Dual Citizenship between India and US

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rpinto779

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Hi All,

I need some advice

a) I have received my US citizenship and would like to get the Indian OCI. What do I have to do?
Do I cancel my Indian passport and apply for OCI?
Am I at risk of losing the US citizenship if I apply for OCI?

b) My daughter was born in the US. She does not have a Indian passport. Is she at risk of losing the US citizenship if she applies for the OCI?

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks
Raymond
 
b) your daughter was born in US , she's a citizen and clearly you can apply for OCI
a) its safe for you to apply for OCI after you became a US Citizen , call you embassy and share your engziety , they should listen to you, take your money and give you your OCI

Good luck
 
Hi Ramra, thanks for the info

I would like to clarify my concern.

I am not worried about the Indian government giving me the OCI which I am sure they will. I am more concerned about the US government in the sense of losing the US citizenship. Is my daughter at risk?

I believe with the OCI a sticker is affixed to the US passport

Any thoughts on this?

Thanks
Raymond
 
Hi Raymond

a) I have received my US citizenship and would like to get the Indian OCI. What do I have to do?
Do I cancel my Indian passport and apply for OCI?
Am I at risk of losing the US citizenship if I apply for OCI?
You can cancel your indian passport and apply for OCI, that's what I did. I applied my OCI at SFO. I am expecting it next week. You will still retain your US Citizenship.

b) My daughter was born in the US. She does not have a Indian passport. Is she at risk of losing the US citizenship if she applies for the OCI?

You can apply OCI for your daughter. No she won't lose her US Citizenship.

You can visit OCI forum for relevant information:

http://www.immigrationportal.com/forumdisplay.php?f=243
 
First of all OCI is NOT dual citizenship. India doesn't have any provisions for dual citizenship at the moment and that is the reason you have to renounce your Indian citizenship when you become a US citizen (India doesn't allow you to be a citizen of India and a citizen of another country at the same time - it is not the US that has a problem with that).

OCI is equivalent to a US green card and applying for it will have no bearing on your citizenship. Even if India at some point allowed dual citizenship in the real sense of the term I don't see why you would lose your US citizenship by applying for that.

-KM
 
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