OCI cards initiated by the government of India are primarily awarded to the people who became the citizen of India post 26 January They enjoy the following rights among the many other:. As soon as the citizen of India tries to seek the citizenship of any other country in the world, from then onward his citizenship of India will no longer be valid, as Indian government does not entertain dual citizenship.
While they are keen to move to a foreign country, would-be immigrants are confused about concepts like residency, citizenship and a second passport. Citizenship is the legal status of a person belonging to a particular country, recognised by the laws of that nation.
A citizen is entitled to certain rights and has obligations as laid out in the constitution of that country. A passport, on the other hand, is a document that a government issues to its citizens. The primary purpose is to enable citizens to travel internationally. It also serves as proof of citizenship.
Also read: In charts: Most powerful passports in In India, the passport is issued by the external affairs ministry. It allows visa-free travel to just about 60 countries, primarily in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. Japanese passport that topped the index in allows visa-free travel to countries. If not an OCI card holder, the individual can become an Indian citizen by naturalisation on the condition of having lived in India for 12 of the 14 years preceding the application, including one full calendar year prior to applying.
The Constitution of India does not allow dual citizenship, that is, holding Indian citizenship and citizenship of a foreign country simultaneously. Automatic loss of Indian citizenship covered in Section 9 1 of the Citizenship Act, provides that any citizen of India who by naturalisation or registration acquires the citizenship of another country shall cease to be a citizen of India.
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Judicial defeats Most of these new restrictions have likely been inspired by the defeats suffered by the government in various cases filed by OCIs before the judiciary.
Correct conceptualisation Rather than declaring OCIs as foreign nationals, the Ministry of Home Affairs should recognise OCIs as a new class of Indian citizens who enjoy a different set of rights from Indian citizens holding Indian passports.
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