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