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MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE
CONSULAR SERVICES OFFERED BY HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA, CANBERRA / CONSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA SYDNEY / MELBOURNE / PERTH
OFFICE JURISDICTION FOR SERVICES:
Applicants from Australian Capital Territory and Queensland need to apply at the High Commission of India, CANBERRA.
Applicants from N.S.W and South Australia need to apply at the Consulate General of India, SYDNEY.
Applicants from Victoria and Tasmania need to apply at the Consulate General of India, MELBOURNE.
Applicants from Western Australia and Northern Territory need to apply at the Consulate General of India, PERTH
 Important Notice: Discontinuation of Short Validity / Emergency Passport Services
PLEASE INDICATE THE SERVICE YOU ARE APPLYING FOR.
COUNTRY OF DOMICILE is Country of Current Residence - Australia.
Renunciation of Indian Citizenship and Surrender of Indian Passports
The Indian Citizenship Act, 1955, does not allow dual citizenship. However, it has been observed that many individuals continue to retain their Indian passports and some even travel on them and there are yet others who get fresh passports issued by suppression of information even several years after they have acquired foreign citizenship. Keeping an Indian passport/acquiring an Indian passport/travelling on an Indian passport after acquisition of foreign citizenship constitutes an offence under the Indian Passport Act, 1967, and attracts penalties.
Indian passport holders, who have acquired foreign citizenship, are required to surrender their Indian passports to the nearest Indian Mission/Post immediately after acquisition of foreign citizenship. The Government of India has fixed the fee for renouncing the Indian Citizenship/surrender of Indian passport at A$ 147/- and has prescribed certain penalties for not renouncing Indian citizenship/surrender of Indian passport.
The other features of the rules are :-
- Government of India has prescribed imposition of penalty on a graded scale, for the violation of Passport Rules ranging from a minimum of A$ 210/- to a maximum of A$ 1050/-, depending on number of trips made on the Indian passport after acquiring foreign nationality. The penalty provisions would be applicable only in cases where Indian citizens after acquiring foreign citizenship (after 1.1.2005) used Indian passport.
- Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) intending to apply for visa, OCI & PIO Cards, are required to first renounce Indian citizenship/surrender their Indian passports and then apply for these services. In case they do not have the Indian passports in their possession for any reason (loss/misplacement/submission to Department of Immigration and Citizenship a long time back, etc.), they are required to furnish a duly notarised affidavit in this regard and pay a fee of A$ 147/-. If the Indian passport is still valid but has been misplaced/lost, then a Police report should be submitted additionally (to rule out any misuse). This provision would be applicable to cases where foreign nationality was acquired after 31.5.2010.
- All applications for renunciation/surrender of Indian passports are to be made at the High Commission of India, Canberra or Indian Consulates at Sydney, Melbourne and Perth .
