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applying for OCI - photo size
Posted on 16/12/2010 8:47 pm
applying for OCI - photo size
Dear Friends,
i will be applying for OCI card next week. on the mha and the consular websites the size of the photo is given as 51*51 ..
in one thread on trust7 i saw that the 51*51 did not fit correctly on the application form and so the poster had to argue a bit with the embassy employees ..
i am anyway going to get the 51*51 as per the mha website but am interested to know your experiences and suggestions. thank you.
BestRegards
Sridhar
xsridhar
Member since 31/08/2008
Posted on 21/12/2010 4:34 pm
Re: applying for OCI - photo size
See my efforts till now and the answer from the dear Indian embassy.
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My email:
Dear Mr. Vayalar, Dear Mr. Sharma, Ladies & Gentlemen,
After recieving the information from Indian authorities in Germany that this is an instruction from the Indian Government, I would like toapproach you on the following issue under the right to information act. I was an Indian citizen and accepted the German citizenship by naturalization on xx.xx.2010. On this particular day my Indian passport was confiscated by the Interior Ministry of the State of Bavaria, Germany and I ceased to be a citizen of India.
Now I would like to apply for the OCI card and am asked to get a Surrender Certificate for my Indian citizenship in order to get the OCI card. This simple process is connected with a fee of 115 Euros which is definitely not ok because of the following reason:
1. According to the citizenship act of 1955, an Indian citizen who accepts a foreign citizenship by naturalization ceases to be an Indian citizen. The form XXII available under http://cgimunich.d...on-of-citizenship.pdf clearly says ''DECLARATION OF RENUNCIATION OF CITIZENSHIP UNDER SECTION 8 OF THE ACT MADE BY A CITIZEN OF INDIA WHO IS ALSO A CITIZEN OR NATIONAL OF ANOTHER COUNTRY''
At the time of filling this form, I am not an Indian citizen anymore but rather a German citizen. How is it then possible that a German citizen renounces the Indian citizenship ? Therefore, this form doesnot apply to me as I am not a citizen of India.
2. Looking at the logic of people cheating by still keeping the Indian passport even after acquiring a foreign citizenship, this logic doesnt apply in Germany because the German authorities only issue a citizenship certificate upon confiscating the Indian passport.
3. Additionally, if needed I can give it in writing that I am not an Indian citizen any more and also get an official document from the State Government that my Indian passport has been confiscated.
Then why am I being asked to fill up this specific form and being charged such a big amount ? Summarizing it, I look at this rule as a way of making money from people of Indian origin settled in foreign countries. I would request you to clarify this at the earliest as not only me but rather several Indians are being affected by this new rule.
With Best Regards,
X
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Answer from Indian Embassy:
Dear Mr. X,
Please refer to your email message dated 15th November 2010 on the above subject. The observations/queries mentioned in para 1, 2 & 3 of your mail are not covered under RTI Act, which deals with supplying of information available in public records. Further, the facility of seeking information under the RTI Act is available only to Indian citizens.
Your are advised to take up your doubts about the procedure for getting OCI card clarified by contacting the officials concered in the Consulate General of India, Munich.
With warm regards,
Indian Embassy
Tiergartenstr. 17, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Tel: 0049-30-25795402
Fax: 0049-30-25795410
Email: office.culture@indianembassy.de
Internet: www.indianembassy.de
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My reply:
Dear Mr. Y,
Thank you for your prompt email. I have approached the Indian consulate who have always been very supportive and have been told that the instruction is from Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs to ask ex-Indian citizens to surrender the Indian citizenship (again).
Now if the Right to Information Act is not available to me because I am not an Indian citizen, then how am I being asked to surrender a citizenship (in this case the Indian Citizenship) which I actually dont have ? Why am I being asked to sign a document which I am actually not supposed to sign as a German citizen ?
Best Regards,
X
supersid
Member since 26/07/2010
Posted on 21/12/2010 4:35 pm
Re: applying for OCI - photo size
You need to bombard:
Saravanan <office.culture@indianembassy.de>, usoci-mha@nic.in, so-oci@mha.gov.in, consular@indianembassy.de, fsinfo@indianembassy.de, dir_immigration@nic.in, vayalar@sansad.nic.in, dcm@indianembassy.de, info@moia.nic.in, minister@moia.nic.in, secretary@moia.nic.in, jsfs@moia.nic.in, jsds@moia.nic.in, dsds@moia.nic.in
supersid
Member since 26/07/2010
Posted on 22/12/2010 10:03 am
Re: applying for OCI - photo size
excellent communication. the problem is the incompetent idiots who frame these rules without taking into consideration the merits and de-merits before approving it.In the end they are not accountable, they happily sign the documents and enjoy for the rest of the day without even stepping into the office.most probably all these crappy old generation government thugs will disappear from the earth in a few years or a decade and then hoping the current young generation will bring bit more responsible behaviour into their government jobs.
xsridhar
Member since 31/08/2008
Posted on 03/01/2012 11:07 pm
Re: applying for OCI - photo size
@supersid and xsridhar, Finally Did you guys avoid paying money €115,00 for cancellation of Indian Passport or not ?
jbomma
Member since 04/08/2009
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