Scrap Fees for Surrendering Indian Passports to Indian Embassy in US Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/scrap-fees-for-surrendering-indian-passports-to-indian-embassy-in-us.html Online petition signatures en-us Tue, 7 Apr 2026 01:41 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Vincent Pat [Signature #289] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21823527?utm_medium=rss This is totally ridiculous. They shouldn't charge anything at all but $25 token fee would be fine for processing but $175 is bs.

]]> Thu, 9 Nov 2017 01:37:12 UTC 21823527 Mr. Anonymous [Signature #288] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20032497?utm_medium=rss Sat, 4 Jun 2016 10:41:50 UTC 20032497 Mohammad Siddiqui [Signature #287] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19692214?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Feb 2016 11:21:45 UTC 19692214 Mr Ramakrishna Boggavarapu [Signature #286] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18778523?utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Apr 2015 09:15:11 UTC 18778523 Mr Aditya Gupta [Signature #285] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15288700?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 01:05:16 UTC 15288700 Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #284] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14176062?utm_medium=rss My daughter is Kenyan born and because at the time of birth I was holding Indian citizenship she has to renounce the right of Indian to get an OCI ridiculous.... Just they want to eat the money......

]]> Mon, 3 Dec 2012 02:11:21 UTC 14176062 Ami Gandhi [Signature #283] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13688837?utm_medium=rss Renunciation fee of $175 is robbery. How can the government of India charge so much for a 8.5 x 11" piece of paper?!

]]> Wed, 5 Sep 2012 07:04:06 UTC 13688837 Shivakumar Raman [Signature #282] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13472865?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Aug 2012 01:51:14 UTC 13472865 Asmi Maharishi [Signature #281] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13472843?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Aug 2012 01:49:29 UTC 13472843 Anonymous [Signature #280] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13209486?utm_medium=rss Fri, 29 Jun 2012 08:07:04 UTC 13209486 Dr Anonymous [Signature #279] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13185730?utm_medium=rss This is blatant extortion by the Indian Government, from people who cannot vote and do not have a voice in the Indian Democracy. The fee was introduced without consultation and warning, which is against democratic principles.

]]> Tue, 26 Jun 2012 01:18:12 UTC 13185730 Dr Anonymous [Signature #278] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13183006?utm_medium=rss Charging fees for doing something legal is outrageous - why should you outrageous amount of money for a simple job as cancelling a passport - This is nothing short of daylight robbery.

]]> Mon, 25 Jun 2012 02:05:11 UTC 13183006 Anonymous [Signature #277] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12712711?utm_medium=rss Tue, 8 May 2012 05:23:32 UTC 12712711 MR Kaushikkumar Shah [Signature #276] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12628669?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:46:11 UTC 12628669 Anonymous [Signature #275] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12553052?utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:45:14 UTC 12553052 Anonymous [Signature #274] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12307269?utm_medium=rss Sat, 3 Mar 2012 10:32:13 UTC 12307269 Mr Anonymous [Signature #273] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12189777?utm_medium=rss It is completely unnecessary to charge for surrendering the passports. It is a new ripoff scheme invented by corrupt indian beaurocrats

]]> Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:16:41 UTC 12189777 Aquil Ahmed [Signature #272] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11977869?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:22:06 UTC 11977869 Mr MARK DESOUZA [Signature #271] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11822447?utm_medium=rss Thu, 8 Dec 2011 09:14:42 UTC 11822447 Dr Anonymous [Signature #270] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11722188?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:16:21 UTC 11722188 Ms Anonymous [Signature #269] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10810290?utm_medium=rss Wed, 6 Jul 2011 12:38:19 UTC 10810290 Anonymous [Signature #268] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10259703?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Apr 2011 08:41:19 UTC 10259703 Mr Anonymous [Signature #267] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10259591?utm_medium=rss please waive the $250 penalty for those who did not travel to india using the passport

]]> Sun, 17 Apr 2011 08:04:41 UTC 10259591 DHAVAL CHHATRIWALA [Signature #266] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10251514?utm_medium=rss This is outrageous and the fees have now increased to $250 + $20 + $12 = $282; what a nuisance of a penalty fee.

]]> Sat, 16 Apr 2011 01:23:23 UTC 10251514 Anonymous [Signature #265] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10159010?utm_medium=rss another reason to hate india

]]> Mon, 4 Apr 2011 08:57:39 UTC 10159010 carneiro jemie [Signature #264] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10054495?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:25:21 UTC 10054495 Mr Pankaj K [Signature #263] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9277432?utm_medium=rss This fees is outrageous and indian govt. is looting its own people. It is only 2 min work.

