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oci re-issue-lost: help
hi guys! wondering if anybody can help me out here..
first and foremost, I was born and raised in the US, and am a US citizen. I got my OCI card through my parents about 6 years ago ( i was a minor back then).... a few months ago i lost my oci card while moving out of my parents house. the problem is that on the bls/indian consulate website it says that if I lost my oci card I must provide: copy of naturalization certificate and proof of renunciation of indian citizenship (only applies if applicants old OCI card was issued before june 1, 2010)..
now i can't get help from my parents cuz we're not exactly on good terms right now..and are not speaking to each other at all. i am married to an indian citizen tho... but he is also confused since the consulate and the company that they outsourced to don't pick up, and if they do they just say that all the information is online.
so.. as far as the copy of naturalization cert goes, I can just send in a copy of my US birth certificate right? also, what am i supposed to do about the proof of renunciation of indian citizenship? i was never an indian citizen, so i dont have proof of renunciation and i got my oci through my parents. so would i have to show proof of my parents renunciation? what if I'm not able to show my parent's proof of renunciation?
this is what was on the bls website:
Copy of Naturalization Certificate:
If you are a former Indian national or Non-US born, a copy of your Naturalization Certificate is required. If a minor gained naturalization through his/her parents and possesses no separate naturalization certificate, then copies of the parents' naturalization certificates and a notarized written statement signed by both parents is required stating the circumstances that their child received his/her naturalization status and why the child does not possess his/her own certificate. If you have obtained more than one nationality after having Indian citizenship, please provide all Naturalization Certificates or proof of nationality from all countries that you have held citizenship. The US Naturalization Certificate should state 'Former Nationality' as India. Certificates which state 'Country of Birth' as India cannot be accepted.
Proof of Renunciation of Indian Citizenship - only applies if applicant's old OCI card was issued before June 1st, 2010:
If the applicant has already renounced Indian citizenship, one of the following must be produced as proof:
A copy of your Certificate of Renunciation issued by a Consulate of India or,
Your cancelled Indian passport with stamp stating the passport is canceled due to obtaining US (or any non Indian country) citizenship.
If the applicant has NOT renounced their Indian citizenship, or cannot show proof, the following must be provided:
Most recent Indian passport.
Copy of your naturalization certificate
If the most recent Indian passport is available, provide the following:
Two (2) copies of the completed Renunciation Certificate Form
Copies of the first three pages and the last two pages of the most recent Indian passport.
If you do not have your most recent Indian passport, your naturalization date will determine what requirements are needed.
You must provide a notarized Affidavit of Loss. If applying in Houston, a police report for the lost Indian passport is required with either a copy of your Indian birth certificate or school leaving certificate.
If you were naturalized over 10 years from today, you must provide two (2) copies of a Deemed Surrender Certificate form.
If you were naturalized after June 1, 2010, you must provide two (2) copies of the Renunciation Declaration form.
There will be a separate renunciation fee automatically calculated on the Order Form depending the date of naturalization:
Naturalized before June 1, 2010: $25.00 renunciation fee
Naturalized on or after June 1, 2010: $175.00 renunciation fee
thanks!
p.s.- i do have a colored photo copy of my lost oci card
first and foremost, I was born and raised in the US, and am a US citizen. I got my OCI card through my parents about 6 years ago ( i was a minor back then).... a few months ago i lost my oci card while moving out of my parents house. the problem is that on the bls/indian consulate website it says that if I lost my oci card I must provide: copy of naturalization certificate and proof of renunciation of indian citizenship (only applies if applicants old OCI card was issued before june 1, 2010)..
now i can't get help from my parents cuz we're not exactly on good terms right now..and are not speaking to each other at all. i am married to an indian citizen tho... but he is also confused since the consulate and the company that they outsourced to don't pick up, and if they do they just say that all the information is online.
so.. as far as the copy of naturalization cert goes, I can just send in a copy of my US birth certificate right? also, what am i supposed to do about the proof of renunciation of indian citizenship? i was never an indian citizen, so i dont have proof of renunciation and i got my oci through my parents. so would i have to show proof of my parents renunciation? what if I'm not able to show my parent's proof of renunciation?
this is what was on the bls website:
Copy of Naturalization Certificate:
If you are a former Indian national or Non-US born, a copy of your Naturalization Certificate is required. If a minor gained naturalization through his/her parents and possesses no separate naturalization certificate, then copies of the parents' naturalization certificates and a notarized written statement signed by both parents is required stating the circumstances that their child received his/her naturalization status and why the child does not possess his/her own certificate. If you have obtained more than one nationality after having Indian citizenship, please provide all Naturalization Certificates or proof of nationality from all countries that you have held citizenship. The US Naturalization Certificate should state 'Former Nationality' as India. Certificates which state 'Country of Birth' as India cannot be accepted.
Proof of Renunciation of Indian Citizenship - only applies if applicant's old OCI card was issued before June 1st, 2010:
If the applicant has already renounced Indian citizenship, one of the following must be produced as proof:
A copy of your Certificate of Renunciation issued by a Consulate of India or,
Your cancelled Indian passport with stamp stating the passport is canceled due to obtaining US (or any non Indian country) citizenship.
If the applicant has NOT renounced their Indian citizenship, or cannot show proof, the following must be provided:
Most recent Indian passport.
Copy of your naturalization certificate
If the most recent Indian passport is available, provide the following:
Two (2) copies of the completed Renunciation Certificate Form
Copies of the first three pages and the last two pages of the most recent Indian passport.
If you do not have your most recent Indian passport, your naturalization date will determine what requirements are needed.
You must provide a notarized Affidavit of Loss. If applying in Houston, a police report for the lost Indian passport is required with either a copy of your Indian birth certificate or school leaving certificate.
If you were naturalized over 10 years from today, you must provide two (2) copies of a Deemed Surrender Certificate form.
If you were naturalized after June 1, 2010, you must provide two (2) copies of the Renunciation Declaration form.
There will be a separate renunciation fee automatically calculated on the Order Form depending the date of naturalization:
Naturalized before June 1, 2010: $25.00 renunciation fee
Naturalized on or after June 1, 2010: $175.00 renunciation fee
thanks!
p.s.- i do have a colored photo copy of my lost oci card
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