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The Constitution of India does not permit dual citizenship (under Article 9). Indian authorities have interpreted the law to mean that a person cannot have a second country's passport simultaneously with an Indian one — even in the case of a child who is claimed by another country as a citizen of that country, and who may be required by the laws of the other country to use one of its ...
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). [30] The OCI status is a permanent visa for visiting India with a foreign passport.
The distinction between the meaning of the terms citizenship and nationality is not always clear in the English language and differs by country. Generally, nationality refers a person's legal belonging to a nation state and is the common term used in international treaties when referring to members of a state; citizenship refers to the set of rights and duties a person has in that nation.
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The Overseas Citizen of India card is a long-term visa given to foreign nationals of Indian origin, enabling them to live, work and travel in India without requiring frequent visa renewals.
(1) A person born outside India shall be a citizen of India by descent, (a) on or after the 26th day of January, 1950, but before the 10th day of December, 1992, if his father is a citizen of India at the time of his birth; or (b) on or after the 10th day of December, 1992, if either of his parents is a citizen of India at the time of his birth:
Although approximately 80% of the citizens of India are Hindus, the country has a substantial population of Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and adherents of tribal faiths. [91] Zoroastrianism and Judaism each has several thousands of Indian adherents, and also have an ancient history in India. [ 92 ]
Overseas Citizen of India, a scheme granting a status similar to, but not the same as, dual citizenship in India Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title OCI .