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VISA
and CONSULAR SERVICES
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Under Indian law, Persons of Indian origin who have acquired Foreign
citizenship are required to submit declaration of renunciation
of Indian citizenship and surrender their Indian Passports to
the nearest Indian Mission/Post immediately after acquisition of
foreign citizenship. The Indian Citizenship Act does not allow
dual citizenship. Holding Indian passport/acquiring Indian
passport/traveling on Indian passport after acquisition of
foreign citizenship constitutes an offence under the Passport
Act and attracts penalties. The prescribed form for declaration
of renunciation is attached below.
In view of this legal provision all foreign nationals of Indian origin
applying for Indian visa, OCI/PIO card or other consular
services are required to immediately surrender their Indian
passports (valid/Expired) to the Embassy of India, The Hague.
They would be issued an acknowledgement/surrender certificate in
lieu of depositing their Indian passports.
A fee of Euro 100 for renouncing Indian citizenship/surrender of Indian
passport is chargeable. The surrender certificate will be issued
in 5 working days. Penalty cases would take more time.
Applicants are
requested to keep in tact the surrender certificate in their
personal custody after registration as a copy of the same has to
be produced every time for availing any kind of visa/consular
service.
The full details of the above can
be seen at the website of the Ministry of Home Affairs,
Government of India, at the URL:
http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/Citi_Rule-2009.pdf
The form for renunciation of the
Indian nationality can be downloaded from
here.
The list of persons whose passports,
OCI Cards and PIO Cards are ready for collection can now be checked online.
Please click
here to see if your
document is ready for collection.
In accordance with the guidelines
of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) this Mission has started
issuing machine readable printed passports. In accordance with the same
guidelines most countries will not allow entry of persons with handwritten
passports except when they possess emergency documents after 2014. Issuances of
these passports takes two-three weeks of processing time. Members of the Indian
Community are advised to apply well in advance for new passport to give the
Embassy necessary processing time. All Indian passport holders are also advised
to convert their passports to machine readable passports before the due date of
2014.
The Consular Section of the Embassy is open from Monday to
Friday except public holidays in the morning from 1000 hrs to
1200 hrs. The address details of the Consular Section are given
below:
Consular Wing
Embassy of India
Buitenrustweg 2
2517 KD The Hague
The Netherlands
Telephone: 070- 3469771 Extension: 208/213
Fax: 070-3617072/3462594/3562523
Telephone enquiries by the Consular Wing are entertained between
1600 hrs to 1700 hrs only. Callers are requested to first dial
the main number, 070-3469771, and then the extension number
after the recorded message.
Visas
Visa
Form
Journalist
Visa
Frequently
asked questions related to business/employment visas for India
Frequently
asked questions related to tourist visas
Frequently asked questions related to student visas
Passports
Legalization/Registration of Birth
New
Passport/Passport Renewal/Duplicate Passport forms
Miscellaneous
Service Form
Persons of Indian Origin
(PIO) Card Scheme
PIO Card Form
Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)
OCI - Steps to Apply
Photo
Specifications for OCI Applications
Charges for Consular/Passport
Services
Information for Travelers
Registration of Non-resident Indians
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