Indian citizenship renunciation passports and visas. Pios and ocis essentially enjoy certain rights in india, on par with indian nationals. The conditions and procedure for acquisition of indian citizenship as per the provision of the citizenship act, 1955 are given below. But they were aghast when the home minister in breathless hurry introduced in the lok sabha a bill on july 15 to amend the citizenship act of 1955 in order to offer citizenship on a platter to any. An act to amend the nationality and citizenship act 19481953. December, 1955 an act to provide for the acquisition and determination of indian citizenship comment. Of the many changes, bill c24 extended citizenship automatically on that date to more people who were born before the canadian citizenship act took effect on january 1, 1947 april 1, 1949, in the case of newfoundland and labrador, who did not acquire canadian citizenship on either of those dates, as well as to their children who were born. It is regulated by a citizenship law, ratified by parliament in 2008 and published by the official journal of montenegro no. Short title this act may be called the citizenship act, 1955.
Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the united states of america in congress assembled, that all non citizen indians born within the territorial limits of the united states be, and they are hereby, declared to be citizens of the united states. The acquisition of another countrys passport is also deemed under the citizenship rules, 1956 to be voluntary. It seeks to give nationality only to 6 religious communities hindus, christians, jains, buddhists, parsis and sikhs if they entered india before 31 december 2014. It was passed by rajya sabha on 4 march and earlier by lok sabha on 2 march 2015. A citizenship is a legal status acquired by a person. The citizenship act, 1955 pdf is free and available for everyone to download as a pdf. Be it enacted by the queens most excellent majesty, the senate, and the house of representatives of the commonwealth of australia, as follows. One of the major changes that were brought to the indian citizenship act, 1955 further on referred to as the act was via citizenship amendment act, 2015 herein after referred as the amendment.
The concept of british subject was removed by the 1973 amendment the australian citizenship act but the concept of alien remained until the 1986 amendment. The parliament of india enacted the citizenship act on december 30, 1955. This bill provides for the acquisition of citizenship, after the commencement of the. Also download the citizenship act, 1955 text book pdf. Citizenship act 1955 1 except as provided in subsection 2, every person born in india,a on or after the 26th day of january,1950, but before the 1st day of july, 1987. Indian citizen ministry of home affairs states that indian citizenship can be acquired by birth, descent, registration and naturalization. An act to provide for the acquisition and termination of indian citizenship. Mar 04, 2015 parliament has passed the citizenship amendment bill, 2015. Under the citizenship act of 1955 the ways prescribed for acquiring citizenship are a by birth and by descent b by registration and by naturalization c by incorporation of territory d all of above. A person who was registered under the citizenship act, 1955 as an overseas citizen prior to the 2015 amendment is referred to as an overseas citizen.
Explore citizenship act 1955 profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of. Legal provisions relating to acquisition and termination of citizenship of india are contained in the citizenship act, 1955. Be it enacted by parliament in the sixtyseventh year of the republic of india as follows. The 1986 amendment restricted citizenship by birth to require that at least one parent had to be an indian citizen. The bhutanese citizenship act 1958, repealed by the 1985 act. An act to provide for the acquisition and determination of indian. This act may be cited as the nationality and citizenship act 1955. Modes of acquiring citizenship under the citizenship act, 1955. Citizenship of montenegro is the citizenship of montenegro. Extract from the citizenship act, 1955 overseas citizenship.
Acquisition of citizenship for children born abroad citizenpath. Subject to the provisions of this section and such other conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed, the central government may, on an application made in this behalf, register as a citizen of india any person not being an illegal migrant who is not already such citizen by virtue of the constitution or of any other provision of this act if he belongs to any of the following categories. An act to provide for the acquisition and determination of indian citizenship. Amendments to the citizenship act, 1955 and the concept of. It is mainly based on jus sanguinis, and in general does not permit multiple citizenship, though there are exceptions. An act to amend the nationality and citizenship act 19481955. Along with the constitution of india, the citizenship act, 1955, is the exhaustive law relating to citizenship in india. Under the citizenship act of 1955 the ways prescribed for. The citizenship act, 1955 57 of 1955 was enacted to provide for the acquisition and determination of indian citizenship. B e it enacted by the queens most excellent majesty, the senate, and the house of representatives of the commonwealth of australia, as follows. Extract from the citizenship act, 1955 overseas citizenship 7a. Child citizenship act of 2000 greatly improved the u. Key provisions of the bill the bill mergers of person of indian origin. The citizenship amendment bill, 2016 a bill further to amend the citizenship act, 1955.
