New Portal Launched for Citizenship Applications Under CAA by Centre

The day following the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announcement of the rules for enacting the (CAA) Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the government introduced a new online portal on Tuesday. This platform is designed to facilitate the application process for individuals seeking citizenship under the CAA.

According to the regulations outlined in the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), individuals belonging to the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, or Christian communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan are eligible to apply for Indian citizenship. Importantly, they can pursue citizenship even without presenting a valid passport from these countries or holding a valid visa from India, provided they entered India before December 31, 2014.

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The Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024, under the CAA-2019, have been notified,” an MHA official stated in a post on X. A new website has been launch, https://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in, where eligible individuals under CAA-2019 can apply for citizenship. Additionally, a smartphone app called “CAA-2019” will be release soon to make applications easier

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CAA’s Flexible Nationality Proof Criteria

The guidelines, which set the stage for the CAA’s implementation, provide that “any document” proving an applicant’s nationality is sufficient if it demonstrates that one of their parents, grandparents, or even great-grandparents was born in one of these nations. Furthermore, they claim that a certificate from an elected local body member would suffice in place of a visa.

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Documents demonstrating that “one or both of the applicant’s parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents are or were citizens of one of the three countries” are also admissible. These records will remain admissible even after their expiration date.