Police report for lost/misplaced indian expired passport - not possible

[unossingh]

I became us citizen 1998, dont know where my old expred passport is.
i did find a photo copy of 1st page of an old indian passport that expired in 1994. I probably had another passport after this one since this expired. Not sure if Indian Embassy keeps the passport number same.

Any way, part of instructions to get a surrender certificate is to get a police report.
I went today to local police station and they have a new requirements to even file the report.

The requirements seems to impossible:
1. Alien Registration (I dont have it as i became US Citizen)
2. Travel Visa
3. Student Visa
4. authorized Work papers
5. letter from embassay with a raised seal that issued the passport number and name of the person that was issued the passport.


Police refused to take a complaint without these. I tried explaning .... they say this requirement has recently from state department.
Any ideas ?

 

[sanjoseaug20]

Very interesting. Your Naturalization certificate should have a number ... prefix an A in front of it, and you get your Alien #.
Other things, you might be able to get them through FOIA, which will take months.

 

[rahul_v_samant]

If you are citizen since 98 (lost your passport)=> http://www.indiacgny.org/UserFiles/Renunciation scenarios - LOST PASSPORT.pdf
surrender certificate is not required.... when u apply for oci/visa etc.. you will just have mention u have lost ur passport and prove you are a person of indian origin...

Spare a thought for the poor souls who have gotten citizenship after June 2010, and have lost passport and need to get SC... these people need police report... what will they do?