The Central Govt. may grant a certificate of naturalization to any person if he/she possesses the following qualifications:
1.That he is not a citizen or subject of any country where citizens of India are prevented from becoming subjects or citizens of that country by naturalization.
2. Adnan Sami was given citizenship under Section 6 (I) of the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955 under the category “citizenship by naturalization.”
3. The power to grant citizenship lies only with the Home Ministry.
Which of the above statements are correct?
The Central Govt. may grant a certificate of naturalization to any person if he/she possesses the following qualifications:
1.That he is not a citizen or subject of any country where citizens of India are prevented from becoming subjects or citizens of that country by naturalization.
2. Adnan Sami was given citizenship under Section 6 (I) of the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955 under the category “citizenship by naturalization.”
3. The power to grant citizenship lies only with the Home Ministry.
Which of the above statements are correct?
The correct option is D All of the above
Indian citizenship can be acquired by birth, descent, registration and naturalization. The conditions and procedure for acquisition of Indian citizenship as per the provision of the Citizenship Act, 1955 are given below:
1.By Birth (Section 3)
2.By Descent (Section 4)
3. By Registration (Section 5(1)) Indian Citizenship by registration can be acquired (not illegal migrant)
4.By Registration (Section 5(4))
5. By Naturalization (Section 6)
Citizenship of India by naturalization can be acquired by a foreigner (not illegal migrant) who is ordinarily resident in India forTWELVE 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 other qualifications as specified in Third Schedule to the Act. Application shall be made in Form-XII.
All of the above
Indian citizenship can be acquired by birth, descent, registration and naturalization. The conditions and procedure for acquisition of Indian citizenship as per the provision of the Citizenship Act, 1955 are given below:
1.By Birth (Section 3)
2.By Descent (Section 4)
3. By Registration (Section 5(1)) Indian Citizenship by registration can be acquired (not illegal migrant)
4.By Registration (Section 5(4))
5. By Naturalization (Section 6)
Citizenship of India by naturalization can be acquired by a foreigner (not illegal migrant) who is ordinarily resident in India forTWELVE 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 other qualifications as specified in Third Schedule to the Act. Application shall be made in Form-XII.
