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anahita bhats
(Querist) 15 May 2012
This query is : Resolved
Respected Sir
ONE HAS a resident visa of Canada and wife and children have citizenship of Canada.
Need to know
1. Does India have Dual Citizenship with Canada ?
2. havING a Resident visa of Canada can ONE HOLD Indian ration card?
3.can family have Indian ration card if they are citizens of Canada?
4. can they have right to vote?
5 resident visa of canada and citizenship of Canada can you hold Indian passport?
6.one has resident visa of Canada do have surrender Indian passport?
7. are citizens of Canada , do they have to surrender Indian passport ?
8. if citizens of canada can they make a new ration card and show in small causes court for proof?
Awaiting your kind response
Thanking you
ajay sethi
(Expert) 15 May 2012
. india recognises overseas citizenship . you can come to india and stay as long as possible . you dont have to register with cops on arrival .
however you cnanot exericse right to vote or stand for elections or buy any agricultural land in india
as far as your other queries are concerned contact indian embassy
ajay sethi
(Expert) 15 May 2012
Dual citizenship a hit amongst PIOs
Kartikeya, TNN Jul 19, 2010, 02.50am IST
MUMBAI: In less than four years since the government gave Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) a second chance to reconnect with the country of their forefathers, more than half a million foreign nationals have acquired the coveted Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI).
Popularly known as 'dual citizenship', OCI was first mooted in December 2005 to woo the rich and influential Indian diaspora from across the world. Recently, the scheme was in news when Nobel laureate V S Naipaul, whose ancestors belonged to UP's Gorakhpur, was given a hard time by overzealous babus in London when he applied for the card. Naipaul was asked to provide documents to prove that his ancestors indeed lived in India.
The Naipaul case apart, figures sourced by TOI suggest that the scheme has been a success especially among PIOs living in the First World. By the end of March 2010, the government issued 5,73,324 dual citizenships in 91 countries.
Nearly half of these were American citizens followed by British, Canadians and Australians. A common factor was at least one of their ancestors had been an Indian.
The primary benefit of having an OCI status is that the holder gets a lifelong visa to visit India and stay as long as he wants. Second, unlike other foreign visitors, he does not need to register with local police on arrival.
But, it's also a misnomer to assume that OCI grants any real "citizenship". It does not give the PIO a right to vote or contest elections in India. He also cannot hold constitutional posts or buy agricultural land in the country.
Shonee Kapoor
(Expert) 15 May 2012
Nothing left to be added.
Regards,
Shonee Kapoor
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anahita bhats
(Querist) 16 May 2012
Sir..
The OCI is just not to be confused with Dual Citizenship. also does a person have to surrender the Indian passport as having canadian citizenship and passport.. also need to know can a ration card be a valid document as having canadian citizenship . on the sites i have gone through its says India does not allow dual citizenship, and is not to be mixed with OCI also read was OCI is not given to all except diplomats, and person of high calibre.
Awaiting response
thank you
