The documents you need to surrender your Indian passport and obtain a Surrender Certificate from the UK after becoming British.
Once you naturalise as British you must surrender your Indian passport and get a Surrender Certificate — this is also a prerequisite for an OCI card. This checklist covers what to submit whether your Indian passport is in hand or lost, plus the return envelope and fee tiers.
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Requirements differ depending on whether your passport is in hand or lost, and your fee tier. This is a general guide — we send a tailored checklist for your exact case within one working day.
The Surrender Certificate fee is a flat £30 set by the MEA schedule, whatever the date you became British:
That is £61.78 all-in. The 1 June 2010 date matters for the penalty, not this fee.
The VFS service charge is added on top. Your British naturalisation certificate is what evidences the date, so a clear self-attested copy is essential.
If you still hold your Indian passport, submit the original plus copies. If it is lost, you instead provide a police report, a completed Annexure F, and a signed undertaking explaining the loss. Either way, include a self-addressed Special Delivery envelope so your documents and certificate are returned securely.
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You need your original Indian passport plus copies (or a police report, Annexure F and a lost-passport undertaking if it was lost), a self-attested copy of your British naturalisation certificate, a copy of your British passport, UK address proof within three months, a signed declaration of renunciation, two photos, and a self-addressed Special Delivery return envelope.
The MEA fee schedule sets a single £30 fee for a Police Clearance Certificate, a Surrender Certificate or any other miscellaneous certificate based on the passport — regardless of when you naturalised. Add £2 ICWF and the £29.78 VFS Global service charge for £61.78 all-in. What the 1 June 2010 date actually changes is the penalty for having travelled on an Indian passport after acquiring foreign citizenship, which is charged separately. The VFS service charge applies on top.
If your Indian passport is lost you submit a police report, a completed Annexure F, and a signed undertaking explaining the loss in place of the original booklet. The rest of the checklist stays the same. We guide you through the lost-passport route.