Is It Possible To Have Citizenship For More Than One Country?

Question

I am a British citizen and have a British passport...but I was born in New Delhi, India. Would I be allowed to have an Indian passport and Indian citizenship while keeping my British citizenship?

India is a part of the British commonwealth.

Answer 1

Yes, it is possible to have two, or three, or four, etc. citizenships.  It all depends upon the citizenship laws in those specific countries.  They have different laws on how to become a citizen.  Some countries consider accepting a foreign citizenship as willfully giving up your current citizenship.  So, check the specific citizenship laws for the UK and for India.  

Answer 2

Some countries allow you to have dual nationality. India does NOT. If you wish to have an Indian passport then they require you to renounce your existing nationality.

Alternatively you could apply for a "Overseas Indian Citizenship" or U-Visa which allows a lot of resident Indian rights such as unrestricted entry and stay. It doesn't allow such things as voting, investment and access to the inner protected areas.

Answer 3

No.

1)  India uses jus sanguinis (citizenship by right of blood) so one of your parents would have to be Indian to start with (you inherit your citizenship from your parents in India). If this is true you could apply for "Indian overseas citizenship" but it is not really a citizenship in India.

2) India does not allow dual citizenship so the best you can hope for is the above.

Answer 4

Since the jews wanted it and got it ,now everyone can do it,as it is part of the one world NEW WORLD ORDER BY THE HOLY ONES,OUR MASTERS.

Answer 5

of course you can,i got three,no bullsh**...

Brazilian,British and German....just contact the indian embassy it will take like a month to get your citizenship....

Answer 6

Yep I am entitled to both a British and an Irish passport as I have dual nationality.

Answer 7

There is such thing as dual citizenship.

Answer 8

The government of India withdraws Indian citizenship from any citizen who takes up the citizenship of another country.  You can remain an OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) but rights are extremely limited; for example, you can't use an Indian passport.

The government of India recently passed a law allowing dual citizenship with certain other countries (the UK included) but the application process has not yet been finalized.

Answer 9

You can apply for OCI - Overseas Citizen of India - and you get a document which looks like an Indian passport, but is grey in colour and thinner. But no, you cannot get Indian citizenship without surrendering your British one.

It gives you the right to live and work in India and own property. You cannot run for public office!

Answer 10

I don't think you will have any trouble in gaining a passport from India, but Citizenship is another matter, some countries will allow you to be dual Nationality, others will not, to find out, write to the Indian embassy in London. At the moment you are a British Citizen, therefore you have protected rights from United Kingdom, Let's say for instance, you were on holiday in a foreign country, and a skirmish developed, assistance would be given from UK to get you out, but if India demands you renounce your allegiance to the Queen in order to become a Citizen of India, then UK would not in this case, assist you, and it would be the Indian government who would. But, I do not know what India and indeed UK's stance is on this, I am really speaking for alot of other countries, so please check your embassy first.

Answer 11

Yes, my stepbrother has dual citizenship in Canada and the USA. Should work the same way with India and England.

Answer 12

you can have dual citizenship with south african and australian passports.. also commonwealth countries..so I imagine it'll be similar with india

Answer 13

I've heard of dual nationality but I've never heard of anyone having three or four nationalities.

Dual nationality in the USA is common but the British prefer you to be one thing or the other. Are there really any advantages in having two passports? Being born in India and (I'm guessing) being ethnically Indian you can get PIO put onto your passport (Person of Indian Origin). With this you don't have to get a visa everytime you go to India. My step mother is English, from Sheffield. She is married to my Pa and they managed to get PIO on her Passport, which is clearly rubbish but is necessary if you are coming and going from India a lot.