After becoming US citizen - Indian needs to surrender passport [merged threads]

[minglevi 0]

1.After becoming US citizen - I understand Indian passport holder need to get renunciation certificate.

I also read that it has to be done in 90 days. 

What is the penalty/consequence if he/she can not do it in 90 days?

 

2. Further to visit India after becoming US citizen ..one needs to have US passport before they can get evisa?

or Indian passport can still be used to get evisa?

 

3. How long does it take to get evisa...do u need proof of travel (ticket purchased) before applying for evisa?

 

4. What is quickest way to get US passport ?

Edited May 20, 2019 by TBoneTX
edit thread title to include merge

[bakphx1 789]

I don’t think you can get an evisa on one visa then use another.  The whole issue of renunciation appears to be more important to the Indian government than the American government.

 

I only found this:

 

Penalties may apply if a person is carrying a non-cancelled Indian passport after acquiring foreign citizenship. Those who fail to surrender their Indian passport after acquiring foreign citizenship may face the following penalties.

• $250 penalty if passport expired after January 1, 2005 and 3 or more years have passed between naturalization date and present date. However, there is no penalty if the passport expired before January 1, 2005.
• $250 penalty for using Indian passport for travel after acquiring foreign citizenship. The maximum penalty on travel is $1,250.
• $500 penalty for renewing Indian passport after acquiring foreign citizenship.
• $250 penalty if Indian passport is used for any consular defined miscellaneous services.

[millefleur 5,046]

**Moved from US Citizenship General Discussion to India regional subforum; question is country specific**

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

Is this for your mother?  She first has to complete the interview process, then take the Oath. Your previous posts indicate her n400 is not yet approved. 

[minglevi 0]

I am filing renunciation certificate for family member...CKGS India website and it is asking 'Have you ever changed name' ..she has changed name about 9 years ago and her current Indian passport was issued after that name change ..her current passport says 'CHOKSI AKA SHAH' and on second last page of current passport there is a stamp that says 'this holder was previous known as' and that it says 'full previous name' handwritten.
so one would think that to answer question one should say 'yes' because she has changed her name...BUT when I checked document checklist it says 
'For Former Indian nationals, if your name in
your Indian Passport or Indian Government
issued document is different in any way from
the name in the Current Passport, a copy of
ONE of the following documents must be
provided"

so as per document checklist instructions...she does not have to say 'yes' to the question if she has changed her name??
Because her current Indian passport and current US passport have same name accept that US passport has only middle initial while India passport has full middle name.

So what should we choose ...should we say yes to the question if she ever changed her name? ..if say yes ..than they would want documentary proof and date of such change which we don't have.(as it was 9 years ago)

[TBoneTX 45,266]

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