Surrender Certificate / Renunciation of Indian Citizenship

Surrender of Indian Passport on acquiring of foreign Citizenship

A person who has ceased to be an Indian citizen by virtue of Section 8 or Section 9 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 is required to surrender the documents which he had acquired on the basis of his Indian citizenship to the authorities concerned. Indian Passport is one such document which needs to be surrendered after acquiring foreign nationality

1. Steps to apply

Register by clicking on "Register" Link
Online application for surrender of Indian passport can be made at the link https://embassy.passportindia.gov.in/ (Best viewed in Internet Explorer 9.0 and above, Google chrome)
Login with the registered login ID and Password on "User Login" on the link provided above
In the Applicant Home Page, click on "Surrender of Indian Passport" link to file a new application
Print out of the application and one recent (taken within last 6 months) colour photograph Size 2*2 inches or 51x51 mm in size, the photograph should be pasted (not stapled) in the PHOTO box provided. The Photo should be the latest, bright and clear, with a white or light background, without any shadow/dark area.
Both pages of the application should be signed in the boxes provided
Application details should exactly match with the information in the Indian passport. Else the application will be rejected
If the applicant is a minor, both parents must sign on the last (declaration page) of the application form

2. Documents required: - To download the checklist please Click here

Completed and signed application form for Surrender of Indian Passport.
Please visit: https://embassy.passportindia.gov.in/ to complete an online registration and print the duly filled application form. (In case of minors both parents should sign- on last page/declaration of the form)

One Latest Photograph 51mm x 51mm or 2 x 2 inches (taken within the last 6 months)- must be pasted on the application form. No additional photo is required.

Original Indian Passport

In case the Indian Passport is LOST

Photocopy of Indian passport
Travel summary from immigration New Zealand
Lost Passport Police report /FIR copy with Lost Indian Passport number mentioned on it.

NZ / Foreign Citizenship Certificate Copy.

Coloured photocopy of bio-pages of New Zealand/ foreign passport duly attested from Justice of Peace or Notary or Deputy Registrar

Name Change Certificate (if applicable) If Applicant’s name is different/changed on the Foreign Citizenship Certificate or Foreign Passport from that of the Indian Passport.

Payment Proof of Application Fee $ 45. Please attach a print/screenshot of the payment made

In case the applicant is a minor (under 18 years) both parents must provide copies of the bio page of their passports - attested by JP

Affidavit for retention and/travel attested by JP, Click here to download if the applicant

Retained the Indian passport beyond 3 years from the date of acquiring foreign citizenship.
And / OR Travelled using the Indian passport after acquiring foreign citizenship.

Self-addressed prepaid courier envelope to return your passport and document after the completion of the process. Please keep a record of the tracking number.

3. Affidavit (JP Attested) for cases of Retention/Travel of/on Indian Passport after acquiring foreign citizenship: Click here to download

The Indian Citizenship Act does not allow dual citizenship. The following acts constitute an offence under the Indian Passport Act, 1967, and may cause uncertain delays/rejections in processing of the applications for Surrender of Indian Passport.
Reissue of Indian Passport after acquiring foreign citizenship.
Travel on the Indian Passport after acquiring foreign citizenship.
Retention of Indian Passport beyond 3 years from the date of acquiring foreign citizenship
Availing of /Applying for any Consular Service on Indian Passport (except Surrender of Indian Passport) after acquiring foreign citizenship.
The applicants who have retained Indian Passport beyond 3 years after acquiring the foreign citizenship or travelled on Indian Passport after acquiring foreign citizenship are required to provide duly signed and duly attested Affidavit with their application.
To download the Affidavit, Click here, take a printout, fill in the details along with reasons for retention/travel or both as the case may be, and get the Affidavit attested by a Justice of Peace or Notary or Deputy Registrar.
If the applicant is a minor, the affidavit should be signed by either parent (Duly attested by JP)

4. More information on Payment :

Online Bank Transfer Click here
Personal Cheques or Money Orders/Credit Card are not accepted.
Please put the Surrender Application/ARN number in the reference field. Please do not make a single payment for 2 or multiple applications. Please attach both payment proofs with the required documents, the bank account number of the applicant must be visible on the payment proof to locate the payments.
Fee once received will not be refunded under any circumstances, even if the application is withdrawn by the applicant or services are not provided to the individual if his/her case does not qualify for the service.

