Dear Sanjeev Ji

One year stay in India for an OCI need be continuous 52 weeks. In my previous mail I wrote intermittent.

It is made clear in rules:

 

Ministry of Home Affairs New Delhi, the 25^th February , 2009

NOTIFICATION

G.S.R.124(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 18 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely : –   

http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/Citi_Rule-2009.pdf

9. Application for registration under  clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 5.- An application from a person registered as an overseas citizen of India, for registration as a citizen of India under clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 5, shall not be entertained unless -  [Sanjeev: Yes, India's bureaucrats will do me the "FAVOUR"of "entertaining" my application, I being only a mere supplicant and they my MASTERS. My plan is to go and make them my SERVANTS.]

(a)  the application is made in Form VII;

(b) he gives an undertaking in writing that he shall renounce the citizenship of his country in the event of his application being sanctioned;

(c)  he has been an overseas citizen of India for a period of at least five years and resident in India for a continuous period of one year on the date of making application; and

(d) he makes the oath of allegiance as specified in the Second Schedule to the Citizenship Act, 1955. 

 

FORM VII

[See rule 9(1)(a)]

The Citizenship Rules, 2009

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRTION AS A CITIZEN OF INDIA UNDER SECTION 5(1)(g) OF THE CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1955 MADE BY A PERSON WHO IS REGISTERED AS AN OVERSEAS CITIZEN OF INDIA UNDER SECTION 7 A

Note: Please write/print in BLOCK LETTERS

PART I

PHOTOGRAPH

1. I,…………………………………………………………………………       

(mention full name) resident of (complete postal

address)…………………………………………………………………

…………………………….of full age and capacity and was born at

(with Tehsil, District, State and Country)………………………

……………………………on ………………and is a citizen of ………

2. My father’s full  name is…………………………………………….and

he was born at (with Tehsil, District, State and

Country)……………………… ……………….on…………… and is a

citizen of ……………………………………………………………….. 3.  My mother’s full name is …… …………………………………………

and she was born at(with Tehsil, District, State and

Country)……………………… ……………….on…………… and is a

citizen of ………………………………………………………………..

4. My  wife’s/husband’s  full  name is….. ……………………………… 

and he/she was born at (with Tehsil, District, State and

Country)…………………………………….on…………… and is a

citizen of …………………………………………………………………

5. I   was registered as an overseas citizen    of   India under section 7A 

vide certificate of registration No. ……………. dated………………..

    6.   Details of residence in India:

(a)   Date of entry in India                                                ……………….

(b) I have resided in India continuously

                for a period of 12 months immediately    Yes/No

      preceding the date of application

(c) During the eight years immediately

     preceding the said period of  twelve                              Yes/No

          months, I have resided in India for a 

          period amounting in the aggregate to

          not less than six years.

S.

No.

Details with address

of residence in India

for the last nine years

From  To  Years   Months

1  2  3  4  5

     7.  (a) Sex:…………………(b)Occupation………………….……………

(c) If in service, address of employer: ………………………………

(d)Mark of identification:……………………………………………

     8.  Passport particulars:

(a) Country:…………………..(b) Number…………………….

9. Visa valid up to:…………………………………………………………. 10. Details of family members who are staying in India with the applicant:

S.No.  Name  Present Address  Relationship  Age

1  2  3  4  5

    11. Details of criminal proceedings, if any:

S.No.  Nature of the

criminal

proceedings

Date and

place of

registering

the case

Present status

of the case

Judgment

of the

court

1  2  3  4  5

PART II

12. I have/have not previously renounced for been deprived of the

citizenship of India.

(If the applicant has been deprived of his  Indian Citizenship, here

State the date on which the declaration of renunciation was made; or if

he  has been deprived of his  citizenship state the date on which and the

authority by whom, the order of deprivation was made).  [Sanjeev: I have absolutely no idea what they are talking about! They gave me OCI after doing formalities, now they ask for dates of renunciation, etc.]

13. I have/have not previously applied for registration as a citizen of India

and the application has/has not been rejected.

14. I hereby declare that my intention is to make India my permanent

home and I undertake that I shall  renounce the citizenship of my

country in the event of my application being sanctioned.  [Sanjeev: Once again, there is no automatic guarantee. The babu must decide. I must be nice to a Babu. The parliamentary law MANDATING the citizenship upon application means nothing]

15. I, ………………………… do solemnly and sincerely declare that the

foregoing particulars, stated in this application are true, and I make this

solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true.

     

Date:…………                       Signature………………………………  Made and subscribed this ………………..day …………………of

………………20………….before me.

*Signature………………………

 *Designation……………………

 

16. I, the undersigned, hereby state that I am an Indian citizen otherwise

than by naturalization, that I am a householder, and that I am not the

solicitor or agent of…………………………………………………….. 

I vouch for the correctness of the statement made by……………………………..in his application for Indian

citizenship.

    

Signature……………………….

Name…………………………

Full Postal Address.…………….…………………………………..

 ..…………………………………

Oath of Allegiance

 I,…..……………………………………………………….do solemnly affirm and swear in the name of God that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the

Constitution of India as by law established and that I will faithfully observe the laws of India and fulfill my duties as a citizen of India. [Sanjeev: Is India's spineless PRIME MINISTER who supports the super-corrupt Congress doing his duties as citizen of India, may I ask, please!???? Are our MPs FAITHFULLY OBSERVING THE LAWS OF INDIA????]

Signature………………………

 

Affirmed/Sworn and subscribed this ………day of…………………….

20…………………………before me.

*Signature…………………….

*Designation…………………..

*Signature and designation of the officer authorized under rule 38 of the

Citizenship Rules, 2009  before whom the registration, declaration or oath of

allegiance is made or taken. (i.e. the Collector, Deputy Commissioner,

District Magistrate)

(This form complete in all respects shall be e submitted in triplicate to the

Collector/Deputy Commissioner/District Magistrate within whose jurisdiction

the applicant is ordinarily resident for transmission to the Central

Government through the State Government or the Union territory

administration, as the case may be) DOCUMENTS TO BE ATTACHED WITH THE APPLICATION BY THE

APPLICANT

1. A copy of the valid Foreign Passport.

2. A copy of the certificate of registration as  overseas citizen of

India under section 7A.

3. A copy of Bank challan in  original amounting to Rs.500/

towards declaration and oath of allegiance deposited in the

State Bank of India under Head No.”0070-Other

Administrative Services-Other Services-receipts under the

Citizenship Act”.

 

Related posts:

1. Process for OCIs to get back Indian citizenship – A question for anyone who may know
2. Americans are fed up with America. How about making India free and offering them Indian citizenship?
3. Some deliberations on the concept of citizenship
4. A minor curiosity: Is this Rajaji’s signature?
5. A call to citizenship by Meera Sanyal
6. Let’s celebrate the deepening of Indian democracy
7. The weak state made even weaker: Anna Hazare breaks the fine line of citizenship
8. Preliminary sketch of a new Indian Constitution
9. If you don’t want to join the Indian Army, at least don’t denigrate the jawan
10. John Quiggin, IPCC’s peer review process is riddled with holes. I now expect a detailed correction on your blog.