Adv. Radharao Gracias wrote: > >Dual nationality is specifically barred, by Article 9 of the Constitution of >India, which dictates: >Art.9. No person shall be a citizen of India by virtue of article 5, or be >deemed to be a citizen of India by virtue of article 6 or article 8, if he has >voluntarily acquired the >citizenship of any foreign State. >
The above statement needs to be slightly corrected in light of the following amendment: QUOTE In terms of the provisions contained in Section 7A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955), as amended by the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 (Central Act 32 of 2005), the Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) of all countries (except those holding citizenship of Bangladesh and Pakistan or who ever held the citizenship of either of these two countries), who were citizens of India or were eligible to become citizens of India on 26th January 1950, or any time thereafter, or belonged to a territory that became part of India after 15th August 1947, are eligible to register themselves as Overseas Citizens of India (OCI), Children / grandchildren / minor children of such persons are also eligible for registration as OCI under the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955). UNQUOTE ...(V. K. Jha) Secretary (NRI) Govt. of Goa Circular No: No.COMM/NRI/169/2010-11 Here is a link to the full text of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2005: http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/1970337/ Cheers, Santosh
