Indian Citizenship Online Application & Status

Name of the Organization : Ministry Of Home Affairs
Type of Facility : Online Indian Citizenship & Application Status
Location : Delhi

Website : http://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in/

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Procedure For Applying Online For Indian Citizenship :
Introduction to Indian Citizenship :
The Constitution of India provides a single citizenship for the entire country. The Citizenship Act enacted by the Parliament in 1955 provides for acquisition, renunciation, termination, deprivation and determination of Indian citizenship. The Act provides for acquisition of Indian Citizenship by birth, descent, registration and naturalization.

Acquisition of Indian Citizenship :
The salient features of conditions and procedures for acquisition of Indian Citizenship as per the provisions of Indian Citizenship Act, 1955 are mentioned below :

By Birth (Section 3) :
i. Every person born in India on or after the 26.01.1950 but before 01.07.1987 is a citizen of India by birth irrespective of the nationality of his/her parents.
ii. Every person born in India between 01.07.1987 to 02.12.2004 is a citizen of India provided either of his/her parents is a citizen of India at the time of his/ her birth.
iii. Every person born in India on or after 03.12.2004, shall be citizen of India provided both of his/her parents are citizens of India or one of whose parents is a citizen of India and the other is not an illegal migrant at the time of his/ her birth

By Registration (section 5) :
Citizenship of India by registration can be acquired by-
i. A person of Indian origin who is ordinarily resident in India for seven years before making an application for registration; or
ii. A person of Indian origin who is ordinarily resident in any country or place outside undivided India; or
iii. A person who is married to a citizen of India and is ordinarily resident of India for seven years before making an application for registration; or
iv. Minor children of persons who are citizens of India; or
v. A person of full age and capacity whose parents are registered as citizens of India section 5(1) (a) of this sub- section or sub- section (1) of section 6; or
vi. A person of full age and capacity who, or either of his/ her parents, was earlier citizen of independent India, and has been residing in India for one year immediately before making an application for registration; or
vii. A person of full age and capacity who has been registered as an overseas citizen of India for five years, and who has been residing in India for one year before making an application for registration

By Naturalisation (section 6) :
Citizenship of India by naturalization can be acquired by a foreigner (not being an illegal migrant) who is ordinarily resident in India for twelve years (throughout the period of twelve months immediately preceding the date of application and for eleven years in the aggregate in the fourteen years preceding the twelve months) and fulfils other qualifications as specified in third schedule to the act, 1955.

Termination of Indian Citizenship (Section 9) :
Any citizen of India who by naturalization, registration or otherwise voluntarily acquires, or has at any time between the 26th January, 1950 and the commencement of this Act, voluntarily acquired the citizenship of another country shall, upon such acquisition or, as the case may be, such commencement, cease to be a citizen of India.

Process for Filling up Online Application Form
1) The applicant after accessing the above mentioned website shall select one from the list of Section / Form .
2) See eligibility criteria and required documents to apply for the selected Section / Form .
3) Click “Apply Online” button to fill up the form.

