Page 4 - Citizenship

Dil aur citizenship dono Hindustani: Akshay Kumar gets Indian citizenship

The Bollywood actor stated that he has renounced his Canadian passport and obtained Indian citizenship on Independence Day

1.6 mn Indians renounced citizenship in last 10 yrs, 70K gave up passports

90% of passports were surrendered in just eight states, with Goa topping the list

Foreigners now flocking to New Zealand, net immigration surges in April

New Zealand has loosened immigration policy, allowing more foreign workers to enter the country to ease labor shortages that had became acute when the border was shut during the Covid-19 pandemic

EAM visits Gurdwara in Delhi, Afghan Sikhs raise issue of citizenship

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday visited a Gurdwara in the national capital and met Afghan Sikhs who raised the issue of obtaining Indian citizenship and getting visas

To encourage immigration, Germany considering easier citizenship norms

The change has been brought at a time when Germany needs a workforce to cater to various sectors in the country

Democrats bring Citizenship Act to eliminate country quota for Green Card

The ruling Democratic party Wednesday introduced a Citizenship Act which among other things seeks to eliminate the country-quota for green cards and make changes in the H-1B visa system

Foreigners feel more welcomed in India than Indians in their country: Study

Globally, it took international citizens on average 8.3 months to feel like they belong in their new location abroad: HSBC Research

TMS Ep414: SC fraud ruling, office spaces, markets, overseas citizenship

Why does SBI want SC to clarify its fraud account ruling? Will Indian offices get repurposed as apartments? Are logistics stocks worth your money? What is Overseas Citizenship of India? Answers here

Over 1.6 million people renounced Indian citizenship since 2011: Govt data

More than 16 lakh Indians renounced their Indian citizenship since 2011 including 2,25,620 last year, according to data provided by the government in Rajya Sabha on Thursday. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar presented the details while replying to a question. He said the number of Indians who renounced their Indian citizenship in 2015 was 1,31,489, while 1,41,603 people gave it up in 2016 and 1,33,049 in 2017. In 2018, the number was 1,34,561, while 1,44,017 Indians renounced their citizenship in 2019, 85,256 in 2020 and 1,63,370 in 2021. The number in 2022 was 2,25,620, according to the minister. For reference purposes, Jaishankar said the data for 2011 was 1,22,819 while it was 1,20,923 in 2012, 1,31,405 in 2013 and 1,29,328 in 2014. The total number of Indians who gave up Indian citizenship since 2011 comes to 16,63,440. To a specific query, he said, according to information, five Indian nationals obtained the citizenship of the United Arab Emirates during the last thre

Citizenship law row: SC asks lawyers to decide issues for adjudication

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the counsel for the contesting parties to decide issues for adjudication in a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act relating to illegal immigrants in Assam. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud took note of the submissions of senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for one of the petitioners, that the petitions needed to be segregated and the issues needed to be formulated for adjudication. The bench, also comprising justices M R Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli, and P S Narasimha, agreed to the submissions that the petitions be kept for directions on January 10 next year for issuing the directions with regard to laying down parameters for the hearing. We are going to resolve how the matters have to be segregated. We will sit together and resolve this. Just put it on after vacation, Sibal said. The counsel would segregate the cases which fall for decision .

183,741 Indians gave up citizenship in last five years: MoS tells Lok Sabha

The number of Indians renouncing citizenship has gone up significantly in the last few years

Messages from the margins

Making Place for Muslims in Contemporary India offers a critical understanding of the differential citizenship to which Indian Muslims have been subject, and suggests ways to combat it

A fresh beginning

Justice Chandrachud's term will be closely followed

India to grant citizenship to Pak, B'desh, Afghan minorities under 1955 Act

The Centre on Monday decided to grant Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians coming from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and currently living in two districts of Gujarat under the Citizenship Act, 1955. The move to grant citizenship under the Citizenship Act, 1955 and not the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) bears significance. The CAA also provides for granting Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians coming from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, but as the rules under the Act have not been framed by the government yet, no one so far could be granted citizenship under it. According to a Union home ministry notification, those Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians residing in the districts of Anand and Mehsana in Gujarat will be allowed registration as a citizen of India under section 5 or will be granted certificate of naturalisation under section 6 of the ...

Canadian citizenship for 300,000 people by March 2023, Indians to benefit

Canada aims to grant citizenship to 300,000 people in the 2022-2023 fiscal year, a move likely to benefit many Indians

Edward Snowden: US whistleblower, now a permanent Russian citizen

Since 2013, Edward Snowden has been living in Russia to escape prosecution in the US after leaking secret files related to the US National Security Agency (NSA) and the CIA

SC asks govt to file within 4 weeks response to pleas challenging CAA

Legislation that prompted nationwide protests was challenged on the ground that it allegedly is against the right to equality

What is Baal Aadhaar card? Check benefits, eligibility, and other details

Over 7.9 million enrolled under Baal Aadhaar initiative from April to July: UIDAI

Income taxpayers can't join Atal Pension Yojana from Oct 1: Govt

Social security scheme should reach the poor and underprivileged, says official

Statsguru: 160,000 Indians gave up citizenship in 2021 for greener pastures

The top countries for which Indian citizenships were relinquished include the US, Australia, Canada, the UK, and Italy