Articles related to Indian Citizenship


ArticlesDeals with
Article 5Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution
Article 6Rights of Citizenship of certain persons who have migrated to India from Pakistan
Article 7Rights of Citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan
Article 8Rights of Citizenship of certain persons of Indian origin residing outside India
Article 9Persons voluntarily acquiring Citizenship of a Foreign State not to be Citizens
Article 10Continuance of the Rights of Citizenship
Article 11Parliament to regulate the Right of Citizenship by Law

Getting Indian Citizenship

The Citizenship Act of 1955, provides for acquiring and losing the citizenship of India. Till now this act has been amended in 1986, 1992, 2003 and 2005. The various ways of acquiring an Indian citizenship are as  :