Got Oath letter and how to travel on two passports

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do-justice

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Hello every body

Look like my wait game is almost over since i got my Oath letter today for the last week of May.

I am now thinking to keep my indian passport and apply for US passport but i am a bit confused.

How actually travel is done on two passport?
suppose i am leaving new york for Delhi. what passport i will show at the NY port and what on Dehli port and back?

i heard you must travel in and out on US passport and since entering india requires a visa so if i leave USA on US passport i would need indian visa.

Any body have any idea or any body acutally did it?

Good luck to those who still waiting.
thanks
 
I am not an Indian but I read on my posts here that you lose your Indian citizenship once you get the American - which means you need to give the Indian passport back to the embassy here
 
You cannot use your Indian passport once you become a citizen of another country. If you want to go to India, you'll have to apply for a visa, PIO or OCI. I recommend OCI, but see if that's what you want. The consulate/embassy will probably ask you for your Indian passport so that they can cancel it and give it back to you. DON'T USE IT once you're an American citizen. From that point on, your only passport is American.
 
do-justice said:
Hello every body

How actually travel is done on two passport?
suppose i am leaving new york for Delhi. what passport i will show at the NY port and what on Dehli port and back?

i heard you must travel in and out on US passport and since entering india requires a visa so if i leave USA on US passport i would need indian visa.

Any body have any idea or any body acutally did it?

thanks
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You dont travel on 2 passports in this case, only the US

Both times, you will show the US

You will need a visa and you should turn in your Indian passport when you apply for an Indian Visa

The moment you have been waiting for has arrived....Enjoy!
 
So Pakistan accepts dual nationality???
What passport would one use to travel to Pakistan? US or Pakistani?

My Pakistan passport expired 2 yrs. ago and I didn't renew it. So once I get my US Passport, would I need a visa to travel to Pakistan with it?
 
barry4me said:
My Pakistan passport expired 2 yrs. ago and I didn't renew it. So once I get my US Passport, would I need a visa to travel to Pakistan with it?
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It is unlikely that any country would stop you from entering once if you had a passport from that country that had expired relatively recently. However, they wouldn't be very happy and would most likely insist you renewed it immediately. You should therefore renew your Pakistan passport.

I doubt you would be able to get a visa to enter Pakistan being as you are their citizen. You would need to renounce your Pakistan citizenship first if you really wanted to go that route.
 
dms1 said:
It is unlikely that any country would stop you from entering once if you had a passport from that country that had expired relatively recently.
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Most countries consider their passport valid for 6 months after the expiration date, and have made international agreements to recognize that fact. This rule originated because many countries have a requirement for visitors' passports to be valid for 6 months beyond the date of entry, or sometimes even 6 months beyond the end of the intended visit. That effectively would rob the passport holder of the last 6-12 months of the passport's term.

See http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/104770.pdf
 
Jackolantern said:
Most countries consider their passport valid for 6 months after the expiration date, and have made international agreements to recognize that fact. This rule originated because many countries have a requirement for visitors' passports to be valid for 6 months beyond the date of entry, or sometimes even 6 months beyond the end of the intended visit. That effectively would rob the passport holder of the last 6-12 months of the passport's term.

See http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/104770.pdf
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That sounds more like a general rule to stop people being deprived of six months of their passport. The point I was trying to make is that if someone tries to enter their "home" country with an expired passport, but one which is obviously theirs, then the chances are they will be let in after being given some serious grief, and potentially, I guess, fined or otherwise punished too.

Incidentally, I was looking at my UK passport today which I renewed a couple of months before the old one expired and its validity is ten years from the previous expiry data, not the renewal date, so that is another way of stopping people losing six months.
 
dms1 said:
That sounds more like a general rule to stop people being deprived of six months of their passport.
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It arose from that reasoning, but it also means you can use the passport to reenter your country of citizenship within the 6 months beyond expiration (if your country is on that list). And that is without being given grief or fined for it, because that extra six months is official policy. Returning after those 6 months is another story though.
Incidentally, I was looking at my UK passport today which I renewed a couple of months before the old one expired and its validity is ten years from the previous expiry data, not the renewal date, so that is another way of stopping people losing six months.
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True, but many people returning to their original country don't bother with renewing their passport, due to the hassle and/or expense or because they don't expect to travel again for years.
 
Thanks everboy i will keep US passport :)

SO the moment i take Oath goodbye indian nationalty. Thats kinda cruel on immigrants. Anyway i am keeping USA passport as i waited for that long enough
 
do-justice said:
SO the moment i take Oath goodbye indian nationalty. Thats kinda cruel on immigrants. Anyway i am keeping USA passport as i waited for that long enough
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Petition the Indian government - they're the ones that don't allow dual-nationality.
 
dms1 said:
Petition the Indian government - they're the ones that don't allow dual-nationality.
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You know, I never really understood why India doesn't allow it, especially since the NRI's are generally well to do professionals. Can anyone explain...
 
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