Renouncing Indian Citizenship

[Marylander99]

I am not sure if this is the right forum for this question but I hope it is...

I recently acquired US citizenship and would like to get OCI soon..
My question how do I renounce the Indian Citizenship?

I looked at the Indian embassy web site found no forms on the website.
I tried to call the embassy ...no one pickups the phone then it goes to the voice mail and it says mail box is full and can't leave any messages...

Is there any form to fill out to renounce Indian Citizenship ? any procedure to follow?
If yes, where can I get it and what all things I need to send with the passport?

Thanks a lot in advance,

 

[Kabes]

I am not sure if this is the right forum for this question but I hope it is...

I recently acquired US citizenship and would like to get OCI soon..
My question how do I renounce the Indian Citizenship?

Is there any form to fill out to renounce Indian Citizenship ? any procedure to follow?
Thanks a lot in advance,

You don't have to do ANYTHING - absolutely !!
You are all set.... the moment you are sworn in and you get your naturalization certificate, you automatically renounce your Indian c'ship. No forms to fill, no applications to mail out, no need to inform anyone.

However - when you apply for your OCI card (or even a regular tourist visa) - you MUST remember to send your Indian passport for cancellation, which will be stamped saying "Cancelled...." That's all there is to it.

 

[Kabes]

You don't have to do ANYTHING - absolutely !!
However - when you apply for your OCI card (or even a regular tourist visa) - you MUST remember to send your Indian passport for cancellation, which will be stamped saying "Cancelled...." That's all there is to it.

Oh - and remember one thing - never travel on your uncancelled Indian passport - ever. It is illegal, and you can be subject to severe penalties....
(In the strictest sense of it - you are supposed to send the Indian passport immediately to the nearest embassy for cancellation, but since you are going to get an OCI soon, it is generally ok to do them all at the same time).