When was oci introduced

The Central Government may, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed, on an application made in this behalf, register as an overseas citizen of India.

The Central Government may, by order, cancel the registration granted under sub-section 1 of section 7A if it is satisfied that. Ministry of External Affairs. Consular Services. Overseas Citizenship of India Scheme In response to persistent demands for "dual citizenship" particularly from the Diaspora in North America and other developed countries and keeping in view the Government's deep commitment towards fulfilling the aspirations and expectations of Overseas Indians, the Overseas Citizenship of India OCI Scheme was introduced by amending the Citizenship Act, in August The Ministry has issued notifications granting registered OCIs further benefits as under: Parity with Non-Resident Indians in the matter of inter-country adoption of Indian children.

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Let's reshape it today. Corning Gorilla Glass TougherTogether. ET India Inc. ET Engage. Application Form and Procedure: A family consisting of spouses and up to two minor children can Apply in the same Form i. Form XIX. Proof of present citizenship. After preliminary scrutiny, if there is any adverse information against the applicant, prior approval of the MHA shall be required before grant of registration.

The MHA may approve or reject the grant of registration within days from the date of the receipt of the application. If the application is filed in India, registration shall be granted by FRROs by following the above procedure.

Parliament can lay down the criteria for citizenship but once it decides to bestow citizenship on any category of persons, not even Parliament can proceed to deprive that class of citizens of their fundamental rights.

The very idea of fundamental rights in India is that every person is born with these rights and the Constitution merely recognises such rights. It will be difficult if not impossible for the Narendra Modi government to reclaim the trust of OCIs after this latest notification unless it acts swiftly. Share your perspective on this article with a post on ScrollStack, and send it to your followers.

Contribute Now. Narendra Modi at the edition of Pravasi Divas, a celebratory day to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community towards the development of India. Judicial defeats Most of these new restrictions have likely been inspired by the defeats suffered by the government in various cases filed by OCIs before the judiciary.