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- Registration As a Citizen of India Under Section 5(1)(a) of the Citizenship Act, 1955 Made by a person of Indian Origin
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Person of Indian origin who are ordinarily resident in India for seven years before making an application for registration.
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For the purpose of clause (a) an applicant shall be deemed to be ordinarily resident in India if-
He has resided in India throughout the period of 12 months immediately before making an application for registration.
He has resided in India during the 8 years immediately preceding the said period of 12 months for a period of not less than 6 years.
For the purpose of this subsection, a person shall be deemed to be of Indian origin if he, or either of his parents, was born in undivided India or in such other territory which became part of India after the 15th day of August, 1947. |
- Registration As a Citizen of India Under Section 5(1)(c) of the Citizenship Act, 1955 Made by a person Who is/has been married to a Citizen of India
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A Person who is married to a citizen of India and is ordinarily resident in India for seven years before making an application for registration.
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For the purpose of clause (c) an applicant shall be deemed to be ordinarily resident in India if-
He has resided in India throughout the period of 12 months immediately before making an application for registration.
He has resided in India during the 8 years immediately preceding the said period of 12 months for a period of not less than 6 years. |
- Registration of a minor child Under section 5(1)(d) of the Citizenship Act, 1955
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Minor children of persons who are citizens of India.
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Person who has not attained the age of 18 years is considered as minor. |
- Registration as a citizen of india under section 5(1)(e) of the citizenship act, 1955 made by a person whose parents are registered as citizen of india under section 5(1)(a) or section 6(1)
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Person of full age and capacity whose parents are registered as citizens of India under section 5 (1) (a) or under sub- section (1) of section 6.
The applicants are advised to carefully go through the provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955 and rules named there under to determine their eligibility for Indian citizenship. |
- Registration as a citizen of india under section 5(1)(f) of the citizenship act, 1955 made by a person who or either of the parents was a citizen of independent india
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A person of full age and capacity who, or either of his parents, was earlier citizen of Independent India, and has been residing in India for one year immediately before making an application for registration.
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Full age means 18 years of age.
One year stay means continuous stay for a period of 1 year immediately before making an application for registration as citizen of India.
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- Registration as a citizen of india under section 5(1)(g) of the citizenship act, 1955 made by a person who is registered as an overseas citizen of india under section 7A
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A person of full age and capacity who has been registered as an overseas citizen of India for five years, and who has been residing in India for one year before making an application.
The applicants are advised to carefully go through the provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955 and rules named there under to determine their eligibility for Indian citizenship. |
- Naturalization as a citizen of india under section 6(1) of the citizenship act, 1955
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Where an application is made in the prescribed manner by any person of full age and capacity (not being an illegal migrant) may apply for grant of citizenship under this section. A person is qualified for the certification under naturalisation if he/she fulfils the following criteria:
He/she has either resided in India or been in the service of a Government in India or partly the one and partly the other, throughout the period of 12 months immediately preceding the date of the application.
During the fourteen years immediately preceding the said period of twelve months, he/ she has either resided in India or been in the service of a Government of India, or partly the one and partly the other, for periods amounting in the aggregate to not less than eleven years.
He/ She is of a good character.
He/ She have an adequate knowledge of a language specified in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution.
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- Registration of birth of a minor child at an indian consulate under section 4(1) of the citizenship act, 1955
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A person may submit an application for registration of birth of his minor child born outside India in terms of sub-section(1) of section 4 in Form I to the Indian consulate in the country, where such child was born, together with a declaration that the child does not hold the passport of any other country.
The applicants are advised to carefully go through the provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955 and rules named there under to determine their eligibility for Indian citizenship. |
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