The Ministry of Home Affairs said that in the year 2021, more than 1.6 lakh Indians gave up their Indian citizenship.
The number of people who gave up their Indian citizenship in the year 2020 was 85,256 and in the year 2019 this number was 1.44 lakh.
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Citizenship:
Constitutional Provisions:
Citizenship is listed in the ‘Union List’ under the Constitution and is thus under the exclusive jurisdiction of Parliament.
The Constitution does not define the word ‘citizen’, but the various categories of persons eligible for citizenship are given in Part 2 (Articles 5 to 11).
Acquisition of Indian Citizenship : The Hindu Analysis
The Citizenship Act of 1955 specifies five methods of obtaining citizenship, which include birth, descent, registration, naturalization and incorporation of territory.
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 : The Hindu Analysis
The Act amended the law to accelerate citizenship for religious minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, especially Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians, who entered India before 2015.
The requirement for them to have resided in India for at least 11 years before applying for Indian citizenship has been reduced to five years.
Reasons for people relinquishing citizenship:
Common cause : The Hindu Analysis
People migrate from their countries for better employment and housing conditions and some migrate due to climate change or unfavorable political conditions in the country.
According to the Global Wealth Migration Review, 2020 : The Hindu Analysis
High net worth individuals around the world who renounce citizenship acquired at birth may do so because of rising crime rates or a lack of business opportunities in the country.
Other factors include safety of women and children, lifestyle factors such as climate and pollution, financial concerns including taxes, better health care for families and educational opportunities for children, and migration to escape oppressive regimes.
India : The Hindu Analysis
In the new generation, some of the Indians holding passports from other countries are opting to live with the old Indian family settled abroad. In some high-profile cases, people leaving India are running away from the law or fearing legal action for alleged offences.
The post-independence migrant community is moving out of India for jobs and higher education, but the pre-independence migrant movement was completely different, which saw forced and indentured labour.
Since India does not provide dual citizenship, one has to give up his/her Indian citizenship to get citizenship of another country.
Countries where Indians have been living for a long time or where people have family or friends will have more automated options, such as easier paperwork and a more welcoming social and ethnic environment.
Ways to relinquish citizenship in India:
Voluntary Renunciation : The Hindu Analysis
If any Indian citizen who is of full age and capacity, can renounce the citizenship of India at his will.
When a person gives up his citizenship, every minor child of that person also loses Indian citizenship. However when such a child attains the age of 18 years, he can get Indian citizenship again.
Termination by : The Hindu Analysis
The Constitution of India provides for single citizenship. This means that an Indian person can be a citizen of only one country at a time.
If a person takes citizenship of another country, then his Indian citizenship automatically ends. However, this provision does not apply when India is engaged in war.
Deprived by the Government : The Hindu Analysis
The Government of India can terminate the citizenship of an Indian citizen if;
Citizens have insulted the Constitution.
Gained citizenship by fraud.
The civilian has illegally traded or communicated with the enemy during the war.
A citizen in any country sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment within 5 years of registration or naturalization.
Citizen has been residing outside India continuously for 7 years.
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