Overview
As per the Passports Act 1967, it is mandatory for all Indian passport holders to surrender their passports to the nearest Indian Mission/Post immediately after acquisition of foreign nationality.
Applicants can do this through any ICAC in Spain.
Minor applicants are not required to fill an online declaration for Renunciation of Indian citizenship through the MHA portal. They are only required to complete the online application for Passport Surrender Certificate at URL - https://portal3.passportindia.gov.in/Online/index.html and submit a print-out of this application at a BLS service centre along with the required documents:
The applicant would take print-out of his online application and visit the BLS’s Office, for interview, signing the declaration and to submit the print-out of the application with supporting documents.
A person who has ceased to be Indian citizen is required to surrender the documents which he had acquired on the basis of his Indian Citizenship (e.g. Voter ID Card etc.) to the authorities concerned.
Important: The Embassy will not be in a position to render services like OCI cards or visa until the Indian passport has been duly surrendered on acquisition of foreign nationality.
Fees
Please note
The latter can be accepted, refused or modified by the Embassy of India in its full right. Once fees have been paid, they cannot be refunded, even in a case of an application refusal or cancellation.
The price of your application is made up of fixed service charges and variable consular charges. Please consult the fees chart below in order to calculate the total amount to pay.
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Documents Required
Kindly print the check list which corresponds with the service you wish to apply for and attach it with your application. It must be filled in and signed. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Print Surrender Or Renunciation Certificate Checklist
Guidelines for ICAO Compliant Photographs for Passport Applications
Here are the photograph guidelines as per ICAO standards to be adhered to photograph capturing or uploading for passport services.
- Close up of the head and top of the shoulders such that the face takes up 80-85% of the photograph.
- The photograph should be in color and dimensions should be 630*810 Pixels.
- Photos should be unaltered by computer software.
- Background of the photograph should be White.
- The photographs must –
- Show the applicant looking directly at the camera.
- Show the skin tones naturally.
- Have appropriate brightness and contrast.
- Show the applicants eyes open and clearlyvisible.
- Should not have hair across the eyes.
- Be taken with uniform lighting and not show shadows or flash reflections on the face and no red eye.
- Mouth should not be open.
- Be taken from distance of 1.5 meters from a camera (not too close)
- Should not be blurred
- It should have full face, front view, eyes open.
- Photo should be present full head from top of hair to bottom of chin.
- Centre head within frame (head should not be tilted).
- There should not be any distracting shadows on the face or in the background (should not have reflection of the glasses; glasses to be taken off to avoid reflections).
- Illumination shall not cause any red eye effects visible in the eyes or other effects reducing the visibility of the eyes.
- Head coverings are not permitted except for religious reasons, but the facial features from bottom of chin to top of forehead and both edges of the face must be clearly shown.
- The expression on the face should look natural.
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Processing Time
Kindly note that obtaining consular service documents is not automatic; your application may be accepted, modified or refused by the Embassy of India in its full right.
Applications processed individually
Each application is processed individually by the Embassy of India: as a result processing times may vary between applications that appear to be similar.
Minimum processing times
The company BLS has no influence over the processing times of a consular services application: these depend essentially on the Embassy of India and to a lesser extent on the postal services (in case you have opted for a return courier service). We are therefore not in a position to guarantee maximum processing times. We are only able to communicate minimum processing times, provided for information purposes only.
| Minimum processing times for a Consular Services application |
| Mode of Submission |
Minimum Processing Time |
| In Madrid |
Minimum 2-4 months but may take longer |
| In Barcelona |
Minimum 2-4 months but may take longer |
| In Tenerife |
Minimum 2-4 months but may take longer |
| The Embassy of India reserves the right to withhold any application submitted for an in-depth examination |
Download Form
As a private outsourcing partner of the Embassy of India, Madrid, BLS has no influence over the content of the application forms and are not in a position to modify their content or structure.
Instructions to fill in the application form
- Applicants must fill the form in block capitals
- The form should be signed and dated accordingly
Please note that if the supporting documents provided are not satisfactory, the applicant will be asked to provide more documentary evidence.
