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