]]> Tue, 11 Jan 2011 04:29:13 UTC 9277432 Anonymous [Signature #262] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9179269?utm_medium=rss I didn't know that one need to submit Indian passport upon receipt of another country's citizenship. Indian government must need to give some time for the people.

]]> Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:18:05 UTC 9179269 Mr Parthiv Joshi [Signature #261] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9068349?utm_medium=rss Indian Embassy is charging $178 canadian dollars for cancelling the Indian passport which is insane. There should be a reasonable fees max upto 25$....I don't get it why this huge 178$ is being charged for? Taking money from NRI Indians to feed Indian Govt?

]]> Wed, 8 Dec 2010 04:24:47 UTC 9068349 Ashish Patel [Signature #260] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9041875?utm_medium=rss This is illegal money making business

]]> Sat, 4 Dec 2010 08:25:53 UTC 9041875 Mr Sandip Shah [Signature #259] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9033192?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Dec 2010 08:13:33 UTC 9033192 Mr H Patel [Signature #258] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9033188?utm_medium=rss SCRAP FEE

]]> Thu, 2 Dec 2010 08:12:15 UTC 9033188 manik singh [Signature #257] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9027353?utm_medium=rss Wed, 1 Dec 2010 05:44:39 UTC 9027353 Anonymous [Signature #256] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8924067?utm_medium=rss This is really ridiculous about Indian Embassy to penalize good people who willingly do good thing of notifying Indian Government about and surrendering their passport by $175. These people should be rather rewarded with something like free or discounted PIO/OCI status. Is someone, who never want to go to India and not interested in PIO/OCI status, they can simply ignore it and keep Indian passport for ever. And Indian Embassy can't do any thing about that.

]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:20:36 UTC 8924067 Mr Jay Patel [Signature #255] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8696986?utm_medium=rss Why has the fees changed from $20 to $175
and this is an outrageos fees to surrender your citizenship. When u get an OCI the indian embassy does stamp your indian passport as cancelled, so why is it not possible for them to renunciate indian citizenship at that time.

]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:54:50 UTC 8696986 Ms. Roopa Nayak [Signature #254] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8659226?utm_medium=rss Thu, 7 Oct 2010 01:25:23 UTC 8659226 Ms Anonymous [Signature #253] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8544438?utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Sep 2010 01:01:26 UTC 8544438 Mr. Siddarth Sharma [Signature #252] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8538402?utm_medium=rss This is an unjust fee ($175) revoke it immediately, or I will never support or invest in India ever!

]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:08:24 UTC 8538402 Sandhya Bhupathi [Signature #251] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8522767?utm_medium=rss Wed, 15 Sep 2010 08:28:31 UTC 8522767 Ms Jessica Lalith [Signature #250] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8513778?utm_medium=rss Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:03:22 UTC 8513778 Mr. Srikanth Kondagunta [Signature #249] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8512289?utm_medium=rss Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:48:08 UTC 8512289 Mr Murali Guntur [Signature #248] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8511474?utm_medium=rss Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:44:29 UTC 8511474 Anonymous Anonymous [Signature #247] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8506531?utm_medium=rss Mon, 13 Sep 2010 06:58:23 UTC 8506531 Vineeth Kallur [Signature #246] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8504908?utm_medium=rss Mon, 13 Sep 2010 03:55:43 UTC 8504908 Mr John Titus [Signature #245] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8456084?utm_medium=rss We hereby request the Indian Embassy in US to withdraw the fees which is implemented for surrendering the Indian passport after acquiring US citizenship.

The Indian Embassy should have at least acted lawfully as they brought this fee only when they realized the mistake they have made of not collecting passports from individual acquired US citizenship. This is unlawful and can be taken up in courts either in India or the US.

]]> Tue, 7 Sep 2010 10:38:36 UTC 8456084 Rayrith Chidakash [Signature #244] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8373455?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:53:47 UTC 8373455 Ms Anonymous [Signature #243] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8315651?utm_medium=rss This is an unfair process/law. Most PIO families cannot afford to pay $175 per person at the blink of an eyelid.

]]> Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:38:52 UTC 8315651 Ms Anonymous [Signature #242] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8297717?utm_medium=rss I don't see the problem w/ cancelling the old Indian passport at the same time as OCI/PIO without this additional "renunciation certificate" requirement which is expensive and delays the process.

]]> Sat, 7 Aug 2010 04:16:19 UTC 8297717 Mr Anonymous [Signature #241] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8276436?utm_medium=rss Tue, 3 Aug 2010 08:50:45 UTC 8276436 Mr. Clarence Gomes [Signature #240] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8242980?utm_medium=rss This fee of $ 167 the government is charging is ridiculous and should be stopped immediately. $ 20.00 is reasonable for all even those who are planning to get citizenship after June 2010. This is daylight robbery. Congress party is on the backfoot and will be booted out from power soon if it continues making money this way from people who are feed up with the corruption in India and have sacrificed everything to leave the country which they so loved before.