Many countries have a law named citizenship act, which regulates the citizenship of the country. Recent amendments to the citizenship act, 1955 ipleaders. Though india is a federation having two levels of government there is only one citizenship. Be it enacted by parliament in the sixth year of the republic of india as follows. An act to amend the nationality and citizenship act 1948 1955. The law was deeply problematic, as for many families of various ethnic groups, transnational ties were common and there was. The citizenship act, 1955 peoples archive of rural india.
Mar 04, 2020 the citizenship amendment act was passed in 2019. I recently wrote to ministry of home affairs seeking advice on section 82 in the citizenship act, 1955 this law states. Sections 3 to 7 deal with the acquisition of citizenship. Be it enacted by parliament in the sixth year of the republic of india as follows 1. The central government may, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed, on an application made in this behalf, register as an overseas citizen of india. Federal register of legislation australian government. The conferment of a person as a citizen of india is governed by the part ii of the constitution of.
Nationality and citizenship australasian legal information. The citizenship act 1955 in india bare acts, banking and insurance, business and corporate, constitutional, consumer laws, criminal law, energy, environmental, family and inheritance, heritage and national importance, immigration law, labor law, the citizenship act 1955 national security, others, procedural and administration, property related, public utilities, shipping laws, tax laws. Act nos, 18 of 1948 40 of 1950 of 1955 45 of 1987 15 of 1993 43 of 1993 16 of 2003 15th november, 1948 short title. Explore citizenship act 1955 profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of citizenship act 1955. The burma citizenship act religious literacy project. Constitution, by birth, descent, registration, naturalisation and. The citizenship act, 1955 57 of 1955 30th december, 1955 an act to provide for the acquisition and determination of indian citizenship. This act provides for the acquisition and termination of citizenship subsequent to commencement of the constitution.
The central government may, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed, on an application made in this behalf, register as an overseas citizen of india a any person of full age and capacity. Pursuant to the child citizenship act of 2000, if a child satisfies certain requirements, he or she acquires u. Assented to 6 may, 1966 b e it enacted by the queens most excellent majesty, the senate, and the house of representatives of the commonwealth of australia, as follows. The act lays down rules for the acquisition and termination of indian citizenship. Enrolled acts and resolutions of congress, 1789 1996. Section 5 in the citizenship act, 1955 indian kanoon. Under the 1955 act, a person born in india on or after january 26, 1950 and before july 1, 1987 is a citizen by birth.
Under the indian citizenship act, 1955 persons of indian origin are not allowed dual citizenship. This bill will replace an ordinance promulgated in this regard and amend the citizenship act, 1955. Provided that any such child may, within one year after attaining full age, make a declaration that he wishes to. This act may be cited as the nationality and citizenand citation.
The citizenship act 1955, recognizes formally the concept of commonwealth citizenship. Parliament has passed the citizenship amendment bill, 2015. The citizenship act, 1955legislative department ministry of law. In this article, km sai apabharana pursuing diploma in entrepreneurship administration and business laws from nujs, kolkata, discusses the recent amendments to the citizenship act, 1955. Interpretation1 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires. Bjp is using citizenship act amendment to reinforce and. As of february 27, 2001, adopted children can acquire citizenship from their u. In exercise of its power the parliament has elected the indian citizenship act, 1955. Registration of overseas citizens of india the central government may, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed, on an application made in this behalf, register as an overseas citizen of india. A person who is registered as a person of india cardholder is referred to as the person of india. Act of june 2, 1924, public law 68175, 43 stat 253, which authorized the secretary of the interior to issue certificates of citizenship to indians. The conditions and procedure for acquisition of indian citizenship as per the provision of.
The legislation related to this matter is the citizenship act, 1955, which has been amended by the citizenship amendment acts of 1986, 1992, 2003, 2005, 2015 and 2019. A pio is simply defined to be a person registered as a pio cardholder under the ministry of home affairs scheme. The citizenship act 1955, prescribes three ways of losing citizenship whether acquired under the act or prior to it under the constitution, viz. Be it enacted by parliament in the sixtysixth year of the republic of india as follows. The citizenship act, 1955 pdf download all sections. The citizenship act 1955 indian bare acts india bare act. From the resume of the aforementioned provisions of the constitution and the citizenship act, it becomes clear that whenever any authority is called upon to decide even for the limited purpose of. Amendments to the nationality and citizenship act in 1955, 1969, 1973, 1984, 1986 and 1993 progressively changed the assumption of britishness as the heart and soul of australianess. The burma citizenship act of 1982 granted citizenship to individuals residing in burma who could trace their family residency to prior to 1823, that is, the year of the first british military campaign on myanmar and with it, a wave of immigration from india and china. Section 3 the citizenship act,1955 laws and bare acts of. Learn about the most important citizenship act concepts such as citizenship actt, 1955, main provisions of citizenship act 1955 and citizenship act general regulations act 1955.
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