Ouch.
Did you travel on the Indian passport after obtaining the Canadian passport, and then later apply for an Indian visa for the Canadian passport ?
There is an instance of something similar at this link (though not directly related to OCI) which required follow-up with the Ministry of...
The Indian authorities will not grant Indian Citizenship without documentary evidence from the local (in India) consulate of the applicant's country of citizenship that the applicant has renounced citizenship of said country. This step would involve the surrender/cancellation of the passport...
Please see the section on "Acquisition" of Indian Citizenship at the Ministry of Home Affairs, India at:
http://www.mha.nic.in/citi.htm
The procedure stipulates, among other requirements:
"The applicant is then required to furnish through the State Government, a certificate of the...
CGI SF OCI Timeline
Per the Ministry of Home Affairs (http://www.mha.nic.in/oci-brochure.pdf)
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"After preliminary scrutiny, if there is no adverse information available
against the applicant, the Indian Mission/Post shall register a person as an
OCI within 30 days of...
The Reserve Bank of India's FAQ's are fairly informative in this regard:
http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/FAQDisplay.aspx
and, for property matters:
http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/FAQView.aspx?Id=33
Based on the FAQ's, it would appear that basis' understanding is incorrect...
Please read the FAQ on the Reserve Bank of India's Web-site
Please read the informative FAQ's on the Reserve Bank of India's web-site regarding these matters:
http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/FAQDisplay.aspx
Please also see the State Bank of India's NRI Services web-site at...
For banking purposes, still treated as NRI
For the purposes of banking/accounts, an Indian citizen living abroad and a person of Indian origin are treated the same. So nothing changes - your old Indian passport is sufficient proof that you are a person of Indian origin, among other things...
Not as diligent in keeping track as other posters, but this is what I can reconstruct (Laguna Niguel and San Jose DO).
Mailed N400: 09/08/05
Received Date: 09/21/05
Priority Date: 09/21/05
Check cashed: 09/26/05
FP Notice Date: 10/08/05
FP Date: 11/09/05
Interview Notice Date: est...
Oath Letter for March 22 '06 Received - Campbell Heritage Theatre
Received oath letter for March 22 2006 ceremony. Interview date was Feb 08 2006.
Total process from start to finish (at San Jose DO) almost exactly 6 months.
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