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Govt amends immigration rules: 180-day registration window relaxed, online appeals introducedNew rules for foreigners in India are now in effect. Those on visas for 180 days or less must register before their visa expires to stay lo...- Applicants must declare status of passports: New CAA rulesNew rules for Citizenship Amendment Act applicants are now in effect. The Union home ministry has updated the regulations. Applicants must ...
- Centre fixes OCI card application fee at USD 275, scraps six-month stay ruleThe Indian government has revised OCI card application fees, setting the new OCI card fee at USD 275. Several changes to the application pr...
- MHA sets up two empowered panels to process CAA applications in West BengalThe Union Home Ministry has established two new committees in West Bengal to process Citizenship Amendment Act applications. These committe...
- OCI card can be cancelled for serious criminal charges or convictions, Home Ministry warnsThe Ministry of Home Affairs has announced new rules regarding the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card. The OCI card can now be cancelled ...
- Can your child born abroad get Indian citizenship?Indian citizenship for children born abroad hinges on parental citizenship at birth and timely registration. Rules vary based on the birth ...
- CAA to grant citizenship with retrospective effectEligible applicants under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 will be granted Indian nationality with retrospective effect. The Ministry o...
- CAA Rules Notified: Here's what happens next and where it doesn't applyThe Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, rules have been notified, allowing fast-track citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants fr...
- CAA rules to be notified 'much before' Lok Sabha poll announcement: OfficialOn December 27, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said that no one can stop the implementation of the CAA as it is the law of the land and ...
- 31 DMs empowered to grant citizenship to minorities of Pak, Afghanistan, Bangladesh: GovtThe delegation of this power is aimed at speedy disposal of the citizenship applications of such foreigners as decisions can now be taken a...
- Centre to grant citizenship to minorities of Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan under Citizenship Act, 1955The move to grant citizenship under the Citizenship Act, 1955 and not the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) bears signifi...
- 4,844 foreigners granted Indian citizenship in 5 yearsRai, the Union Minister of State for Home, said 1,773 foreigners were granted the Indian citizenship in 2021, 639 in 2020, 987 in 2019, 628...
- Gauhati High Court asks East Pakistan immigrant to apply for citizenship under CAAThe High Court in its order said that Paul was about two years old when he entered India with his father Boloram Paul and grandfather Chint...
- No new cases to be registered against Gorkha community at foreigners’ tribunals: Assam CabinetAssam chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “You will be further happy to note that Assam cabinet took a decision today not prosecut...
- Congress, BJP clash over Assam’s move on granting citizenship under 1955 ActAssam BJP spokesperson, Rupam Goswami said that Citizenship is a central subject. “Earlier Centre has issued necessary orders; Assam govern...
- Home Ministry seeks applications for citizenship from non-Muslim refugees from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh in 13 districtsThe Union home ministry on Friday night issued the notification for immediate implementation of the order under the Citizenship Act 1955 an...
- Joint Parliamentary panel seeks extention of term to submit report on Citizenship Amendment BillThe Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, was introduced in the Lok Sabha to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955.
- Minority refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh can stay in India without valid documentsRefugees who have entered India on or before December 31, can stay in the country on humanitarian grounds, even without valid travel docume...
- Government committed to long-term visa to Pakistan, Bangladesh minoritiesKiren Rijiju said that several members of minority communities of Pak come to India with the intention of getting long-term visa or citizen...
- Cabinet approves amendment to Citizenship ActThe Union Cabinet today approved amendment to the Citizenship Act, paving the way for its introduction in the budget session of parliament ...
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