satishmattad said:
Thanks sir,
I have one more query.. I'm from India and if get Canadian citizenship, will I be having dual citizenship or Indian citizenship get cancel?
Regards
You
cannot retain your Indian citizenship if you get naturalized in Canada. India doesn't have a dual-citizenship policy. However, there is something called the OCI - Overseas Citizenship of India. You can apply to become an OCI. You should surrender your Indian PP and get a surrender certificate. You should then apply for OCI. Once it is granted, you will be given a OCI booklet. You can travel to India with our foreign passport AND the OCI booklet/card.
You retain almost all the rights of an Indian citizen with certain exceptions :
1) You cannot vote or hold a Indian Passport.
2) You cannot run for political office (like VP, President, PM)
3) You cannot apply to become a Supreme Court Judge (or apply to hold other such positions).
4) You cannot buy/sell agriculture land but you can inherit it (under certain circumstances).
5) You have to get prior permission before visiting certain protected regions such as the Andaman.
You can do the following -
1) Unlimited, lifetime travel to India without visa.
2) You can stay in India as long as you wish to.
3) You can write competitive exams (AIIMS,IIT-JEE)
4) For education and banking purposes, you will be treated in par with NRIs.
5) You can buy/sell real estate in India (Exception: agriculture lands)
Check the below links for more info -
http://boi.gov.in/content/overseas-citizen-india-oci-cardholder
http://passport.gov.in/oci/