Indian citizens are increasingly choosing to renounce their citizenship in favor of other nationalities as a result of improved access to healthcare, education, employment prospects, and investment climates. Approximately 8,34,000 indians have renounced their citizenship in only the last five years. In the years before the COVID-19 epidemic (2011–2019), over 132,000 indian citizens gave up their citizenship forever. 

In the year 2023, this number increased by twenty percent to fifteen thousand. Many indians are relocating overseas in search of better financial prospects and a greater standard of living, in addition to better employment and educational options. indians are further encouraged to apply for foreign citizenship by the stark contrast between the requirement for visas to enter numerous countries with an indian passport and the visa-free travel available with passports from the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, and Singapore.
 
 Key Statistics

• Between 2018 and 2023, indians obtained citizenship in 114 countries.

•  Most of them settled in the US, UK, Germany, Canada, and Australia.

•  In the last six years, 1,500 people chose to become citizens of Kenya, 130 became citizens of Nepal, and 70 became citizens of Pakistan.

•  With 1.5 million students studying overseas, india is the country with the second-highest number of foreign students behind China.

Those who get foreign citizenship forfeit their indian citizenship, as dual citizenship is prohibited under indian law. Although the Overseas Citizen of india (OCI) card, which was launched in 2006, permits visa-free admission and private employment in india, returning to the country needs a visa. But this card wasn't made accessible until 2015, with the discontinuation of the Person of indian Origin (PIO) card. The number of indians who renounce their citizenship may go down if dual citizenship is implemented, according to experts.
 
 
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G GOWTHAM

27/08/2024 08:20 AM