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April 3, 2025 at 2:44 pm

It can go for years. Minimum is 3 years, I believe. For some people it has gone for more than 7 years. There is no defined time limit as per law for getting this process completed.

My dad file is already 2 years old without final approval.

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April 3, 2025 at 2:39 pm

To add, when dad had applied for the Indian citizenship, in the application he had put a clear letter signed by him stating that Sudan is not in stable situation and Sudanese embassy is non functional, and thus it is difficult for him to renew his passport.

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April 3, 2025 at 2:21 pm

My dad is a Sudanese citizen. He was in a similar boat, where he did not have passport (it was lost) but he was in India on OCI. Though his passport was valid, and did not have any Indian aadhaar or voter id. He also applied for citizenship.

Due to local influence, we managed to get the application ahead, but then a query came from Delhi, saying as per laws, OCI is invalid w/o passport and he citizenship verification needs a physical valid passport.

By then Sudanese embassy was functional and dad had got the renewed passport, which we updated in the citizenship application file. So it was ok.

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March 23, 2025 at 8:11 am

That helps a lot!

Thanks!

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March 23, 2025 at 3:16 am

Thanks a lot for the detailed replies!

Regarding first point, what is the maximum time it could take?

And for third point, I would really like to know if you are aware if any non official ways exist.

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