Applying for US passport and renouncing Indian PP

[dilbert30]

Folks:

I plan to apply for a US passport once I get my Nat. Certificate. I believe I must send my Nat. certificate in original for US PP. While I wait for the US PP, is it a good idea to send my Indian PP and get it canceled or should I wait to get my US PP and then send my Indian PP for cancelation and then apply for OCI? Just trying to see what the sequence of events should be and anyone with experience on this, please can you comment? Thanks

 

[Lonesome Dove]

This is what I have done:

- Get US passport
- Applied for Surrender certificate/Indian passport cancellation
- Plan to apply for OCI once I get surrender certificate

You can not apply for surrender certificate until you get your US passport asyou need to send a copy of your US passport to Indian Consulate.