How can one lose Indian Citizenship?
Q. Which are the modes of losing Indian Citizenship?
1) Renunciation
2) Termination
3) Deprivation- Published on 17 Feb 17a. 1, 2
b. 2, 3
c. All of the above
d. None of the above
ANSWER: All of the above
- The Citizenship Act, 1955, prescribes three ways of losing citizenship whether acquired under the Act or under the Constitution.
- By Renunciation -
1. Any citizen of India can make a declaration renouncing is Indian citizenship.
2. However, if such a declaration is made during a war in which India is engaged, its registration shall be withheld by the Central Government.
3. Further, when a person renounces his Indian citizenship, every minor child of that person also loses Indian citizenship.
4. But, when such a child attains the age of 18, he may resume Indian citizenship.
- By Termination -
1. When an Indian citizen voluntarily acquires the citizenship of another country, he/she automatically ceases to be Indian.
2. This provision does not apply during a war in which India is engaged.
- By Deprivation - It is a mandatory termination of Indian citizenship by the Central government, if :
1. the citizen has obtained the citizenship by fraud;
2. the citizen has shown disloyalty to the Constitution of India;
3. the citizen has unlawfully traded or communicated with the enemy during a war;
4. the citizen has, within five years after registration or naturalization, been imprisoned in any country for two years; and
5. the citizen has been ordinarily resident out of India for seven years continuously (not applicable to students studying abroad or to citizens in the service of a government in India or an international organization of which India is a member, or to citizens who register annually at an Indian consulate regarding their intention to retain his Indian citizenship).
