking it might be technical error when I got an email that my application has been processed and dispatched. But royal mail tracking showed the package has been picked up. It was a sweet surprise

Application Date : 24/07/2018
VFS office: VFS London Goswell (In-person)
Application sent to High Commission: 24/07/2018
HCI issued surrender certificate : 26/07/2018
Online Status (processed) / received at VFS: 26/07/2018
Received Surrender certificate:27/07/2018

Hi all,

Can someone confirm whether the Original Naturalisation Certificate is needed on the day of application?

If not - I can apply for UK passport straightaway.
If required, I will have to surrender passport first and then apply for UK passport.

Any knowledgeable input, especially based on personal experiences is appreciated.

jagacharaja wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 06, 2018 11:04 am

Hi all,

Can someone confirm whether the Original Naturalisation Certificate is needed on the day of application?

If not - I can apply for UK passport straightaway.
If required, I will have to surrender passport first and then apply for UK passport.

Any knowledgeable input, especially based on personal experiences is appreciated.

They did have a look at my naturalisation certificate. I had it with me and they asked for it. But gave the original back. Especially considering that you don’t have passport original naturalisation certificate will be required. Also you should provide a declaration that you have already applied for British passport and is in the process.

jagacharaja wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 06, 2018 11:04 am

Hi all,

Can someone confirm whether the Original Naturalisation Certificate is needed on the day of application?

If not - I can apply for UK passport straightaway.
If required, I will have to surrender passport first and then apply for UK passport.

Any knowledgeable input, especially based on personal experiences is appreciated.

Ideally, you should get Naturalisation Certificate on the day of your Citizeship Ceremony, then get British Passport and then apply for Surrender of Indian Passport. When you will go to VFS office, they will ask for your Original Indian Passport, Copy of Naturalisation certificate , plus they would also like to see the original Naturalisation Certificate. I also showed him my original British passport plus a copy of British Passport.

Which part you wish to skip ? Without naturalisation certificate, surrender is not possible. Without British passport in hand, it is unnecessary risk to be without any functioning passport.

Application Date: 04/09/2018
VFS office: VFS London Goswell (In-person)
Application sent to High Commission: 04/09/2018
HCI issued surrender certificate: 06/09/2018
Online Status (processed) / received at VFS: 07/09/2018
Received Surrender certificate: 08/09/2018

takdeerwala wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 10, 2018 9:48 pm

jagacharaja wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 06, 2018 11:04 am

Hi all,

Can someone confirm whether the Original Naturalisation Certificate is needed on the day of application?

If not - I can apply for UK passport straightaway.
If required, I will have to surrender passport first and then apply for UK passport.

Any knowledgeable input, especially based on personal experiences is appreciated.

Ideally, you should get Naturalisation Certificate on the day of your Citizeship Ceremony, then get British Passport and then apply for Surrender of Indian Passport. When you will go to VFS office, they will ask for your Original Indian Passport, Copy of Naturalisation certificate , plus they would also like to see the original Naturalisation Certificate. I also showed him my original British passport plus a copy of British Passport.

Which part you wish to skip ? Without naturalisation certificate, surrender is not possible. Without British passport in hand, it is unnecessary risk to be without any functioning passport.

Hi,

I would like to save some time and apply for OCI asap just after I get the naturalisation certificate. I would like to do this in following order:

1. Citizenship ceremony = get my naturalisation certificate on the day. Applied passport beforehand.
2. Surrender Indian Passport = showing original passport + naturalisation certificate (no British passport yet).
3. Receive Surrender certificate
4. Receive British passport
5. Apply for OCI = naturalisation cert + surrender cert + British passport copy.

Is this approach fine? Or do I need the british passport first before surrender?

Thanks

I would suggest once you get naturalization certificate first get British passport then apply for Indian passport surrender certificate because Indian passport surrender certificate will have your new British passport details, this will speed up the process when you apply for OCI card. for your information refer the attached surrender certificate table screenshot.

anirban_paul wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 30, 2018 2:59 am

takdeerwala wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 10, 2018 9:48 pm

jagacharaja wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 06, 2018 11:04 am

Hi all,

Can someone confirm whether the Original Naturalisation Certificate is needed on the day of application?

If not - I can apply for UK passport straightaway.
If required, I will have to surrender passport first and then apply for UK passport.

Any knowledgeable input, especially based on personal experiences is appreciated.

Ideally, you should get Naturalisation Certificate on the day of your Citizeship Ceremony, then get British Passport and then apply for Surrender of Indian Passport. When you will go to VFS office, they will ask for your Original Indian Passport, Copy of Naturalisation certificate , plus they would also like to see the original Naturalisation Certificate. I also showed him my original British passport plus a copy of British Passport.

Which part you wish to skip ? Without naturalisation certificate, surrender is not possible. Without British passport in hand, it is unnecessary risk to be without any functioning passport.

