Renunciation Procedure using VFS

[dogmatix00]

I am applying for renunciation of my son's passport with VFS

While filling the VFS form, first name and last name generated in the renunciation certificate is interchanged. Has this happened for anyone?

First name: VIkram
Last Name: Kumar

Instead of Vikram Kumar, it is showing up Kumar Vikram in the renunciation form. I think this is a bug.

Sent a mail to VFS. Have not received any response yet.

Did anybody else faced the same issue?

Mena

This happened to me as well. Have you received a response from VFS?

[Jot18]

This happened to me as well. Have you received a response from VFS?

On some forms it's written as first last and on some it's written last first.

[dogmatix00]

On some forms it's written as first last and on some it's written last first.

Thank you. Yes, I assume it's all good, but I am never sure.

[ImihelpUser]

I got my US citizenship before 2010 and I don't have my current Indian passport. I wanted to renew my OCI so they are asking for Renunciation. I went to the VFS site to get information https://services.vfsglobal.com/usa/e...r-renunciation This site requires a Government Reference Number (ARN) this number is obtained by filling a the form in https://portal4.passportindia.gov.in/Online/index.html this Indian government site requires to fill in an Indian Passport number which I don't have what do I do ?

[mrsjp2012]

Hi - I had some clarifications on renunciation documents would request if someone can help. Thanks in advance.
1. I see there is a renunciation certification form already filled in and sent by email when you paid the fees online and also there is request to fill 2 renunciation forms as part of document checklist. Which do we have to submit - the prefilled one in email or fill the one in checklist and send that.
2. There is a photo needed to attached on the application form and 2 photos mentioned in checklist so are 3 photos needed ?
3. My child was born in India and became US citizen due to parents naturalization. What should be naturalization date mentioned for child the date when first parent got naturalized ?

[ocitrack]

Hi - I had some clarifications on renunciation documents would request if someone can help. Thanks in advance.
1. I see there is a renunciation certification form already filled in and sent by email when you paid the fees online and also there is request to fill 2 renunciation forms as part of document checklist. Which do we have to submit - the prefilled one in email or fill the one in checklist and send that.
2. There is a photo needed to attached on the application form and 2 photos mentioned in checklist so are 3 photos needed ?
3. My child was born in India and became US citizen due to parents naturalization. What should be naturalization date mentioned for child the date when first parent got naturalized ?

This is what i did.
1. Prefilled one - 2 copies.
2. 1 attached to form and 2 additional pictures.

[ocitrack]

anyone here applied recently in San francisco office ? How long does it take for vfs to acknowledge the application?

[gmoney]

Hey everyone,
I'm at my wits end so any guidance or help would be greatly appreciated. I actually got my renunciation application approved through VFS and the SF Consulate. Unfortunately the only form sent back to me was a stamped Surrender certificate and my cancelled passport. VFS keeps telling me that the Surrender certificate and the renunciation certificate are the same. I also submitted 2 copies of the Renunciation certificate as per their checklist but it seems the consensus on this forum is that this form is no longer used.

I just don't understand how 'Surrender of Indian Passport' equals 'Renunciation of Indian Citizenship'. The form I received back doesn't mention anything about citizenship or renunciation, just that my passport is surrendered. How is a third party supposed to determine that a Surrender certificate is the same as a Renunciation certificate.

Does anyone have any advice on how one can go about getting a stamped Renunciation certificate? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[arkaa]

I just don't understand how 'Surrender of Indian Passport' equals 'Renunciation of Indian Citizenship'. The form I received back doesn't mention anything about citizenship or renunciation, just that my passport is surrendered. How is a third party supposed to determine that a Surrender certificate is the same as a Renunciation certificate.

I believe they are the same thing. And there is no 3rd party involved, only the Indian Govt has to accept it. Once you get your OCI, no one ever asks for your Renunciation or Surrender certificate. The US doesn't care how many other citizenships you have - as long as you pay taxes on all your global income in the US.

My spouse's certificate says "Renunciation Certificate" at the top of the page, and has a Reference Number starting with USA on the right corner (do you have that?). At the bottom, in the box where the Vice Consul actually stamped and signed, it says "Surrender Certificate" as the heading. Here is the actual wording in the box:

Surrender Certificate

Date : Mon DD YYYY

This is to certify that Mr. / Ms. YYYY YYYYY has renounced his / her Indian Citizenship and acquired United States Citizenship. His / Her Indian Passport mentioned above has been cancelled and returned to the Passport holder.

Signature and Stamp (Consulate Officer)

So, check your certificate, and if it has the Reference Number and the sentence "has renounced his / her Indian Citizenship", then that is all you need. If it doesn't, then I don't know and you will have to wait for someone more knowledgeable to chime in, or contact your local Indian consulate for clarification.

[bloxer]

Folks,
How long is it taking to acquire Renunciation cert at SFO in 2021? Any experience?

I have submitted mine, since I have sent my physical docs, it is 10 days and counting...

[ocitrack]

Folks,
How long is it taking to acquire Renunciation cert at SFO in 2021? Any experience?

I have submitted mine, since I have sent my physical docs, it is 10 days and counting...

when did you submit yours? I mailed my application on March 10th. when i check the VFS tracking it still says "invalid inputs"

[bloxer]

when did you submit yours? I mailed my application on March 10th. when i check the VFS tracking it still says "invalid inputs"

Mar 12. It is unbelievable that it takes them weeks just to put a stamp on a sheet of paper & passport. And they charge $200 for the same with such pathetic service (Mar 12-25: Progress=0%). Worth filing a complaint to MEA.

If mine makes any progress, i'll update here.

[sln]

SFO Renunciation
sent: 3/2
3/24: Message saying "processed" at VFS and in transit to embassy

I see the same status on VFS tracking. Prior to 3/24, I was seeing "invalid inputs" only

[Donald_Trump]

Few reasons. 1 was Covid closures and then they changed outsourcing vendors from CKGS to VFS which kind of stopped the processing of applications for few weeks in November last year. All this combined messed up a lot of things and caused additional delays. Hope to see better processing times in the future. I did renunciation and OCI via VFS earlier in December-Jan '20-21 and everything went smooth. Renunciation took about 3 weeks and OCI took about 5 weeks. This was in Houston BTW.

Mar 12. It is unbelievable that it takes them weeks just to put a stamp on a sheet of paper & passport. And they charge $200 for the same with such pathetic service (Mar 12-25: Progress=0%). Worth filing a complaint to MEA.

If mine makes any progress, i'll update here.

[bloxer]

Few reasons. 1 was Covid closures and then they changed outsourcing vendors from CKGS to VFS which kind of stopped the processing of applications for few weeks in November last year. All this combined messed up a lot of things and caused additional delays. Hope to see better processing times in the future. I did renunciation and OCI via VFS earlier in December-Jan '20-21 and everything went smooth. Renunciation took about 3 weeks and OCI took about 5 weeks. This was in Houston BTW.

Covid shall no longer be an excuse for slow processing of applications (by 10 times, instead of 2 days it takes 20+ days) which deal with serious matters like immigration/passports/visa etc. I got my US-Passport processed in 100 hours (incl. overnight send/recv) last month, which requires far more scrutiny of application than renunciation. Anyways, cannot compare the two systems, but it is very frustrating that (a) they split renunciation & oci into 2 separate applications [& huge fees for both] (b) take weeks to process simple things like renunciation.

I am glad your applications went smoothly, though I think 3 weeks for renunciation is still a nightmare. OCI - 5 weeks is understandable sort of.