Americans flock to claim Canadian citizenship by descent amid US political upheaval and new law changes; here’s the complete processA surge in Americans seeking Canadian citizenship by descent is driven by recent law changes and US political uncertainty. Bill C-3, enacte...
31 Mar, 2026, 10.09 AM IST
US cuts fee to renounce citizenship by more than 80%The United States is significantly reducing the fee for renouncing American nationality from $2,350 to $450, effective April 13. This rever...
16 Mar, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
US Senator proposes to introduce new bill ending dual citizenshipA US Senator plans new legislation. It will ask citizens with dual citizenship to pick one country. Those seeking foreign citizenship in th...
02 Dec, 2025, 03.01 PM IST
Over 2 lakh Indians renounced Indian citizenship in 2024: Govt tells Lok SabhaThe Indian government informed the Lok Sabha that over two lakh Indians renounced their citizenship in 2024. The number of citizenships rel...
10 Aug, 2025, 10.21 AM IST
New NPS account closure rules: PFRDA issues rules to close NPS accounts for these accountholdersPFRDA has introduced new directives for NPS subscribers who renounce Indian citizenship without obtaining an OCI card. These individuals mu...
23 Apr, 2025, 05.12 PM IST
The Accidental American: Why inherited US Citizenship becomes a costly burdenAccidental Americans are people who inherit US citizenship by birthright or lineage but have little connection to the country. They face is...
12 Mar, 2025, 08.27 PM IST
Exodus of high net worth Indians economic travesty: Congress on citizenship renunciation dataThe Indian mission organized a series of environmental events in July to promote sustainability, as part of the Plant4Mother campaign launc...
03 Aug, 2024, 02.31 PM IST
Over 2.15 lakh Indians gave up their citizenship and moved abroad in 2023In 2023, 216,219 Indians renounced their citizenship, according to a report presented to the Rajya Sabha. The number was slightly lower tha...
02 Aug, 2024, 01.08 PM IST
2.25 lakh people renounced Indian citizenship in 2022: Govt dataMeanwhile, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar said the number of Indians who renounced their Indian citizenship in 2015 was 1,31,489, whi...
09 Feb, 2023, 06.23 PM IST
Indians are leaving the country in droves. Here's where they are headed and whyAccording to the 'International Migration 2020 Highlights', by the Population Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs ...
09 Jan, 2023, 12.25 PM IST
Lanka's ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa applies for US citizenship restoration: Media report"An appeal by his lawyers to the US government -- more pointedly the Department of State to restore his citizenship, which he renounced to ...
02 Jan, 2023, 04.32 PM IST
Parents had renounced citizenship but children want it: Govt issues normsAs per Section 8 (2) of Indian Citizenship Act, 1955, "every minor child of a person who renounces their citizenship under Section 8(1), sh...
30 Dec, 2022, 12.08 AM 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
A complete guide to renouncing foreign citizenships and acquiring Indian citizenshipCitizenship of India by naturalization may be acquired by a foreign national (not being an illegal migrant) who is ordinarily resident in I...
08 Sep, 2021, 12.30 PM IST
US raises 5-fold the fee to renounce citizenshipThere are a few hundred Americans who renounce their citizenship each year. Nearly 4,000 gave up their citizenship between 2001 and 2008.
14 Sep, 2014, 11.26 AM IST
3000 Americans renounce citizenship over intrusive tax laws: ReportTired of dealing with intrusive US tax laws and complicated tax filings, 3,000 Americans have renounced their citizenship last year.
18 Feb, 2014, 06.55 PM IST
Giving up green card or US citizenship? Here are your tax consequencesIf you have renounced or are considering renouncing US citizenship or Green Card, there are some steps you must take from the tax perspecti...
16 Oct, 2012, 01.10 AM IST