]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:14:29 UTC 8242980 Raji Thota [Signature #239] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8197778?utm_medium=rss Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:09:10 UTC 8197778 Mr Shravan Miryala [Signature #238] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8165953?utm_medium=rss this is ridiculous

]]> Sun, 18 Jul 2010 07:54:50 UTC 8165953 Anonymous [Signature #237] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8163642?utm_medium=rss Renunciation charges of $175 per passport is awfully high. For people who got the Naturalization done before 31st May 2010 need to pay only $20. The Indian Embassy / Consulate should reduce the current fee of $175 to $20.

]]> Sat, 17 Jul 2010 07:12:46 UTC 8163642 Baiju Gajjar [Signature #236] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8153348?utm_medium=rss The Indian Embassy should have at least acted lawfully as they brought this fee only when they realised the mistake they have made of not collecting passports from individual acquired US citizenship. This is unlawful and can be taken up in courts either in India or the US.

]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:59:25 UTC 8153348 Mrs Shivani Goyal [Signature #235] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8130578?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:58:53 UTC 8130578 Mr. Rajat Goyal [Signature #234] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8130573?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:58:07 UTC 8130573 Ms Tina Sharma [Signature #233] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8124162?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:21:20 UTC 8124162 Kokila Doshi [Signature #232] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8087581?utm_medium=rss Tue, 6 Jul 2010 08:54:05 UTC 8087581 Anonymous [Signature #231] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8082668?utm_medium=rss This is a cash grab designed by Indian government. I've friends who have been successfully argue that the fine should be waived. It all comes down to how well you can act. Very unfortunate.

]]> Tue, 6 Jul 2010 11:58:39 UTC 8082668 Mr Anonymous [Signature #230] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8034452?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:53:58 UTC 8034452 Anonymous [Signature #229] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8025786?utm_medium=rss Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:57:16 UTC 8025786 Anonymous [Signature #228] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8016146?utm_medium=rss This whole surrender issue is just nonsense. It's ridiculous that the government can't tell if someone is traveling on someone else's passport. That's where the real problem is. The fee and the form are ridiculous.

]]> Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:59:56 UTC 8016146 Mr Yogesh Petkar [Signature #227] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8007070?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:28:53 UTC 8007070 mr Manish Jain [Signature #226] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7998143?utm_medium=rss Indian high commision is robbing people. They are charging only GBP27 for issuing a new passport in UK , where all necessarry checks has to be done where as they are charign whooping GBP90 for cancelling a passport where they don't have to check anything. It is highly unfortunate.

]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:50:17 UTC 7998143 Dr. Harshvadan Joshi [Signature #225] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7988953?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:03:42 UTC 7988953 Gaurav Kumar [Signature #224] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7978681?utm_medium=rss Mon, 21 Jun 2010 01:38:00 UTC 7978681 Anonymous [Signature #223] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7975952?utm_medium=rss Sun, 20 Jun 2010 01:33:38 UTC 7975952 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #222] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7968360?utm_medium=rss Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:39:14 UTC 7968360 Mr Anil Pillai [Signature #221] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7967729?utm_medium=rss Please - it makes no sense that you would charge someone to renounce their citizenship, and then make it mandatory to renounce before issuing a OIC/PIO. That amounts to extortion.

My (American) wife was just stunned to hear about this new regulation.

]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:34:59 UTC 7967729 Mr Johnson Jose [Signature #220] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7949241?utm_medium=rss Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:08:28 UTC 7949241 Mr Thomas Chacko [Signature #219] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7948580?utm_medium=rss Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:42:03 UTC 7948580 Ms. Pamela Sahi [Signature #218] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7941041?utm_medium=rss Who gets to spend the $175/-, definitely not on those living below the poverty line.

]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:49:12 UTC 7941041 Mr Puneet Goel [Signature #217] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7935297?utm_medium=rss Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:53:41 UTC 7935297 Mr Madhu Vanga [Signature #216] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7932980?utm_medium=rss This is one of the stupedest requirement ever asked by any country. All they need is a document signed by notary asking the renunciation of Indian citizenship and or passport.

]]> Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:16:02 UTC 7932980 Dr. Anil Garg [Signature #215] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7932870?utm_medium=rss Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:23:23 UTC 7932870 S Gumate [Signature #214] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7932566?utm_medium=rss This is ridiculous. The fee for renunciation should be abolished at least for people who already have obtained their POI or OCI cards, because of the fact that these cards are issued ONLY to people who have other citizenships.

