Citizenship (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015:- Following are the amendments proposed by the Citizenship (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 to the Indian Citizen Act, 1955 1.The mandatory clause for one year continuous stay in India for Indian Citizenship has been relaxed (for special circumstances) 2. Enabling of registration as Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) by a minor, whose parents are Indian Citizens. 3. Enabling of registration as Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) by a child or a grand-child or a great grandchild of such a citizen. 4.In respect of existing PIO card holders central government may, by notification in Official Gazette, specify a particular date from which all existing PIO card holders will be deemed to be OCI card holders. 5.Enabling of registration as Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) by such spouse of a citizen of India or spouse of an OCI registered under Section 7A and whose marriage has been registered and subsisted for a continuous period of not less than two years immediately preceding the presentation of the application under this section.
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 04:26:43 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015