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Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) is a form of permanent residency available to people of Indian origin and their spouses which allows them to live and work in India indefinitely. It allows the cardholders a lifetime entry to the country along with benefits such as being able to own land and make other investments in the country.
Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) is given to People of Indian Origin and to persons who are not People of Indian Origin but married to Indian citizen or People of Indian Origin. Persons with OCI status are known as Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs). [32] The OCI status is a permanent visa for visiting India with a foreign passport.
An Act to provide for acquisition and determination of Indian citizenship. Indian nationality law details the conditions by which a person holds Indian nationality. The two primary pieces of legislation governing these requirements are the Constitution of India and the Citizenship Act, 1955. All persons born in India between 26 January 1950 and ...
Indian people. Countries with a significant population with Indian ancestry. Indian people or Indians are the citizens and nationals of the Republic of India. In 2022, the population of India stood at 1.4 billion people, of various ethnic groups. According to United Nations forecasts, India overtook China as the world's most populous country by ...
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The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 was passed by the Parliament of India in December 2003, [ 2 ] and received presidential assent in January 2004. [ 3 ] It is labelled "Act 6 of 2004". [ 3 ] The Act amended The Citizenship Act, 1955 by: introducing and defining a notion of " illegal migrant ", [ 4 ][ 5 ][ 6 ] who could be jailed or deported.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) was passed by the Parliament of India on 11 December 2019. It amended the Citizenship Act, 1955 by providing an accelerated pathway to Indian citizenship for persecuted religious minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who arrived in India by 2014. The eligible minorities were stated as ...
Overseas citizens of India and persons of Indian origin [ edit ] Foreign nationals possessing either a valid Overseas Citizen of India card or a Persons of Indian Origin Card are exempt from visa requirements and may live and work in India without any limit of stay.