Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015
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The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015 is an Indian law that streamlined and liberalized certain citizenship procedures, including rules on overseas citizenship and registration of persons of Indian origin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8560226 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015 Context triple: [Citizenship Act, 1955, amendedBy, Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015]
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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.
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B.
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003
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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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015 Target entity description: The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015 is an Indian law that streamlined and liberalized certain citizenship procedures, including rules on overseas citizenship and registration of persons of Indian origin.
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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.
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B.
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003
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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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of India
ⓘ
Indian federal law ⓘ |
| amends |
Citizenship Act, 1955
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linked to:
Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
|
| appliesTo |
Overseas Citizens of India
ⓘ
Persons of Indian Origin ⓘ non-resident Indians ⓘ |
| citationAct | Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| governmentBodyResponsible |
Ministry of Home Affairs (India)
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linked to:
Ministry of Home Affairs, India
|
| introducedBy | Government of India ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Republic of India
ⓘ
linked to:
India
|
| languageOfDocument |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
citizenship law
ⓘ
immigration law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of India ⓘ |
| purpose |
to amend provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955
ⓘ
to liberalize rules relating to Overseas Citizen of India ⓘ to liberalize rules relating to registration of Persons of Indian Origin ⓘ to streamline citizenship procedures for certain categories of persons ⓘ |
| regionOfEffect | territory of India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003
ⓘ
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 ⓘ Overseas Citizen of India ⓘ
linked to:
Overseas Citizens of India
Person of Indian Origin ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
acquisition of Indian citizenship
ⓘ
citizenship by registration ⓘ overseas citizenship ⓘ registration as citizen of India ⓘ |
| typeOfAmendment | procedural liberalization ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015 Description of subject: The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015 is an Indian law that streamlined and liberalized certain citizenship procedures, including rules on overseas citizenship and registration of persons of Indian origin.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.