Union Home Minister Amit Shah. | Photo credit: ANI
The Union Home Ministry on Thursday (April 30, 2026) announced amendments to the Citizenship Rules, 2009, introducing a digital shift across various processes for Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders and citizenship applications.
In a gazette published on Thursday (April 30), the government added a special condition for citizenship applicants including children that “a minor child cannot at any time hold a passport of any other country and simultaneously hold an Indian passport”.
Published – May 1, 2026 01:51 IST
