UPSC Express

​CITIZENSHIP: 

Acquisition of Citizenship: 

• By descent : Present : registration in embassy. 
• By registration : 1+ 6/8
• By Naturalization  : 1 + 11/14
• By Incorporation of new territory. 
• By Birth : 1993 : Atleast one parent, present : both father and mother. Children of foreign diplomats and enemy alien – no citizenship by birth 

Termination : 

• By Deprivation : Govt by order depriving. 
• By Termination : When one acquired another citizenship
•  By renunciation : One renounces to be citizen of India by registration

Jan, 2015: PIO merged with OCI. 

• All PIO card holders are now OCI card holders. 
• Life long visa. 
• Parity with NRI in economic, financial and educational fields except acquisition of agricultural and Plantation properties.

NRI: > 182 days outside India. He/She is a citizen of India. 

Indian constitution like Canada provided for Single Citizenship.