Centre Amends ‘Citizenship Rules’, Introduces New Passport Disclosure Norms - Who's Affected
Applicants must disclose any Pakistan, Afghanistan or Bangladesh passports and surrender valid or expired documents within 15 days, the ministry said.
- On Monday, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs introduced amendments to the Citizenship Rules, 2009, adding new compliance conditions for individuals applying under the Citizenship Amendment Act , 2019.
- Enacted in 2019, the CAA provides a fast-tracked route to Indian citizenship for undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan who entered India on or before December 31, 2014.
- The revised framework requires applicants to furnish an affidavit declaring past or current passports from those three nations, and successful applicants must surrender all valid and expired passports within 15 days of citizenship.
- Following the Bharatiya Janata Party's assumption of power in West Bengal, this administrative move carries political significance for the Matua community, widely viewed as a major beneficiary of the citizenship provisions.
- Critics allege the law introduces religion-based criteria into citizenship law, while the government defends it as humanitarian; observers believe the renewed administrative focus could carry implications in states like Assam and West Bengal.
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Will New Passport Declarations Affect CAA Applicants? Centre Amends Citizenship Rules for Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh Nationals
He said that the partition of India on religious lines and the subsequent failure of the Nehru-Liaqat pact of 1950 in protecting the rights and dignity of the minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh are the reasons for bringing this Bill.
Centre amends ‘Citizenship Rules’, introduces new passport disclosure norms - Who's affected
The Centre has amended the Citizenship Rules, 2009, requiring passport disclosure from applicants from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. The Ministry of Home Affairs announced the new rules will take effect upon publication in the Official Gazette.
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The Hindu Business LineCentre notifies Citizenship Rules Amendment, introduces passport declaration requirement for applicants from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a notification announcing amendments to the Citizenship Rules, 2009, introducing new provisions related to passport disclosure for applicants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Govt mandates passport disclosure for citizenship seekers from Pak, Bangladesh
The Union Home Ministry has amended the Citizenship Rules, 2009, introducing a paragraph under which the applicant should not be in possession of a valid and/or expired passport issued by the governments of Pakistan, Afghanistan or Bangladesh.
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