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archies
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by archies » Fri May 09, 2008 9:08 am
I am an Indian national on an Indian Passport. Recently I have applied for Citizenship and attended the ceremony where I was given the naturalisation certificate. I haven't yet applied for British Passport. Can I travel to France on my Indian passport which has ILR stamp in it. I have to travel in the next couple of weeks. Will there be any problems.
I appreciate any help from you regarding this query.
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JAJ
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by JAJ » Fri May 09, 2008 11:19 am
You are no longer an Indian citizen so your Indian passport is invalid.
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djb123
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by djb123 » Fri May 09, 2008 11:29 am
JAJ wrote:You are no longer an Indian citizen so your Indian passport is invalid.
Would though the British or French immigration actually know that the passport is invalid?
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by thirdwave » Fri May 09, 2008 1:16 pm
djb123 wrote:JAJ wrote:You are no longer an Indian citizen so your Indian passport is invalid.
Would though the British or French immigration actually know that the passport is invalid?
No they won`t (I`m speaking from experience..recently travelled abroad after the ceremony on my Indian passport and did not have any problems leaving/entering the country)
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thirdwave
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by thirdwave » Fri May 09, 2008 1:17 pm
archies wrote:I am an Indian national on an Indian Passport. Recently I have applied for Citizenship and attended the ceremony where I was given the naturalisation certificate. I haven't yet applied for British Passport. Can I travel to France on my Indian passport which has ILR stamp in it. I have to travel in the next couple of weeks. Will there be any problems.
I appreciate any help from you regarding this query.
Go for it..I think the HO wouldn`t know about your naturalisation until you are actually issued a passport..
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djb123
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by djb123 » Fri May 09, 2008 4:24 pm
thirdwave wrote:archies wrote:I am an Indian national on an Indian Passport. Recently I have applied for Citizenship and attended the ceremony where I was given the naturalisation certificate. I haven't yet applied for British Passport. Can I travel to France on my Indian passport which has ILR stamp in it. I have to travel in the next couple of weeks. Will there be any problems.
I appreciate any help from you regarding this query.
Go for it..I think the HO wouldn`t know about your naturalisation until you are actually issued a passport..
This is assuming you have a Schengen visa and you aren't going to try to use your naturalisation certificate to prove you are British and have a right to travel to France.
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Frontier Mole
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by Frontier Mole » Sun May 11, 2008 12:36 am
thirdwave wrote:archies wrote:I am an Indian national on an Indian Passport. Recently I have applied for Citizenship and attended the ceremony where I was given the naturalisation certificate. I haven't yet applied for British Passport. Can I travel to France on my Indian passport which has ILR stamp in it. I have to travel in the next couple of weeks. Will there be any problems.
I appreciate any help from you regarding this query.
Go for it..I think the HO wouldn`t know about your naturalisation until you are actually issued a passport..
As the Home Office issue the certificate and it is logged directly onto your immigration computer record they most certainly do know about your naturalisation......