]]> Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:21:09 UTC 7932566 Joy joseph [Signature #213] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7931623?utm_medium=rss stop milking us

]]> Sun, 13 Jun 2010 04:18:57 UTC 7931623 Mr Mehaboob Abdul Azeez [Signature #212] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7931166?utm_medium=rss This extra fee is totally unwarrented and places undue burden on the citizen. This will only drive people to conceal their foreign citizenship and illegally hold the indian passports.

]]> Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:57:12 UTC 7931166 Mr Shiva Kumar [Signature #211] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7929633?utm_medium=rss Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:29:17 UTC 7929633 Anonymous [Signature #210] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7929493?utm_medium=rss Sun, 13 Jun 2010 08:56:19 UTC 7929493 Rahul Pradhan [Signature #209] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7925443?utm_medium=rss Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:32:20 UTC 7925443 Anonymous [Signature #208] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7922266?utm_medium=rss Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:33:34 UTC 7922266 Mr. Anonymous [Signature #207] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7907298?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Jun 2010 07:15:37 UTC 7907298 Mr. Ravi Chivukula [Signature #206] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7907228?utm_medium=rss It is outrageous to levy such steep fees on such short notice to just snip the edges of passports already stamped "Canceled".

]]> Wed, 9 Jun 2010 06:59:23 UTC 7907228 dr ARJUN DUTTA [Signature #205] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7891882?utm_medium=rss Tue, 8 Jun 2010 09:54:11 UTC 7891882 Mayank Patel [Signature #204] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7872882?utm_medium=rss This is really annoying and some steps must be taken.

]]> Sun, 6 Jun 2010 08:57:53 UTC 7872882 Praveen Karanjkar [Signature #203] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7866424?utm_medium=rss The Fees is atrociously very high and making it effective retrospectively and also charging penalty for not doing it on time is ridiculous. This is daytime robbery. I will donate 1000s of Dollars to my country of origin but I will not accept this rule.

]]> Sat, 5 Jun 2010 08:47:22 UTC 7866424 koushik chaudhuri [Signature #202] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7861008?utm_medium=rss Well , India could be "shining" at this moment - and probably would shine for another 20 years, but if your attitude is to cash in your milking cows .. what goes around comes around. Show some respect .

]]> Fri, 4 Jun 2010 01:17:25 UTC 7861008 Anonymous [Signature #201] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7860669?utm_medium=rss this rule is unfair and unlawful.

]]> Fri, 4 Jun 2010 12:33:45 UTC 7860669 Anonymous [Signature #200] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7854655?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Jun 2010 10:50:56 UTC 7854655 Mr Anonymous [Signature #199] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7851638?utm_medium=rss This fees are unfair and must be removed.

]]> Thu, 3 Jun 2010 05:57:01 UTC 7851638 Mr. Anonymous [Signature #198] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7847201?utm_medium=rss The fees should be reduced and process simplified. I have no problem with the penalties if you used the Indian passport for travel after obtaining US citizenship.

]]> Thu, 3 Jun 2010 09:07:48 UTC 7847201 Mr Murali yadla [Signature #197] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7839033?utm_medium=rss This is the best way to get money. This is a clear cheat by Indian goverment. Why do we need to pay $175 for cancellation of passport. You do not provide jobs in India, and if some body does their job in foreign countries and earn money, government wants all the money theough these cheap tricks. It's shame to Indian Government..

]]> Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:18:02 UTC 7839033 Deesha Patel [Signature #196] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7838209?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Jun 2010 10:45:46 UTC 7838209 Mr. Anonymous [Signature #195] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7833252?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Jun 2010 09:43:37 UTC 7833252 MR RUTANJU PATEL [Signature #194] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7831880?utm_medium=rss THIS FEES NEED TO STOP.PLEASE SPARE HARD WORKING INDIANS .

]]> Tue, 1 Jun 2010 05:34:02 UTC 7831880 Anonymous [Signature #193] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7831558?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Jun 2010 04:46:01 UTC 7831558 Srinivas Guduru [Signature #192] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7831486?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Jun 2010 04:35:57 UTC 7831486 Rishi Mehra [Signature #191] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7830973?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Jun 2010 03:30:40 UTC 7830973 Venkat Adusumilli [Signature #190] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7830491?utm_medium=rss When we obtained PIO card there was no formal process to Surrendering Indian Passports and Indian Embassy is not have the rule before they issued PIO. When a new policy is implemented, please do not penalize people who already had obtained US citizenship long time back.

]]> Tue, 1 Jun 2010 02:34:29 UTC 7830491