The citizenship act, 1955 peoples archive of rural india. Sections 3 to 7 deal with the acquisition of citizenship. The citizenship act 1955, prescribes three ways of losing citizenship whether acquired under the act or prior to it under the constitution, viz. 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.
Along with the constitution of india, the citizenship act, 1955, is the exhaustive law relating to citizenship in india. The citizenship act, 1955legislative department ministry of law. Section 3 the citizenship act,1955 laws and bare acts of. The citizenship act 1955 indian bare acts india bare act. It was passed by rajya sabha on 4 march and earlier by lok sabha on 2 march 2015. 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. Child citizenship act of 2000 greatly improved the u. Indian citizenship renunciation passports and visas. 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.
Be it enacted by the queens most excellent majesty, the senate, and the house of representatives of the commonwealth of australia, as follows. The citizenship act, 1955 57 of 1955 30th december, 1955 an act to provide for the acquisition and determination of indian citizenship. Provided that any such child may, within one year after attaining full age, make a declaration that he wishes to. Citizenship of montenegro is the citizenship of montenegro. 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. Acquisition of citizenship for children born abroad citizenpath. 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. Explore citizenship act 1955 profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of. Extract from the citizenship act, 1955 overseas citizenship 7a. Under the citizenship act of 1955 the ways prescribed for. 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.
Key provisions of the bill the bill mergers of person of indian origin. 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. 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. Be it enacted by parliament in the sixtysixth year of the republic of india as follows. The law was deeply problematic, as for many families of various ethnic groups, transnational ties were common and there was. 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. Mar 04, 2020 the citizenship amendment act was passed in 2019. Enrolled acts and resolutions of congress, 1789 1996. Federal register of legislation australian government. Nationality and citizenship australasian legal information.
A person who is registered as a person of india cardholder is referred to as the person of india. This act may be cited as the nationality and citizenship act 1955. Be it enacted by parliament in the sixtyseventh year of the republic of india as follows. The act lays down rules for the acquisition and termination of indian citizenship. An act to amend the nationality and citizenship act 19481955. If you were born in indian and youve acquired citizenship of another country, you must still officially renounce your indian citizenship and complete the formal process via the cox and kings office. 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.
B e it enacted by the queens most excellent majesty, the senate, and the house of representatives of the commonwealth of australia, as follows. 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. This bill provides for the acquisition of citizenship, after the commencement of the. 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. Indian citizen ministry of home affairs states that indian citizenship can be acquired by birth, descent, registration and naturalization. The citizenship act 1955, recognizes formally the concept of commonwealth citizenship. The parliament of india enacted the citizenship act on december 30, 1955. Under the indian citizenship act, 1955 persons of indian origin are not allowed dual citizenship. An act to amend the nationality and citizenship act 1948 1955. In exercise of its power the parliament has elected the indian citizenship act, 1955. Many countries have a law named citizenship act, which regulates the citizenship of the country. Legal provisions relating to acquisition and termination of citizenship of india are contained in the citizenship act, 1955. The conditions and procedure for acquisition of indian citizenship as per the provision of. December, 1955 an act to provide for the acquisition and determination of indian citizenship comment.
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. Citizenship act 1955 extracts from the citizenship act, 1955 is provided here which will explain you the what actually mentioned in citizenship act 1955 and how you can get indian citizenship. An act to provide for the acquisition and termination of indian citizenship. Be it enacted by parliament in the sixth year of the republic of india as follows. It is regulated by a citizenship law, ratified by parliament in 2008 and published by the official journal of montenegro no. Though india is a federation having two levels of government there is only one citizenship. 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. An act to provide for the acquisition and determination of indian citizenship. A citizenship is a legal status acquired by a person. 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. 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. This bill will replace an ordinance promulgated in this regard and amend the citizenship act, 1955. 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.
Parliament has passed the citizenship amendment bill, 2015. The acquisition of another countrys passport is also deemed under the citizenship rules, 1956 to be voluntary. I recently wrote to ministry of home affairs seeking advice on section 82 in the citizenship act, 1955 this law states. Also download the citizenship act, 1955 text book pdf. An act to provide for the acquisition and determination of indian. 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.
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. Recent amendments to the citizenship act, 1955 ipleaders. Extract from the citizenship act, 1955 overseas citizenship. Constitution, by birth, descent, registration, naturalisation and. This act provides for the acquisition and termination of citizenship subsequent to commencement of the constitution. The conferment of a person as a citizen of india is governed by the part ii of the constitution of. Short title this act may be called the citizenship act, 1955. As of february 27, 2001, adopted children can acquire citizenship from their u. 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. The bhutanese citizenship act 1958, repealed by the 1985 act. The conditions and procedure for acquisition of indian citizenship as per the provision of the citizenship act, 1955 are given below. The citizenship amendment bill, 2016 a bill further to amend the citizenship act, 1955. A pio is simply defined to be a person registered as a pio cardholder under the ministry of home affairs scheme.
Explore citizenship act 1955 profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of citizenship act 1955. 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. The citizenship act, 1955 57 of 1955 was enacted to provide for the acquisition and determination of indian citizenship. 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 citizenship act, 1955 pdf download all sections. Pios and ocis essentially enjoy certain rights in india, on par with indian nationals. The 1986 amendment restricted citizenship by birth to require that at least one parent had to be an indian citizen. 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. 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. An act to amend the nationality and citizenship act 19481953. This act may be cited as the nationality and citizenand citation. Section 5 in the citizenship act, 1955 indian kanoon. Be it enacted by parliament in the sixth year of the republic of india as follows 1.
The citizenship act, 1955 pdf is free and available for everyone to download as a pdf. Mar 04, 2015 parliament has passed the citizenship amendment bill, 2015. Amendments to the citizenship act, 1955 and the concept of. The burma citizenship act religious literacy project.
Bjp is using citizenship act amendment to reinforce and. Modes of acquiring citizenship under the citizenship act, 1955. It is mainly based on jus sanguinis, and in general does not permit multiple citizenship, though there are exceptions. Interpretation1 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires.
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