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It's clear that the child is eligible for Indian citizenship at birth. That's not a problem. It's also true that the US has not been actively objecting when the child travels from the US to India using only an Indian passport. So, your last statement is the open problem. If you travel to...

worriedvery, I've posted a reply here: http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=249332 Hope this helps, Tamtom

Under current rules, such a person will become eligible for OCI when turning 18. Or, if willing to renounce US citizenship, the person will become eligible for full Indian citizenship. Technically, an NRI is a full Indian citizen living outside India. But in a non-technical context, lots of...

If you read the earlier discussion in this thread by leonidas666, you would realize that actually the rule against dual passports from the Indian side isn't even in law. Technically, the rule is one loses Indian citizenship when "voluntarily acquiring" a foreign citizenship, and a foreign...

That's a common misconception. India does allow dual CITIZENSHIP for minors, but not dual PASSPORTS. These children only will lose Indian citizenship if they get a US passport. That's probably because other countries like the UK don't make their passport mandatory for their dual citizens...

There's a big difference between having both citizenships at 18 and choosing which one she wants to keep, versus being a sole citizen of the US at 18 and choosing either to keep it or renounce it and apply for Indian citizenship as a foreigner. If she doesn't keep Indian citizenship now, the...

Child of an Overseas Citizen of India is eligible to apply for Overseas Citizenship of India. If neither parent is a full citizen of India, the child won't be eligible for full citizenship. Birth in India does not change it. Hope this helps, Tamtom

The State Dept. operating procedure is they would grant the non-immigrant visa only if the applicant's claim to US citizenship is not an obvious one. In case of birth in the US, they won't give the visa. The US Consulate in Mumbai refused to give our daughter a visa. We heard the same from other...

It's not that simple. Please read the whole thread. We got the child the Indian passport. The problem is how to travel between the US and India? US insists on getting the child a US passport in that case, but if we take it then India cancels the child's Indian passport until 18. Hope this...

As spouse of an Indian citizen, you also have the option of 3) PIO card valid for 15 years, which allows open-ended stay and employment authorization in India. It costs $310. Hope this helps, Tamtom

VidhiVidhan, Some consulates will accept over the counter visa applications from a proxy like a travel agency, and the applicants need not appear in person. I don't know specifically about the Indian consulate in Houston, but you can try inquiring with a travel agent. Hope this helps...

sailakfan, You don't have to worry about it. Even before you become a US citizen, your child will be eligible for a green card on arrival and won't need a visa (see 8 CFR 211.1 (b)) and your US consulate should be willing to provide a transportation boarding letter for the child. After you...

As I posted before, it is not clear at all that the above US rule is applicable to foreign citizens with foreign passports traveling to their other country of citizenship. This has not been tested since the US has never made any attempt to enforce it in such a case. In our case, soon after...

Greenshackles, Yes, you can. People on the forum have reported it takes a few weeks to get a PIO card, and a few months to get OCI. Hope this helps, Tamtom

Greenshackles, Has your wife or one of her parents or grandparents ever been an Indian citizen? If not, I think she is eligible for a PIO card (based on marriage to a PIO), but not OCI (must be based on own, parent's or grandparent's Indian origin). India does grant PIO cards to Japanese...

Children of Indian citizens, even if born in the US, are still eligible for Indian citizenship and Indian passports, on condition that they don't take US passports. For a discussion of the issues involved, see http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=210962 --Tamtom

Ashu1174, Thanks for the encouraging words. The US-India leg of the trip was easy. We used the baby's Indian passport and there were no hassles at all either boarding the plane or clearing on arrival. We then contacted the US consulate in India and informed them we are here, and they showed...

It does not solve the problem as we see it. It would mean the person is without Indian citizenship for the entire period of childhood, and then has to apply again for it (not assert it as a birthright). Meanwhile, what does it say about the world if a child has to give up Indian citizenship...

Following up on the Canadian issue, here's what I see on the websites of Indian consulates in Canada. Ottawa: http://www.hciottawa.ca/passports-0509.pdf "New passport for a child" - so it looks like they do give passports to Canadian-born children. Vancouver...

Any experience with Canadian-born Indian children? I got an email the other day from a member of the forum who's an Indian citizen with a baby born in Canada. The Indian consulate in Canada told him he could not get a passport for the baby, because "they do not give passports to...