Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003

E751873

Indian parliamentary act amendment to the Citizenship Act, 1955

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 is an Indian law that overhauled the country’s citizenship framework by introducing the concept of Overseas Citizen of India and tightening provisions related to citizenship by birth, registration, and naturalisation.

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Label	Occurrences
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 canonical	3

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Target entity: Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003
Context triple: [Citizenship Act, 1955, amendedBy, Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003]

A. Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 is an Indian law that revised the country’s citizenship framework, notably by creating and defining the status of Overseas Citizens of India and expanding provisions for persons of Indian origin living abroad.
B. Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1992
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1992 is an Indian law that modified provisions of the country’s principal citizenship legislation to update and clarify rules on the acquisition and determination of Indian citizenship.
C. Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986 is an Indian law that tightened the criteria for acquiring citizenship by birth, introducing more restrictive conditions than those previously in place.
D. Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
The Citizenship Act, 1955 of India is the primary law that defines the acquisition, determination, and termination of Indian citizenship, including various categories such as Overseas Citizens of India.
E. Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 is a United States federal law that granted full U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the country.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003
Target entity description: The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 is an Indian law that overhauled the country’s citizenship framework by introducing the concept of Overseas Citizen of India and tightening provisions related to citizenship by birth, registration, and naturalisation.

A. Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 is an Indian law that revised the country’s citizenship framework, notably by creating and defining the status of Overseas Citizens of India and expanding provisions for persons of Indian origin living abroad.
B. Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1992
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1992 is an Indian law that modified provisions of the country’s principal citizenship legislation to update and clarify rules on the acquisition and determination of Indian citizenship.
C. Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986 is an Indian law that tightened the criteria for acquiring citizenship by birth, introducing more restrictive conditions than those previously in place.
D. Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
The Citizenship Act, 1955 of India is the primary law that defines the acquisition, determination, and termination of Indian citizenship, including various categories such as Overseas Citizens of India.
E. Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 is a United States federal law that granted full U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the country.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian parliamentary act ⓘ amendment to the Citizenship Act, 1955 ⓘ
affects	foreign nationals seeking Indian citizenship ⓘ non-resident Indians ⓘ persons of Indian origin ⓘ
amends	Citizenship Act, 1955 ⓘ linked to: Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
appliesTo	persons born in India after specified dates ⓘ persons of Indian origin residing abroad ⓘ
category	Indian constitutional and administrative law ⓘ Indian federal legislation ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
createdCategory	Overseas Citizen of India cardholder ⓘ
defines	conditions for citizenship by birth ⓘ conditions for citizenship by naturalisation ⓘ conditions for citizenship by registration ⓘ eligibility criteria for Overseas Citizen of India ⓘ
governingBody	Parliament of India ⓘ
introducedConcept	Overseas Citizen of India ⓘ linked to: Overseas Citizens of India Overseas citizenship ⓘ
jurisdiction	Republic of India ⓘ linked to: India
languageOfText	English ⓘ Hindi ⓘ
legalDomain	citizenship law ⓘ immigration law ⓘ
legalEffect	modifies criteria for being an Indian citizen by birth ⓘ modifies criteria for naturalisation as an Indian citizen ⓘ modifies criteria for registration as an Indian citizen ⓘ
partOf	Indian citizenship legislation ⓘ
regulates	citizenship by birth in India ⓘ citizenship by naturalisation in India ⓘ citizenship by registration in India ⓘ
relatedTo	Indian diaspora ⓘ Nationality law of India ⓘ linked to: Citizenship Act, 1955 of India Overseas Citizenship of India scheme ⓘ linked to: Overseas Citizens of India
shortTitle	Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 ⓘ
subjectMatter	acquisition of Indian citizenship ⓘ loss of Indian citizenship ⓘ overseas citizenship status ⓘ
tightenedProvision	citizenship by birth ⓘ citizenship by naturalisation ⓘ citizenship by registration ⓘ
typeOfChange	major overhaul of Indian citizenship framework ⓘ