- Fee schedule for renunciation of Indian citizenship and Surrender of Indian passport(in A$) with effect from 11.10.2012 is given below
S.No. |
subject |
Fee for renunciation |
penalty |
ICWF |
Total |
1 |
PIOs who have already acquired foreign citizenship voluntarily prior to 31.05.2010 shall cease to be Indian citizenship. However, such persons are required to surrender their Indian passport, whether valid or expired so that the passport is not misused |
24 |
No penalty |
2 |
26 |
2 |
Passport not surrendered upto three years (after 31.5.2010) and not used for travel after obtaining foreign nationality |
147 |
No penalty |
2 |
149 |
3 |
Retention of Indian passport beyond three years (after 1.1.2005) and not used for travel after obtaining foreign nationality |
24 |
210 |
2 |
236 |
4 |
Passport not surrendered for 3 years (after 1.1.2005) and travelled once after obtaining foreign nationality |
24 |
210 + 210 |
2 |
446 |
5 |
When travelled (after 1.1.2005) more than once on Indian Passport after obtaining foreign nationality and also got the Indian passport re-issued |
24 |
210 for each travel (total penalty will not exceed A$1050/-) and A$525/- for re-issue |
2 |
761 (for one travel and re- issue) |
6 |
Passport got re-issued after acquiring foreign nationality (after 1.1.2005) and retained the passport for more than three years |
24 |
A$525/- If travelled also plus A$ 210/- each travel |
2 |
551/- If travelled once 761/- |
7 |
When a duplicate Indian passport (after 1.1.2005) is got issued on loss or damage after acquiring foreign nationality |
24 |
A$525/- |
2 |
551/- |
8 |
When a person has obtained miscellaneous consular service (after 1.1.2005) on the Indian passport after acquiring foreign nationality |
24 |
A$ 210/- each occasion. (after 3 months grace period) |
2 |
236/- |
9 |
OCI/PIO applicants who have lost/misplaced Indian passports or that the foreign Government has retained the Indian passport after 31.5.2010. |
147 |
Nil |
2 |
149 |
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Requirements |
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Application form
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Documents |
Affidavit for renunciation of Indian citizenship
duly filled in |
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Original India Passport |
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Photocopies of Indian passport with used visa pages |
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Photocopies of current Australian/foreign passport and Australian citizenship certificate |
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Note |
Please enclose a Self Addressed Express Post/ Registered Post/ Platinum Express Envelope with your application if you want the documents to be returned to you through the post
Fees to be paid in Postal Money Order or Bank Cheque, No Personal cheques or cash accepted. All Money Orders/ Bank Cheques to be drawn in favour of High Commission of India Canberra/ Consulate General of India Sydney/ Consulate General of India Melbourne/ Consulate General of India Perth depending on where you are submitting your application. |
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Processing Time |
One week |
Transfer of Valid Visas
If the applicant has a visa which is valid for more than
six months on an old passport, the visa can be transferred to a new passport.
However, this service is rendered only by the authority that issued the visa
– please ensure that you apply to the right office. Please also note that
if you carry the old passport together with your new passport, after ensuring
that the page on which the visa has been affixed is not cancelled, so
that you can show the visa to the Indian immigration authorities, you do not need
to have it transferred to your new passport. |
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Requirements |
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Documents |
Visa Application Form duly filled in 
IMPORTANT: Under type of visa – select the transfer option as per the visa in your passport. |
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Both the old and new passports in original. |
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Applicable fee |
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Note |
Please enclose a Self Addressed Express Post/ Registered Post/ Platinum Express Envelope with your application if you want the documents to be returned to you through the post |
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Processing Time |
One week |
Birth Certificate - on the basis of passport |
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Requirements |
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Documents |
Miscellaneous Services Form duly filled in |
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Original Passport |
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Photocopy of the first & last pages of the Passport |
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Applicable fee |
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Note |
Please enclose a Self Addressed Express Post/ Registered Post/ Platinum Express Envelope with your application if you want the documents to be returned to you through the post |
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Processing Time |
One week |
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Requirements |
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Documents |
Miscellaneous Services Form duly filled in Download [pdf] |
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Birth Registration Form duly filled in Download [pdf] |
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Original/attested photo copy of parents’ passports |
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Applicable fee |
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Note |
Please ENCLOSE A Self Addressed Express Post/ Registered Post/ Platinum Express Envelope with your application if you want the documents to be returned to you through the post. |
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Processing Time |
One Week |
| Procedure of applying for Indian Citizenship for minor above 1 yr.. |
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- Log on to http://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in
- Fill in the application form online on the website mentioned above.
- Please check all fields in the form are filled in then Print the form and preserve the MHA File Number (generated automatically after final submission of online form) for printing of the online application form and for status tracking.
- Affix recent passport size photograph (size 35*35mm, light colour background and not white, no signature on it) of the applicant on the form.
