Hi. I hope this is in the right place.
I was born a US citizen but am thinking of maybe leaving the US and becoming an Indian citizen, down the road. I am in the process of getting an OCI (almost done).
According to http://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in/acquisition1.htm , if I have held an OCI for five years, and have resided in India for at least one year, then I am eligible to apply for Indian citizenship, under section 5(1)(G). I am confused by the wording and organization of the rules, though. Section 5 seems to be about naturalization and mentions waiting around 14 years! Would this apply to me? Exactly how long would it take from receiving the OCI to actually becoming a citizen?
Could someone also provide me a timeline for the whole process, if it's not too much? Thanks in advance!
I was born a US citizen but am thinking of maybe leaving the US and becoming an Indian citizen, down the road. I am in the process of getting an OCI (almost done).
According to http://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in/acquisition1.htm , if I have held an OCI for five years, and have resided in India for at least one year, then I am eligible to apply for Indian citizenship, under section 5(1)(G). I am confused by the wording and organization of the rules, though. Section 5 seems to be about naturalization and mentions waiting around 14 years! Would this apply to me? Exactly how long would it take from receiving the OCI to actually becoming a citizen?
Could someone also provide me a timeline for the whole process, if it's not too much? Thanks in advance!
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