Hi, I am seeking assistance as the embassy of India abroad has failed to issue passport for minor.
We have a child who was born abroad and is less than a year old, and the mother is a foreigner and the birth took place in a third country since i couldn't get visa to the mother's country due to some mistakes. Then we applied for birth registration at India embassy abroad where the birth took place, however it took close to 2 months and still the embassy was trying to finish the formalities despite providing all documentation they requested, so the parents chose to make child citizen of mother's country considering child's health.
Now the parents want the child to become citizen of India. However the embassy of India in mother's country (different embassy) is refusing the application simply saying my presence is required, and marriage certificate is required. Both are not possible at the moment.
So, the question is can the mother bring the child to India and apply for passport after relinquishing foreign passport? And can the passport be issued with apostilled birth certificate issued abroad? and when the parents are not married especially when the other parent is a foreigner ?
Kindly provide clarity on the same. Thanks for your help.
