Citizenship Act, 1955 of India

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The Citizenship Act, 1955 of India is the primary law that defines the acquisition, determination, and termination of Indian citizenship, including various categories such as Overseas Citizens of India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of India ⓘ
Indian statute ⓘ
actNumber 57 of 1955 ⓘ
administeredBy Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India ⓘ
administeredThrough Foreigners Division of Ministry of Home Affairs ⓘ
Office of the Registrar General of Citizen Registration (where applicable) ⓘ
amendedBy Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986 ⓘ
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1992 ⓘ
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 ⓘ
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 ⓘ
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015 ⓘ
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 ⓘ
citationStyle The Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955) ⓘ
containsProvisionOn citizenship for persons from territories becoming part of India ⓘ
dual citizenship restrictions ⓘ
loss of citizenship for certain acts ⓘ
naturalisation requirements ⓘ
registration of citizens ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dateOfCommencement 30 December 1955 ⓘ
defines acquisition of Indian citizenship ⓘ
deprivation of Indian citizenship ⓘ
determination of Indian citizenship ⓘ
renunciation of Indian citizenship ⓘ
termination of Indian citizenship ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of India ⓘ
governs Overseas Citizen of India ⓘ
Person of Indian Origin (historical category) ⓘ
languageOfStatute English ⓘ
legalDomain citizenship law ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
legalStatus in force (as amended) ⓘ
linkedTo Articles 5 to 11 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
longTitle An Act to provide for the acquisition and determination of Indian citizenship ⓘ
providesFor citizenship by birth ⓘ
citizenship by descent ⓘ
citizenship by incorporation of territory ⓘ
citizenship by naturalisation ⓘ
citizenship by registration ⓘ
publishedIn The Gazette of India ⓘ
regionOfApplication Republic of India ⓘ
linked to: India
replaces citizenship provisions of the Constitution of India (transitional) ⓘ
sectionIntroduced Overseas Citizen of India scheme ⓘ
cancellation of Overseas Citizen of India registration ⓘ
registration of Overseas Citizen of India ⓘ
shortTitle Citizenship Act, 1955 ⓘ
yearEnacted 1955 ⓘ

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Overseas Citizens of India → legalBasis → Citizenship Act, 1955 of India ⓘ
Overseas Citizen of India → legalBasis → Citizenship Act, 1955 (India) ⓘ
subject linked to: OCI
linked to: Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
Citizenship Act, 1955 → shortTitle → Citizenship Act, 1955 ⓘ
subject linked to: Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
linked to: Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
Citizenship Act, 1955 → citationStyle → The Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955) ⓘ
subject linked to: Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
linked to: Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 → amends → Citizenship Act, 1955 ⓘ
linked to: Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
National Population Register operations → legalFramework → Citizenship Act, 1955 (India) ⓘ
linked to: Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
Assam Accord → relatedTo → Citizenship Act, 1955 ⓘ
linked to: Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
National Register of Citizens in Assam → legalBasis → Citizenship Act, 1955 ⓘ
linked to: Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986 → amends → Citizenship Act, 1955 ⓘ
linked to: Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1992 → amends → Citizenship Act, 1955 ⓘ
linked to: Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015 → amends → Citizenship Act, 1955 ⓘ
linked to: Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 → amends → Citizenship Act, 1955 ⓘ
linked to: Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 → relatedTo → Nationality law of India ⓘ
linked to: Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 → amends → Citizenship Act, 1955 ⓘ
linked to: Citizenship Act, 1955 of India