- Supporting Documents:-
- Miscellaneous Services Form duly filled in Download [pdf]
- A copy of birth certificate of the child
- A copy of Indian passport of both the parents
- A copy of the marriage certificate of the parents
- A declaration that the minor child does not hold the passport of any other country.
- A Self Addressed Express Post/ Registered Post/ Platinum Express Envelope with your application if you want the documents to be returned to you through the post.
- Applicable fee
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Processing Time |
Undefined |
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Note |
The applicants are advised to go through the provisions of Indian Citizenship Act, 1955 and the rules framed there under before submitting the application for grant of Indian Citizenship. |
Life Certificates & Attestation of pension papers of pernsioners |
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Requirements |
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Documents |
Miscellaneous Services Form duly filled in Download [pdf] |
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If you not have Life certificate Form please download here Download [pdf] |
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Passport |
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Applicable fee |
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Note |
The Life Certificate should be signed in front of the Consular Officer if the application is being submitted in person. The Life Certificate can also be signed in front of Notary Public/Justice of the Peace if the application is being sent through the post. |
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Processing Time |
One working day for applications in person One week for postal applications |
Certificate required for transportation of body/ashes back to India |
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Requirements |
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Documents |
Passport of the deceased
for cancellation |
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Original Death Certificate, with apostle stamp from DFAT, with one photocopy of the same |
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Original Embalmer's Certificate (or Funeral Parlour Certificate) WITH APOSTILLE STAMP FROM DFAT stating that the body has been embalmed in accordance with the international health and shipping requirements and that the body has been placed in a hermetically sealed container with zinc liner and wooden outer container (not required if ashes are being transported) |
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No Communicable Diseases certificate from the Department of Health stating that the deceased did not suffer from any communicable/contagious diseases (not required if ashes are being transported) |
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Itinerary and details of person taking body/ashes back to India (if there is someone accompanying the body/ashes) |
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Original Cremation Certificate, with apostle stamp from DFAT, with one photocopy (required only if ashes are being transported) |
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Applicable fee |
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Note |
All documents must be submitted in original along with one set of photocopies |
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Requirements |
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Documents |
Passport of the deceased for cancellation |
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Death Certificate with apostille stamp from DFAT |
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Applicable fee |
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Processing Time |
One working day for applications in person One week for postal applications |
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Requirements |
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Documents |
Miscellaneous Services Form duly filled in Download [pdf] |
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Passport showing name of spouse OR Original Certificate of Registration of Marriage with an attested copy |
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Applicable fee |
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Processing Time |
One working day for applications in person One week for postal applications |
Emigration Clearance Not Required (ECNR) Endorsement |
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Those eligible for ECNR |
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Persons going abroad in managerial capacity in Hotels/Restaurants, Tea-Houses or other places of public Resorts etc. possessing specialized Degrees in the fields |
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Persons holding professional degrees, such as Doctors holding M.B.B.S Degree in Ayurved or Homoeopathy, accredited Journalists, Engineers, Chartered Accountants |
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Persons staying abroad for more than 3 years |
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Spouses of the above mentioned categories |
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Persons holding graduation or higher degrees |
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Seamen in possession of Continues Discharge Certificate and Sea Cadets and Deck Cadets
- Who have passed final examination of three years B.SC. Nautical Sciences Courses at T.S Chanakya, Mumbai, or
- Who have undergone three months Pre-Sea training at any of the Government approved Training Institutes after production of Identity Cards issued by the shipping Master, Mumbai/Calcutta/Chennai
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Persons holding permanent Immigration Visas of any country e.g. Green card in USA |
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Nurses possessing qualifications recognized under the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 |
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Dependent children of parents eligible for ECNR, as above (up to 24 years of age) |
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All persons above the age of 60 years. |
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All visitors to Pakistan and Bangladesh |
