Surrender of Indian Passport and Renunciation of Indian Citizenship
Surrender of Indian Passport by erstwhile Citizens of India and Renunciation of Indian nationality
(a) Surrender of Indian Passport:
Under the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955, Indian citizens are NOT allowed to hold DUAL Citizenship. If a person had ever held Indian nationality (and Passport) and subsequently voluntarily obtained nationality/Passport of another country, he/she ceases to be an Indian national and is required only to surrender his/her Indian Passport. Applications for Surrender of Indian Passports are to submitted through VFS Global only by visiting https://services.vfsglobal.com/usa/en/ind/ and clicking on “Surrender of Indian Passport”.
(b) Renunciation of Indian nationality:
This service is applicable only to Indian nationals / Indian passport holders and not for those who already hold Foreign / USA nationality / passport. The applicant must apply online at https://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in/Renounce. Once the citizenship renunciation certificate is issued, the applicant is to surrender his Indian passport as per the procedure mentioned at (a). The fee and other detailed instructions are given in the above web portal.