Hi,

I would like to save some time and apply for OCI asap just after I get the naturalisation certificate. I would like to do this in following order:

1. Citizenship ceremony = get my naturalisation certificate on the day. Applied passport beforehand.
2. Surrender Indian Passport = showing original passport + naturalisation certificate (no British passport yet).
3. Receive Surrender certificate
4. Receive British passport
5. Apply for OCI = naturalisation cert + surrender cert + British passport copy.

Is this approach fine? Or do I need the british passport first before surrender?

Thanks

Hi,

Yes, you can go for surrender of Indian passport once you get Naturalisation certificate and british passport application is in process (ie. you have already applied for british passport). You have to confirm this by ticking the box on application.

Timeline for surrender certificate:
Application Date: 08/10/2018
VFS office: VFS Hounslow (In-person)
Application sent to High Commission: 08/10/2018
(I opted for SMS and courier service.)
SMS Received for successful processed application and ready for courier: 15/10/2018
Couriered Surrender certificate: 15/10/2018
Received Surrender Certificate: 16/10/2018

Hello All,

Can someone suggest whether i can book for an appointment for surrender of Indian before i receive my British Passport. I have already applied for British Passport already and have confirmation of the receipt of my application from HMPO.

It looks like the appointment are available in 10 days. Just to save some time rather than wait for the British Passport to arrive and make an appointment.

Whether will be an issue ?

Thanks.

Hi,

I am about to submit application for surrender certificates for myself and my wife togeather.
Do I need to submit 1 or 2 A4 size special delivery envelops?

I went to post office and the guy there simply handed over me the envelop without any charges.
The envelop has got tracking barcodes stickers but no postage stamp.
Does envelop need to be prepaid? If yes, then how to affix postage stamp on it?

Regards,
Rahul

singrahu wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 08, 2018 12:10 pm

Hi,

I am about to submit application for surrender certificates for myself and my wife togeather.
Do I need to submit 1 or 2 A4 size special delivery envelops?

I went to post office and the guy there simply handed over me the envelop without any charges.
The envelop has got tracking barcodes stickers but no postage stamp.
Does envelop need to be prepaid? If yes, then how to affix postage stamp on it?

Regards,
Rahul

You need postage on the envelope. Ask for a £6.50 special delivery stamp and stick it on your special delivery envelope or if they do not have a £6.50 stamp then ask for stamps that make up that value and stick them all on.

Postmaster

Timeline for surrender certificate:

Application Date: 21/Nov/2018
VFS office: VFS Hounslow (In-person)
Application sent to High Commission: 21/Nov/2018
Never received any SMS (opted for it and was charged for it)

SMS Received for successful processed application and ready for courier:
Couriered Surrender certificate:
Received Surrender Certificate:

Question:
1) Has any one recently surrendered Indian Passport
2) how long will it take to receive the certificate.

Thanks

Hello all,

I'm a British Citizen and I plan to apply for an OCI through my Mum. She used to be an Indian Citizen but now holds a British Passport which she got in 2008. She received her OCI in 2016.

I've currently prepared the following documents:

My passport
My birth certificate (Apostilled by FCO)
My Mum's marriage certificate (Apostilled by FCO)
My Mum's Old Indian Passports (which have 'cancelled' stamped on them)
My Mum's current British Passport
My Mum's Naturalization certificate
My Mum's OCI book

The one document my Mum can't find is her surrender certificate - which she obviously had at some point in order to apply for her own OCI in the first place.

Do I still need her surrender certificate for my application? I would've imagined that her OCI is enough proof that I have indian heritage.

If I need to get her surrender certificate, do she have to re-apply for it from scratch?

My wife got her british passport and we surrendered her Indian passport via VFS.

The process was very smooth and she got her surrender certificate and old Indian passport in just over a week.

What I noticed is that there is no cancellation stamp on her Indian passport.

Have they stopped putting a cancellation stamp on the indian passports now?

When I surrendered my Indian passport a few years ago it came back with a cancellation stamp.

Hi
I did my passport surrender application recently and I got my passport today with cancellation stamp and dated on the page 1 itself when you open the passport.

jojo001 wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 09, 2019 12:28 pm

My wife got her british passport and we surrendered her Indian passport via VFS.

The process was very smooth and she got her surrender certificate and old Indian passport in just over a week.

What I noticed is that there is no cancellation stamp on her Indian passport.

Have they stopped putting a cancellation stamp on the indian passports now?

When I surrendered my Indian passport a few years ago it came back with a cancellation stamp.

I submitted my surrender application on 3rd December walk-in at Goswell Road. It took 4 to 5 hours to get my turn but it just took 5mins to submit application. They just took self attrested photocopies of naturalisation certificate, British passport and Indian passport original and photocopies of all used pages.

I got my passport and certificate dated 6th December delivered 10th December so it took exactly 1week (5 working days).

Thanks for the update Vish.

Application Date : 17/02/2020
Postal / In-person: In-person
VFS office: VFS London Goswell Road
HCI issued surrender certificate : 20/02/2020
Online Status (processed): 21/02/2020 - email received
Received Surrender certificate: 22/02/2020