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All visitors going to any country in Europe (except the Commonwealth of Independent States) or to North America, Australia, Japan or New Zealand |
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Requirements |
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Documents |
Miscellaneous Services Form duly filled in Download [pdf] |
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Original Passport |
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Proof in support of claim of eligibility. |
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Applicable fee |
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Note |
Please enclose a Self Addressed Express Post/ Registered Post/ Platinum Express Envelope with your application if you want the documents to be returned to you through the post |
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Processing Time |
One week |
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Requirements |
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Documents |
Miscellaneous Services Form duly filled in Download [pdf] |
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Current Passport |
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Note |
Please enclose a Self Addressed Express Post/ Registered Post/ Platinum Express Envelope with your application if you want the documents to be returned to you through the post |
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All applicants should ensure that documents submitted for attestation (other than documents issued by Indian authorities) have the apostille stamp from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) before submitting them to the High Commission/Consulate for attestation. In some cases DFAT requires that the documents be notarised before they can stamp it, and they may have other requirements; you are advised to check with DFAT before presenting the documents to them. This requirement does not apply when the document itself is not being attested, for example when only the signature on a document is to be attested as having been signed in the presence of a consular officer. In case of postal application, the signature should have been attested by DFAT. |
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Applicable fee (PLEASE NOTE THAT FEES WILL VARY DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF DOCUMENT - PLEASE CHECK FEE SCHEDULE ) |
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All Education degrees / documents of India must be first attested from competent authority in India particularly from
Consular section of the CPV( Consular Passport Visa) Division, MEA, Patiala House, New Delhi and thereafter can be attested in HCI, Canberra. |
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Processing Time |
One week |
Emergency Certificate
- Emergency Certificate is a one-way travel-one-time document, which is issued to Indian nationals who do not hold valid Indian passports and need to travel back to India. It is usually issued to persons detained by Australian authorities who are to be deported back to India AND to Indian nationals who wish to travel to India on an emergency basis. For individuals travelling to India on an emergency basis, the individual has to apply for a new passport at the nearest Regional Passport Office before returning to Australia.
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Following Documents are required for processing E.C. |
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Note |
E.C will not be issued in the absence of any of the following documents.
- Online passport application duly filled in and signed (www.vfs-in-au.net) by the applicant. In case of minor, it must be signed by both parents.
- Original Indian Passport (If lost then provide photocopies of passport along with police complaint with the nearest police station)
- Copy of valid Visa
- Three recent passport-size photographs
- Proposed Travel Details with Iternary
- Self-Addressed Envelope to dispatch the document to addressee
- Affidavit duly filled in and attested by Justice of Peace Notary Public
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Applicable fee |
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Processing Time |
No maximum time can be prescribed - it depends on time taken to verify Indian nationality |
Affidavit needed from parent when applying for child’s Passport in India
- This affidavit is required when one parent is applying for their child's passport in India and the other parent is in Australia. The parent in Australia has to certify that he/she has no objection to a passport being issued to him/her child in India.
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Requirements |
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Documents |
Miscellaneous Services Form duly filled in Download [pdf] |
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Affidavit in prescribed format duly filled in from the parent living in Australia to be signed in from of the consular officer. If you are sending the application by post the affidavit must be attested by a JP. . Download [pdf] |
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Current Passport, if application is being sent by post, then instead of original passport, please attach photocopies (photocopy of first two pages and last page of passport duly attested by a JP) |
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one passport size photographs duly pasted on the form |
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Note |
Please enclose a Self Addressed Express Post/ Registered Post/ Platinum Express Envelope with your application if you want the documents to be returned to you through the post |
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Applicable fee A$ 24 (Check fee schedule) |
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Processing Time |
One week |
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Endorsement of new Passport details on PIO Card
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A PIO Card shall be valid for a period of fifteen years from the date of issue subject to the validity of the passport of the applicant. In other words, the PIO card shall be valid only if the passport held by the individual is valid on a particular date. After issuance of the PIO Card, if the holder is issued with a new passport, he should get the details of the new passport endorsed on the PIO Card. This Service has no fees.
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