yaar i am thinking about going to india endof this year but yaar indian consulate wale bada kajhal kuwar kar rahe ne...i have to surrender my passport.....they are asking around $300 just to surrender my passport. kise nu kujh pata ehna de process bare.

This is for getting Indian Visa, right?

Ah parh la fer:


Those who acquired foreign citizenship on 31 May, 2010 or earlier need not pay the Renunciation Fee. However, they must get their Indian Passport, whether already expired or not, duly cancelled. For this, they can approach the nearest Indian Mission/Consulate which will make necessary entries in the records, cancel the passport and return it after marking it “Cancelled” for future reference. A fee of C$20 is charged for this service.


 The Mission/Consulate would levy penalty if the Indian passport has not been cancelled for more than 3 years, or if it was utilized to visit India, or any other consular service was obtained after acquiring foreign nationality. The penalty would be in addition to the Renunciation Fee. Contact your nearest Mission/Consulate to find out the exact amount of penalty. Broadly speaking, following are the provisions relating to penalty:

(A) Penalty for Retention of Indian Passport after acquiring Canadian citizenship for a period in excess of three years from the date of acquiring Canadian citizenship
(a) if your Passport expired on or before 31 Dec, 2004 – no penalty
(b) if your Passport expired on or after 1 Jan, 2005 – C$ 240

Surrender your passport?  :lost: