Indian citizenship can be terminated via renunciation, termination and deprivation. The conditions and procedure for revocation of Indian citizenship as per the provision of the Citizenship Act, 1955 are given below:
Renunciation of Citizenship - If any citizen of India of full age and capacity makes in prescribed manner a declaration renouncing his citizenship, it would be considered except in case of war. During war, its registration shall be withheld by the central government. Also when a person renounces his citizenship, his minor child would also lose citizenship. However, when such a child attains the age of eighteen, he may resume Indian citizenship.
In 2018, Ministry of Home Affairs notified new rules under Citizenship Act – As per new rules, those who are renouncing their citizenship on account of being national of another country will now have to declare the circumstances or reasons due to which they intend to acquire foreign citizenship.
Termination of Citizenship - When an Indian citizen voluntarily (consciously, knowingly and without duress, undue influence or compulsion) acquires the citizenship of another country, his Indian citizenship automatically terminates. This provision, however, does not apply during a war in which India is engaged.
Deprivation of Citizenship - It is a compulsory termination of Indian citizenship by the Central government, if:
The citizen has obtained the citizenship by fraud;
The citizen has shown disloyalty to the Constitution of India;
The citizen has unlawfully traded or communicated with the enemy during a war;
The citizen has, within five years after registration or naturalization, been imprisoned in any country for two years; and
The citizen has been ordinarily resident out of India for seven years continuously.
