Citizenship Amendment Act Notification
MINISTRY OF HOME
AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th
March, 2024
G.S.R. 172(E). In exercise of the
powers conferred by section 18 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955), the
Central Government hereby makes the following rules to further amend the
Citizenship Rules, 2009, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.
- (1) These rules may be called the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force on
the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Citizenship Rules, 2009
(hereinafter referred to as the said rules), after rule 10, the following rule
shall be inserted, namely: -
"10A. Application for grant
of citizenship by registration or naturalisation by persons eligible under
section 6B.- (1) An application from a person eligible under section 6B, for
grant of citizenship by registration or naturalisation, shall not be
entertained unless-
(a) the application from a person
of Indian origin for registration as a citizen of India fulfilling the
conditions under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 5, is submitted in
Form IIA and is in accordance with rule 4 except clauses (a) and (b) of the
said rule; or
(b) the application from a person
who is married to a citizen of India, for registration as a citizen of India
fulfilling the conditions under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 5, is
submitted in Form IIIA and is in accordance with rule 5 except clauses (a) and
(b) of sub- rule (1) of the said rule; or
(c) the application from a person
who is a minor child of a person who is a citizen of India, for registration as
a citizen of India fulfilling the conditions under clause (d) of sub-section
(1) of section 5, is submitted in Form IVA and is in accordance with rule 6
except clause (a) of the said rule; or
(d) the application from a person
whose parents are registered as citizens of India, for registration as a
citizen of India fulfilling the conditions under clause (e) of sub-section (1)
of section 5, is submitted in Form VA and is in accordance with rule 7 except
clauses (a) and (b) of the said rule; or
(e) the application from a person
who or either of his parents was a citizen of Independent India, for
registration as a citizen of India fulfilling the conditions under clause (f)
of sub- section (1) of section 5, is submitted in Form VIA and is in accordance
with rule 8 except clauses (a) and (b) of the said rule; or
(f) the application from a person
who is registered as an Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder, for registration
as a citizen of India fulfilling the conditions under clause (g) of sub-section
(1) of section 5, is submitted in Form VIIA and is in accordance with rule 9
except clauses (a) and (b) of the said rule; or
(g)
the application from a person for
grant of citizenship by naturalisation fulfilling the qualifications for
naturalisation under the provisions of the Third Schedule, is submitted in Form
VIIIA which includes-
(i) an affidavit verifying the
correctness of the statements made in the application along with an affidavit
from an Indian citizen testifying the character of the applicant; and
(ii) a declaration from the
applicant that he has adequate knowledge of one of the languages as specified
in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution.
Explanation. The applicant shall
be considered to have adequate knowledge of the concerned language if he can
speak or read or write that language.
(2) Every application made by the
applicant under sub-rule (1) shall have a declaration to the effect that the
citizenship of his country shall stand renounced irrevocably in the event of
his application being approved and that he shall not raise any claim on it in
future.
(3) Every application made under
this rule shall be accompanied by
(a) a copy of any one of the
documents specified in Schedule IA;
(b) a copy of any one of the
documents specified in Schedule IB; and
(c) an affidavit in format
specified in Schedule IC. ".
3. In the said rules, after rule
11, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:-
"11A. Authority to which
application may be made by a person applying under section 6B.-
(1) An application for
registration or naturalisation under section 6B shall be submitted by the
applicant in electronic form to the Empowered Committee through the District
Level Committee as may be notified by the Central Government.
(2) On submission of the
application, an acknowledgment in Form IX shall be generated electronically.
(3) The District Level Committee
headed by Designated Officer, as may be specified, shall verify the documents
submitted by the applicant along with the application.
(4) The Designated Officer shall
administer to the applicant the oath of allegiance as specified in
the Second Schedule to the
Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955) and thereafter, sign the oath of allegiance
and forward the same in electronic form along with confirmation regarding
verification of documents to the Empowered Committee.
(5) In case an applicant fails to
appear in person to subscribe the application and take oath of allegiance
despite giving reasonable opportunities, the District Level Committee shall
forward such application to Empowered Committee for consideration of
refusal.".
In the said rules, after rule 13,
the following rule shall be inserted, namely:-
4. "13A. Scrutiny of
applications by Empowered Committee. (1) The Empowered Committee referred to in
rule 11A may scrutinise the application for grant of citizenship by
registration or naturalisation submitted by an applicant under section 6B to
ensure that the application is complete in all respects and that the applicant
satisfies all the conditions laid down in section 6B.
(2) On being satisfied after
making such inquiry as it considers necessary for ascertaining the suitability
of the applicant that he is a fit and proper person to be registered or
naturalised, as the case may be, the Empowered Committee may grant him the
citizenship of India.".
5. In the said rules, in rule 14,
after sub-rule (2), the following sub-rules shall be inserted, namely: -
"(2A) Every person who is
registered as a citizen of India under section 6B shall be issued a digital
certificate of registration in Form XA or XIA, as the case may be.
(2B) Hard copy of the certificate
of registration shall be issued to the applicant in case he opts for the same.
(2C) The certificate shall be
digitally signed or signed by the Chairman of Empowered Committee.".
6. In the said rules, in rule 15,
after sub-rule (1), the following sub-rules shall be inserted, namely: -
"(1A) Every person who by
naturalisation is made a citizen of India under section 6B shall be issued a
digital certificate of naturalisation in Form XIIA.
(2C) The certificate shall be
digitally signed or signed by the Chairman of Empowered Committee.".
7. In the said rules, in rule 17,
-
(1) in clause (a), after the word
and figure "section 5", the words, figure and letter "or section
6B" shall be inserted;
(11) in clause (b), after the
word and figure "section 5", the words, figure and letter "or
section 6B" shall be inserted:
(Ⅲ) in clause (c), after the word and
figure "section 5", the words, figure and letter "or section
6B" shall be inserted,
(iv) in clause (d), after the
word and figure "section 5", the words, figure and letter "or
section 6B" shall be inserted;
(v) in clause (e), after the word
and figure "section 6", the words, figure and letter "or section
6B" shall be inserted;
8. In the said rules, in rule 38,
after sub-rule (2), following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:-
"(3) In case of an
application submitted under section 6B, the oath of allegiance required by
sub-section (2) of section 5 or sub-section (2) of section 6 shall be of no
effect, unless it is signed in the presence of, or administered by the
Designated Officer as specified in rule 11A.".
9. In the said rules, in Schedule
I, -
(1) after Form II, the following
Form shall be inserted, namely:-
"FORM IIА
[See rule 10A(1)(a)] The
Citizenship Rules, 2009
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A CITIZEN OF INDIA UNDER SECTION 6B OF THE CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1955 MADE BY A PERSON OF INDIAN ORIGIN FULFILLING THE CONDITIONS UNDER SECTION 5(1)(a) OF THE ACT
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