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Citizen in India

About the Author: Abirlal Mukherjee

Assistant Professor (Amity University), Digital Humanist
Ph.D in English (GITAM, India), M.A. and B.A. in English (B.C.C., B.K.U, India), P.G.D.E. -I by Research (B.C.U, UK), TESOL Prof. Certification (Arizona State University, USA)

Founder, Chair of the Secretaries of University Learner, India School on Internet Governance Fellow 2024, IIM-B, Member of Internet Society, Bangalore, Internal Complaints Committee Member, GITAM Deemed to be University, Bengaluru, Teach for India Fellow 2023 and Fellowship Recruitment Committee, Delhi

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Citizenship in India

  1. Types of Citizen
    1. Citizen of India
    2. Non-Resident Indian – NRI
    3. Person of Indian Origin – PIO
    4. Overseas Citizen of India – OCI
  2. 4 ways to become an Indian Citizen
    1. A person ho has his domicile in India, fulfilling any of the 3 following conditions
      1. He was born in India
      2. Either of his parents born in India
      3. He has been ordinarily resident in India for 5 years immediately before the commencement of the Constitution
    2. A person migrated to India from Pakistan  becomes Indian Citizen if
      1. He or either of his parents or grandparents born in undivided India
      2. In case he migrated before July 19, 1948, He had been ordinarily resident in India since the date of migration
      3. In case he migrated after July 19, 1948, he had been registered as an Indian Citizen. Before application he must reside here for at least 6 months.
    3. A person who migrated to Pakistan after March 1, 1947, but later returned.
    4. A person whose parent or grandparent was born in undivided India, but he is ordinarily residing outside India shall become an Indian citizen if he has been registered as a citizen of India by the diplomatic or consular representative of India in the country.
  3. Cancellation of Indian Citizenship
    1. Renunciation
    2. Deprivation
      1. Disloyalty to Constitution
      2. Obtained citizenship by fraud
      3. Unlawfully traded or communicated with enemy during war.
      4. Within 5 years after registration, imprisoned in any country for 2 years.
      5. If one voluntarily acquires the citizenship of any foreign state.
      6. Ordinary resident outside India for 7 years continuously.
    3. Termination, Parliament can cancel citizenship.
  4. The Citizenship Act 1955 (Amendments: 1985, 2003, 2005, 2015)
    1. acquisition of citizenship by
      1. Birth
      2. Descent
      3. Registration
      4. Naturalization
      5. Incorporation of territory
      6. Special Provisions as to Citizenship of Persons Covered by the Assam Accord
        1. The Citizenship Amendment Act 1985
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