Apply Online : https://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in/

Instructions for filing Fresh application :
i. The applicants are requested to please go through the provisions of Indian Citizenship Act, 1955 mentioned above and ascertain their eligibility for applying Indian Citizenship.
ii. The applicant shall select one form of his/ her eligibility from the provided list of forms.
iii. Once the form is selected by the applicant, the application form will be displayed automatically wherein the applicant shall fill his/ her personal details. After filling the application form, the same shall be saved by the applicant and continue for the next page.
iv. After completing the first page, applicant will get Temporary Internet File Number , which can be used to modify/ edit application before Final Submit To The Ministry.
v. Continuing with the next page of the application, the applicant has to fill up other details in the online application form
** Residential details
** Family members detail staying in India
** Criminal proceeding details
vi. After filling all the details in the online application form, the form is saved and submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
vii. As soon as the form is submitted to the MHA, a MHA File Number will be generated automatically and will appear on the screen as an acknowledgement. The applicants are advised to keep this MHA File Number for further correspondence and online status tracking.
viii. Applicant has to take the print out of filled up online application by clicking the Print application tab from the main menu.
ix. The applicant can modify/ edit filled up application form before submitting the same to the Ministry of Home Affairs. Once the application is submitted to the Ministry, then further modifications/ editing in the online application forms are not allowed. Print application :
x. After clicking on Print application tab from the main menu, the applicant has to enter his/ her MHA File Number and Date of Birth as an identity to access the submitted application. A Pdf. application form shall be displayed with an option of pasting applicant’s recent passport size photograph.
xi. The applicant shall take the print out of the application submitted by them. He/ she is required to put his signature/ Thumb impression at the designated signature box.
xii. The signed hard copy of the online application along with the requisite supporting documents for grant of citizenship is to be submitted in triplicate to the Collector/ District Magistrate/ Deputy Commissioner of the area where the applicant is residing. The applicant has to self attest the photocopies of the supporting documents enclosed with the application.
xiii. A person who has not attained the age of 18 years is considered as minor. Parents /guardians must sign in the column prescribed for them in the form under Section 5 (1) (d) of the Indian Citizenship Rules, 2009.

Post submission of application form in the Collector/ District Magistrate/ Deputy Commissioner Office :
i. After following the procedures given under Rule 11 and 12 of the Indian Citizenship Rules, 2009 (mentioned below in the document), the application will be forwarded by the concerned Collector/District Magistrate/Deputy Commissioner to the Ministry of Home Affairs (M.H.A.) through the State Government/ Union Territory concerned
ii. Each applicant whose case is found to be fully complete in accordance with the prescribed requirements, the applicant is informed about the acceptance of his/ her application through the State Government, subject to fulfillment of prescribed conditions.
iii. After acceptance of the application for grant of Indian Citizenship by the Central Government, the applicant is required to furnish through the State Government inter alia-
** Certificate of renunciation of his/ her foreign citizenship issued by the Mission of the concerned country.
** Challan in original as proof of deposit of the prescribed fee as mentioned in the acceptance letter.
** Three passport size photographs duly attested on the backside by a Gazetted Officer
** Three specimen signature of the applicant
** Personal particulars of the applicant in form X at the Citizenship Rules, 2009.
iv. Thereafter citizenship certificate shall be sent to the State Government who after completing all the formalities prescribed in Indian Citizenship Rules, 2009, will issue the same to the applicant

General Instructions :
1. Once the application is filled and submitted, then applicant has to follow the instructions mentioned at the end of the hard copy (generated pdf. file) of online filed application.
2. Please check that all fields in the form are filled in and all necessary enclosures are attached before submission of the form to Collector/District Magistrate/Deputy Commissioner concerned. Half filled online requests will be rejected and may cause a delay in processing the applications
3. For problems in online filing of application for Indian Citizenship, please send an e-Mail to spsharma AT nic.in mentioning details of problem.
4. You may send e-Mail to dsmmp-mha AT nic.in for any suggestions and queries regarding Indian Citizenship.

Procedure :
The hard copy of the online application for grant of citizenship is to be submitted to the Collector/District Magistrate/Deputy Commissioner of the area where the applicant is resident. The application along with a report on the eligibility and suitability of the applicant is to be sent by the Collector/District Magistrate/Deputy Commissioner to the State Government within 60 days. Thereafter, the application along with the recommendation of the state government is to be sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs within 30 days.

Each application is examined in this Ministry in terms of the provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955 and the Rules framed there under after obtaining security clearance from the Security agency. Each applicant whose case is found to be fully complete with the prescribed requirement is informed about the acceptance of his/ her application through the state Government. The applicant is then required to furnish through the state government inter-alia a certificate of the renunciation of his/ her foreign citizenship issued by the Mission of the concerned country along with the prescribed fee as mentioned in the acceptance letter and three passport size photographs duly attested on the reverse by a Gazette Officer, three specimen signatures and personal particulars of the applicant. Thereafter a certificate of Indian citizenship is issued to him through the state government

Application Status : http://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.i…nt_status.aspx