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Last Updated
18th January, 2011
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Composite Consular-cum-Community Welfare Tour to
Najran
on 20th
January, 2011 by Indian Consulate, Jeddah
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A
Team from the Consulate General of India, Jeddah would be visiting Najran on 20th January,
2011 (Thursday) to provide consular services (limited to
attestation and passport services not being provided by the outsourced agencies) to the
Indian nationals, from 0900 to 1300 hrs. and 1700 to 2000 hrs.
at Al Najran Hotel (Telephone: 07-522 1949/07-522 1418).
The Indian nationals residing
in the area may, therefore, avail the opportunity to apply for the consular
service, to meet the visiting officials and also to convey their
grievances/suggestions, if any, relating to labour and welfare issues.
They should bring along with them written statement narrating their problems for
redressal of their grievances, including consular related services.
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'INVEST INDIA' - A Guide for Foreign Investors
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With a view to
facilitating foreign investment into the country, the Department of Industrial
Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, has set up a joint venture company
called ‘Invest India’ in partnership with FICCI and State Governments.
Acting as a
first reference point, ‘Invest India’ will assist investors in accessing
relevant information on investment policies and procedures, tax rates, skill
availability, facilities provided by states, investment opportunities in
different sectors, list of consultants, etc. In addition, it will help investors
in setting up their businesses in India. For this purpose, it will coordinate
with state governments on availability of land for industrial use, help in
creating an investor friendly environment in states and establish a network with
investors and consulting organizations. The company would also undertake
promotional work to attack foreign investments. Its website can be viewed at www.investindia.gov.in .
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OVERSEAS WORKERS RESOURCE CENTRE (OWRC
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Ministry of
Overseas Indian Affairs has taken various measures for educating emigrants,
particularly the vulnerable category, about emigration procedures, the risks
involved in irregular migration and the precautions to be taken while seeking
overseas employment. To this end the Ministry had established an Overseas
Workers Resource Centre (OWRC) on 8th January, 2008 during the
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. The Centre provides need based information and
assistance to emigrants. It operates a 24/7 toll free helpline (1800 11
3090).
Now an
International toll free No. 800 091 202 53 has been added by the OWRC for the
benefit of Indian emigrant workers and other information seekers in the three
countries in the Gulf namely UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. This
international toll free number can be reached 24/7 from these three countries.
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ADVISORY
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(For Indian nationals who are in the process of obtaining nationality of other
country or have already obtained citizenship of other country)
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Indian
passport holders are required to surrender their passports to the nearest Indian
Embassy/Consulate immediately after acquisition of foreign nationality as Indian
Citizenship Act does not allow dual citizenship (there is sometimes
misconception that Overseas Citizenship of India Card is dual citizenship).
However, it has been observed that many individuals continue to retain their
Indian passports and some even use to travel on Indian passports; there are yet
others who get fresh Indian passports issued by suppression of information even
several years after they acquired foreign citizenship. Since misuse
of the Indian Passports, as described above, constitute offences under Section
12(1A) of the Passport Act 1967, the Government of India decided to impose
penalty on a graded scale for such violations as per details given below:
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S. No.
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Scenario
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Penalty
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1. |
Passport
not surrendered up to three years and not used for travel after obtaining foreign
passport.
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No penalty
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2. |
Passport
not surrendered up to three years and traveled once after obtaining foreign passport.
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No penalty
for retention of passport but penalty of
Rs.10,000/-
for travel on Indian Passport
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3. |
Passport not surrendered up to three years and traveled more than once after
obtaining foreign passport
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No penalty
for retention of passport but penalty of
Rs.10,000/-
for each travel on Indian Passport (aggregate penalty on travel not to exceed Rs.
50,000/-)
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4. |
Passport
not surrendered over three years and used for travel after obtaining foreign passport
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Penalty
of Rs.10,000/- for retention of passport and penalty of Rs.10,000/- for each travel
on Indian Passport (aggregate penalty on travel not to exceed Rs. 50,000/-)
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5. |
Renewal/re-issue of Indian passport and traveling on it after acquiring foreign
nationality.
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(i)Penalty of Rs.25,000/- for each renewal/re-issue, and
(ii)
penalty of Rs.10,000/- for each travel on Indian Passport (aggregate penalty on travel
not to exceed Rs. 50,000/-)
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2.
In view of the above, all concerned are advised to surrender their Indian
passports on obtaining foreign nationality to the nearest Indian
Embassy/Consulate at the earliest lest they become offender under the Indian
Passport Act and later pay huge penalty. The Indian Embassy/Consulate will
issue a Surrender/Renunciation of Indian Citizenship Certificate to such
individuals. A grace period of three months only is allowed from the date
of acquisition of foreign citizenship, for the purpose of travel on Indian
passport and hence no penalty will be levied for travel on Indian passport
within three months of acquisition of foreign passport.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO ALL
PERSONS VISITING INDIA
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IN
ORDER TO CONTAIN SPREAD OF INFLUENZA A(H1N1), GOVERNMENT OF INDIA HAVE DECIDED
TO CONDUCT ENTRY SCREENING FOR ALL PASSENGERS TRAVELLING TO INDIA TO DIAGNOSE
HUMAN CASES OF THE FLUE.
IF YOU
ARE TRAVELLING FROM/TRANSITING A COUNTRY REPORTING HUMAN CASES OF INFLUENZA
A(H1N1) AND DEVELOP FEVER WITH COUGH AT THE TIME OF EMBARKATION, CONSIDER
CANCELLATION OF THE TRIP.
IF YOU
HAVE TRAVELLED FROM A COUNTRY THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THE INFLUENZA A(H1N1)
AND SHOW SYMPTOMS LIKE FEVER, COUGH, RUNNING NOSE AND DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING,
CALL OUTBREAK MONITORING CELL, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, NEW
DELHI ON 011.23921401.
IF YOU
DEVELOP FEVER AND COUGH DURING A FLIGHT, INFORM THE CABIN ATTENDANT IMMEDIATELY.
AT THE
TIME OF DISEMBARKATION, BEFORE IMMIGRATION CHECK, A DOCTOR WOULD ATTEND ON YOU.
PLEASE ANSWER HIS/HER QUESTIONS.
YOU
MAY BE DETAINED AT THE AIRPORT QUARANTINE FOR OBSERVATION OR ADMITTED TO A
SPECIFIED HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL CARE.
YOU
WOULD BE RELEASED FROM HEALTH QUARANTINE AFTER THE LABORATORY TESTS ARE FOUND
NEGATIVE. IN CASE THE REPORTS CONFIRM INFLUENZA A(H1N1), YOU WILL BE TREATED
WITH W.H.O. RECOMMENDED DRUGS.
PREVENT INFLUENZA A(H1N1) FROM SPREADING AND SAVE LIVES!!!
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