What would be the implications of secretly holding passport of another country while being an Indian citizen?

[Silentshravya2529]

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April 16, 2025 at 5:50 pm

For example, if someone has a Saint Kitts passport while being an Indian citizen and they travel the world, could they get into trouble if the MEA finds out? Also, what are some other implications of this?

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[Calmutkarsh2814]

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April 16, 2025 at 6:07 pm

r/oddlyspecific

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[Swiftguy9360]

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April 16, 2025 at 6:21 pm

Yes, there are many such cases before. You will be forced to renounce the citizenship, I saw a case where the guy got permanent ban to enter India once you renounce.

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[Yashdude573]

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April 16, 2025 at 7:03 pm

As per citizenship act, Indians cant hold multiple passports. Hence severe action would be taken.

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[Mightylion270]

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Mightylion270
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April 16, 2025 at 7:09 pm

Fine of Re 3000 every day stay in India on no visa. Fine for not surrending the passport after certain time period. Fine for using indian passport after getting another citizenship.

As long as you never want to come India, you can skip all that. If you want to come visit India, then you have to go through Renunciation and Surrender process.

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[Alphanancy9728]

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April 17, 2025 at 5:51 am

How does immigration know you have a different passport?

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[Mightylion270]

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April 17, 2025 at 6:01 am

Very easy. You have a foreign passport and Indian passport. You go to India, show Indian passport , they stamp in, you go to your place in India. After few days, you are going back, out of country. India has exit control, where they stamp your indian passport. They would ask you to show your visa or something which allows you to enter your foreign country. It is mandatory, and it is government officers. You are caught, because you have foreign passport only.

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[Milindbro979]

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April 17, 2025 at 10:50 am

This is why people go to Dubai and then catch the next flight

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[Mightylion270]

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April 17, 2025 at 2:14 pm

How can one live in Dubai for months and months on indian passport and no visa? Few weeks yes as a tourist, but months & months? Unless that person is travelling like every 3 or 4 months, this is not going to work. Also on subsequent trips, how does he explains the dubai exit stamp? Not to count that tickets expenses.

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[Milindbro979]

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April 17, 2025 at 2:20 pm

Exit India to Dubai. Use other passport for Dubai transit or entry and fly wherever you want to go. Come back the same way. UAE doesn’t stamp your passport expect during first entry.

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[Mightylion270]

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April 17, 2025 at 2:24 pm

Ok, from Dubai you went to lets sat England. You stay at your home for a year or 2. Now you flew back to Dubai. Now to India. How will you explain that I “lived” in Dubai for 2 years? With no Emirates ID or Emirates Visa on indian passport?

There is a booth at Delhi Desk for these type of schemers, and there are stories of people not boarding their flights and coming back to their local FRRO for paying fines. Just another day somebody said in Punjab sun that they had to pay Rs 80,000 fine.

India, as much as I hate their government policies, have figured this out.

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[Brightdude8582]

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April 16, 2025 at 11:42 pm

Why does someone want to hold onto their indian passport when oci exist?

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[Alpharajesh8746]

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Alpharajesh8746
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April 17, 2025 at 10:18 am

Surrender your Indian citizenship and passport and get an OCI.

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[Experttarun6146]

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April 17, 2025 at 1:32 pm

What’s the benefit of holding an Indian passport illegally? I sort of held mine for a few years till it expired when I was living abroad and I had obtained another citizenship but I never used it. Later they brought out a rule that you had to inform the Indian embassy and get some certificate of renunciation but things weren’t that strict then. India really needs to allow dual citizenship like most of the world does. Even Pakistan and Sri Lanka allow it.

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[Fiercerushabh742]

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April 17, 2025 at 1:51 pm

OCI is pretty much the same.

If there was no OCI, I would have agreed with you.

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[Experttarun6146]

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April 18, 2025 at 6:33 pm

It doesn’t provide an Indian passport. It doesn’t allow you to vote or hold government jobs. You can’t do any politcal activity or even criticise the government. It can be revoked at any time unlike citizenship. I can’t visit Nepal or Bhutan without a visa on the OCI. You can’t buy agricultural land.

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[Krunalstar628]

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April 19, 2025 at 1:32 pm

For most people who left the country and got foreign citizenship I think none of this is an issue?

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[Silentrajnish997]

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April 18, 2025 at 1:52 am

My country, my rules.

Yes, the law is an ass. But it is the law.

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[Experttarun6146]

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April 18, 2025 at 6:30 pm

What do you mean my country? It was mine as well. It was the country of all Indian passport holders. So they definitely have a say in the matter. The rule can be changed.

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[Silentrajnish997]

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Silentrajnish997
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April 18, 2025 at 6:35 pm

It was. Not “is”. You lost that when you acquired another country citizenship.

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[Silentshravya2529]

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April 18, 2025 at 4:14 pm

To become a politician in India!

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[Poonamdude877]

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Poonamdude877
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April 19, 2025 at 5:01 am

It’s pretty doable. You need a good lawyer

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