Over 1.6 lakh Indians renounced their citizenship in 2021, highest in the past five years, according to information provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
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| Over 1.6 lakh Indians renounced their citizenship in 2021 |
In 2018, MHA revised Form XXII under Citizenship Rules and included a column on circumstances/reasons due to which applicant intends to acquire foreign citizenship and renounce Indian citizenship.
- Over 78,000 Indians acquired U.S. citizenship, the highest among all other countries, by giving up Indian citizenship.
- As many as 362 Indians living in China also acquired Chinese citizenship.
- The number of Indians who gave up citizenship in the years 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 stood at 1,33,049, 1,34,561, 1,44,017 and 85,248 respectively.
- A study of the detailed data on those who renounced Indian citizenship over the past 3 years reveals that US citizenship remains the most lucrative alternative to Indian citizenship, followed by the citizenships of Canada, Australia and the UK.
