Registering birth at India consulate in US AFTER receiving US passport

[krishnac03]

All,
My kid (2 year old) was born in US and has a US passport. We weren't thinking of returning to India at that time so didn't do much research on Indian citizenship. Now we are returning to India in another 2 months. Is it possible to register the birth now at an Indian consulate and apply for Indian citizenship subsequently? I know the kid being a minor, cannot renounce US citizenship and that India doesn't allow dual citizenship. So is there a way he can get an Indian passport?

Best Regards,
Krishna

[krishnac03]

After doing some more research I found that birth has to be registered within one year of birth, with affidavit stating that we won't apply for any other citizenship before the child becomes a major. So I guess we missed the bus.

[snayak]

You may be able to apply after few years (could be even 16 more!)

[neeri]

Just curious, why not maintain US citizenship of child and just get an OCI. You can leave the citizenship decision upto your child when turns an adult.

[Old-Spice2]

Just curious, why not maintain US citizenship of child and just get an OCI. You can leave the citizenship decision upto your child when turns an adult.

With USC living in India, there are problems for school/college admissions and fees for foreign passport holder. Rules change every month, so you are in slippery path. With Indian income parents will be in dire straits if they are asked to pay $$ fee under foreigner quota.

[neeri]

Rules change every month, so you are in slippery path. With Indian income parents will be in dire straits if they are asked to pay $$ fee under foreigner quota.

Is it that bad for all decent private schools ? Some googling shows that top rated international schools charge about $7k to $10k as annual fee. But a lot of other reputed schools dont report any special fee structure for NRI/OCI students, atleast on their website.

[Old-Spice2]

Is it that bad for all decent private schools ? Some googling shows that top rated international schools charge about $7k to $10k as annual fee. But a lot of other reputed schools dont report any special fee structure for NRI/OCI students, atleast on their website.

It is not a problem with schools but college admission forms ask whether you are Indian citizen or not. Now it is up to college officials and rule of the day how they treat such candidates. They may ask you to come thru NRI/Foreign quota and fees are higher for them.

You cannot lie as they also ask for birth certificate which will show US as place of birth. Then USC cannot invest in Indian MF and lot of other activities are shut like owning a company and running a business.

[neeri]

It is not a problem with schools but college admission forms ask whether you are Indian citizen or not. Now it is up to college officials and rule of the day how they treat such candidates. They may ask you to come thru NRI/Foreign quota and fees are higher for them.

You cannot lie as they also ask for birth certificate which will show US as place of birth. Then USC cannot invest in Indian MF and lot of other activities are shut like owning a company and running a business.

Yes, I've the same info on the college admission part.

For investing in Indian MF, you can do it from US as well by investing in India specific ETFs. Of course, the choices are restricted as of now but it will continue to improve.

As for owning a company or running a business, it's not hard to incorporate in US and run business in India. Maybe much easier than incorporating in India.

BTW, I just came across this link which may be useful to others: https://www.immihelp.com/nri/pio-vs-oci.html

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