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CITIZENSHIP RULES 2009
New law opens Canada citizenship route for millions in USMillions of Americans with Canadian roots can now get Canadian passports. A new law, effective December 15, 2025, grants citizenship by des...01 Apr, 2026, 11.12 AM IST- 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...02 Mar, 2026, 11.55 PM IST
- Canada moves closer to changing citizenship laws, easing path for overseas-born childrenCanada is set to change its citizenship laws. This reform will help many Indian families. The 'second-generation cut-off' rule is ending. T...23 Nov, 2025, 12.58 PM IST
- Canada proposes stricter rules for citizenship by descentCanada is considering tighter regulations for citizenship by descent under Bill C-3, potentially limiting it to the first generation born a...19 Oct, 2025, 02.25 PM IST
- Indian diaspora to benefit as Canada proposes expansion of citizenship by descentCanada's Bill C-3 aims to eliminate the first-generation limit on citizenship by descent, addressing a court ruling that deemed the restric...07 Jun, 2025, 10.50 AM IST
- Canada delays changes to citizenship rulesChanges to Canada's first-generation limit (FGL) concerning the inheritance of Canadian citizenship have been delayed until at least August...27 Jun, 2024, 06.02 PM IST
- 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...01 Nov, 2022, 04.04 PM IST
- Parents may have renounced Indian citizenship, but child in mother's womb entitled to it: Madras High CourtThe parents of the petitioner, though originally Indian citizens, renounced their citizenship and obtained citizenship of Singapore in Dece...18 May, 2022, 10.53 PM IST
- 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...29 May, 2021, 06.01 PM IST
- Passport not mandatory for foreigners to apply for Indian citizenship: Calcutta HCJustice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya disposed of a petition by granting the petitioner liberty to file an application before the authority as c...29 Feb, 2020, 04.37 PM IST
- Centre empowers 2 DMs in Goa to examine the issue of Indian and Portuguese citizenshipAccording to State government, the rise in number of people applying for Portuguese citizenship was witnessed after 1986 when Portugal beca...30 May, 2019, 09.00 AM IST
- Religion column introduced in Indian citizenship application formA person who applied for Indian citizenship till now did not require to furnish information on religion.25 Oct, 2018, 06.32 AM IST
- Hindus migrating from borders into India to register with just Rs 100 for citizenshipThe new rules also allow the minority members from the neighbouring countries to take oath of allegiance as an Indian citizen in front of S...24 Dec, 2016, 07.35 PM IST
- Law to rehabilitate Hindu refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh?The government is likely to soon enact a law for rehabilitation of Hindu refugees from Pakistan and Bangladesh.13 Apr, 2015, 11.47 AM IST
- Government announces concessions for refugees from Pakistan, AfghanistanThe eligible applicants who were facing difficulties in submitting online applications can now submit the same manually along with their pa...13 Nov, 2014, 02.56 PM IST
- EC to take call on plea against Goa BJP MLA: GovernorGoa Governor B V Wanchoo told media persons today that the petition submitted to him has been forwarded to the Election Commission of India...25 Jan, 2013, 04.39 PM IST
- About 1,100 Afghans given Indian citizenshipAbout 1,100 people from the trouble-torn Afghanistan have been given Indian citizenship in the past three years, the government said on Wed...24 Feb, 2010, 04.08 PM IST
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