The Calcutta High Court ruled that identity cards do not prove Indian citizenship. A habeas corpus petition was dismissed as proof of citiz...

Karnataka has become the first state to introduce a Permanent Residence Certificate. This certificate is now accepted by the Election Commi...

Karnataka's Deputy CM G Parameshwara stated new PRCs will identify illegal immigrants. He rejected BJP claims that the certificates enable ...

Asaduddin Owaisi requested Telangana's Congress government to issue Permanent Residence Certificates. This move aims to prevent residents f...

MEA's assertion that a passport isn't conclusive proof of citizenship has sparked debate. While legally correct, as citizenship is defined ...

A recent statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarifying that a passport is not proof of citizenship has sparked debate. Indian cou...

Government clarifies a passport has never been definitive proof of citizenship, citing the Passports Act and Bombay High Court rulings. Thi...

Canada has significantly tightened rules for citizenship by descent applications. Applicants must now provide original government-issued do...

Canada's Bill C-3, effective December 15, 2025, amends citizenship law to grant citizenship to those born before the date who were previous...

Canada's citizenship framework has been updated, effective December 15, 2025, with Bill C-3. This new legislation allows Canadian parents b...

Past electoral roll revisions rarely needed parental proof. Bihar's current demand for such documents is unusual. Earlier revisions, like i...

The Election Commission aligns its Special Intensive Revision with the 2003 Citizenship Act. This act requires specific parental citizenshi...

The Election Commission introduces new rules for voter enrollment. Voters enrolled after 2003-04 must now provide proof of citizenship. Thi...

As per Section 8 (2) of Indian Citizenship Act, 1955, "every minor child of a person who renounces their citizenship under Section 8(1), sh...

Citizenship of India by naturalization may be acquired by a foreign national (not being an illegal migrant) who is ordinarily resident in I...

The high court had earlier also held in another case in 2016 that PAN card and bank documents are not proofs of citizenship. Certificates i...

A birth certificate, passport or even an Aadhaar card may not be enough to prove that you are an Indian citizen if you were born after July...