5. Address for Delivery and Instructions for Courier Delivery

The applicants can submit their applications in person between 9:30 am to 12:30 pm on any working day or may send the applications by courier with a tracking facility to HCI, Wellington at the following address:

High Commission of India, Citizenship Section, 72, Pipitea Street, PO Box 12211, Thorndon, Wellington 6011, New Zealand

For the Applications being sent to HCI, Wellington by courier, the applicants are requested to write Complete Sender Address (Applicant’s Address with contact number) on the courier bags.
For the Return Courier bag to be provided with the documents, the applicants are requested to write before sending the Complete Sender Address (High Commission of India, Citizenship Section, 72, Pipitea Street, PO Box 12211, Thorndon, Wellington 6011, New Zealand,) and Complete Delivery Address (Applicant’s Address and contact number).
The Courier bags being delivered to HCI, Wellington and the Return Courier Bags submitted with the applications to receive the documents, must be with the tracking facility. Please do not send or attach a courier bag without a tracking facility. It is the responsibility of the applicants to note down/retain the tracking details of their both (incoming/outgoing) courier bags. HCI Wellington would be unable to provide the tracking details of the couriers.

6. Status Enquiry

Please note that no separate acknowledgement email is sent for the applications delivered at HCI Wellington via courier or submitted in person over the reception.
No telephonic/e-mail queries regarding receipt or status of applications will be entertained before the time frame limit indicated for processing of the applications.
All the applicants are advised to track their courier bag to check the delivery date of their documents at HCI Wellington and wait for 30 days for the initial processing of the application.
To track the online status of your application for Surrender/Cancellation of your Indian Passport, please click on the given link https://portal6.passportindia.gov.in/Online/index.html and log in with your Registration ID and Password which was used to submit your online application form for Surrender of Indian Passport, to understand the status of your Surrender application better, please read the information given in the below table:

Sr. No.	ONLINE STAUS shown in the PSP Portal for Surrender of Indian Passport	The real-time status, indicative time frame and next steps (Total Time Frame: approx. 90 days from the date of receipt of complete applications)
1.	Surrender Application form has been submitted.	Applicant has submitted the online application. All the applications received at HCI Wellington by courier or in person, are checked and entered in the system for further processing. The online Status will be changed in first 30 days after delivery of your complete documents at HCI Wellington. If the application is received incomplete, you may receive an email in first 30 days to send remaining documents or your documents may be returned in first 30 days. The time frame is counted only from the date, the complete/remaining documents are received.
2	Surrender application is under review at Indian Embassy/Consulate.	All the checks for your application and documents have been made, your Surrender application have been assigned to an Official and online processing have been started. The applications for Surrender of Indian Passport and applications
3	Surrender application is granted.	The application has been granted, the Surrender Certificate is ready for print.
4	Surrender Certificate is Printed.	The Surrender Certificate has been issued and would be e-mailed on mail ID provided in the application form. The applicants who have requested for the collection of their documents in person, will receive the email for collection in next 5-7 days after this status. If no email is received by the applicant from this status, they can come to collect their cancelled passports in person after 7 days.

Approximate Processing time

Processing time for Surrender of Indian Passport is approx. 90 days after receipt of complete documents at HCI, Wellington either by courier or submitted in person over the reception.
The processing times mentioned above are indicative only. The above processing time is for the clear-cut cases, whose clearance has been received from competent authorities
Processing time for cases involving retention of Indian Passport beyond 3 Years after acquiring foreign citizenship and/or travel on Indian Passport after acquiring foreign citizenship cannot be prescribed. These cases would be processed consequent upon following due procedures and are subject to approval from the competent authorities.

To download the Checklist, please Click here

To download the Affidavit for cases of Retention/Travel of/on Indian Passport after acquiring foreign citizenship, please Click here

Click here to download the file