For Indians who became Belgian citizens
Keep your India link. Get your surrender and OCI right the first time.
Got your nationality certificate (nationaliteitsbewijs / certificat de nationalité)? Your Indian passport must now be surrendered before you can get OCI. Applications from Belgium go to the Embassy of India, Brussels, with its own fees, forms and submission rules. We tell you exactly what applies to you.
What you get
Your mission and route
The right Embassy or Consulate for where you live, and whether they want you in person or by post.
Your fees and deadlines
Exact fees for each person in your family, plus any deadline that changes what you pay.
Your document list
Per person, including the edge cases: minors, lost passports, two-step renunciations.
Guides for Belgium
- Renouncing Indian citizenship in Belgium or Luxembourg: the two-step process (2026)
The Embassy of India in Brussels needs a Section 8 renunciation declaration before your Surrender Certificate. Fees (EUR 94), witness rules, Luxembourg Consular Desk, and OCI (EUR 254).