| The Citizenship Act, 1955 | |
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| Parliament of India | |
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| Citation | Act No 57 of 1955 |
| Enacted by | Parliament of India |
| Assented to | 30 December 1955 |
| Amended by | |
| The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986, The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1992, The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003, The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005, and The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 | |
| Summary | |
| Along with the Constitution of India, the Citizenship Act, 1955, is the exhaustive law relating to citizenship in India. | |
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- Article 5- Citizenship at the commencement of the constitution.
- Article 6- Rights of citizenship of certain persons who have migrated to India from Pakistan.
- Article 7-Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan.
- Article 8- Rights of citizenship of certain persons of Indian origin residing outside India.
- Article 9-Person voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign state not to be citizens.
- Article 10- Continuance of the Rights of citizenship.
- Article 11- Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law.