Indian citizenship can be acquired by birth, descent, registration and naturalization. The conditions and procedure for acquisition of Indian citizenship as per the provision of the Citizenship Act, 1955 are given below,
By Birth
By Descent
Who is an Illegal Migrant? An illegal migrant is defined as a foreigner who entered India – a) Without a valid passport or other prescribed travel documents or b) With a valid passport or other prescribed travel documents but remains in India beyond the permitted period of time |
By Registration (Illegal Immigrant are not Eligible to Apply)
By Naturalization
By Incorporation of Territory