Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005

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The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 is an Indian law that revised the country’s citizenship framework, notably by creating and defining the status of Overseas Citizens of India and expanding provisions for persons of Indian origin living abroad.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of India ⓘ
Indian federal law ⓘ
affects eligibility for Indian citizenship ⓘ
rights of persons of Indian origin abroad ⓘ
amends Citizenship Act, 1955 ⓘ
category 2005 in Indian law ⓘ
Indian nationality law ⓘ
country India ⓘ
createdStatus Overseas Citizen of India ⓘ
defines legal status of Overseas Citizen of India ⓘ
expandedProvisionsFor persons of Indian origin living abroad ⓘ
governmentBodyResponsibleForImplementation Ministry of Home Affairs (India) ⓘ
introducedConcept Overseas citizenship without full political rights ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of India ⓘ
linked to: Union of India
languageOfText English ⓘ
legalDomain immigration law ⓘ
nationality law ⓘ
public law ⓘ
legalEffect amended provisions on acquisition of citizenship ⓘ
amended provisions on registration of persons of Indian origin ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
legislature Parliament of India ⓘ
partOf Indian citizenship regime ⓘ
purpose to provide a statutory basis for Overseas Citizens of India ⓘ
to revise and modernize India’s citizenship framework ⓘ
region South Asia ⓘ
relatedConcept Indian citizenship ⓘ
Person of Indian Origin ⓘ
scope Overseas Citizens of India ⓘ
non-resident persons of Indian origin ⓘ
shortTitle Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 ⓘ
subjectMatter Overseas citizenship ⓘ
citizenship law ⓘ
persons of Indian origin ⓘ
typeOfChange statutory amendment ⓘ
yearOfEnactment 2005 ⓘ

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Overseas Citizens of India → legalBasis → Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 ⓘ
Overseas Citizens of India → legalBasis → Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015 ⓘ
linked to: Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005
Overseas Citizen of India → legalBasis → Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 ⓘ
subject linked to: OCI
Overseas Citizen of India → legalBasis → Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015 ⓘ
subject linked to: OCI
linked to: Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005
Overseas Citizen of India → governedBy → Citizenship Rules, 2009 (India) ⓘ
subject linked to: OCI
linked to: Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005
Citizenship Act, 1955 → amendedBy → Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 ⓘ
subject linked to: Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 → shortTitle → Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 ⓘ