Akshay Kumar Receives Indian Citizenship On Independence Day; Here Is How You Can Apply For It

Akshay Kumar is among a few actors in the film industry who did not have Indian citizenship despite his Indian lineage. He held a Canadian passport for which he had been criticised a lot, even called ‘Canadian Kumar’ by many trollers.

While the country was celebrating its 77th Independence Day, the actor took to his social media handles to announce that he received his Indian citizenship. “Dil aur citizenship, dono Hindustani. Happy Independence Day! Jai Hind!” read his caption.

Social Media Reactions To Akshay Kumar Getting His Indian Citizenship

People had positive opinions on Instagram. A user commented that haters had one thing (Canadian Citizenship) to troll him for, now they have nothing. Another person wrote that the actor had enough Canadian jokes. 

However, renouncing Canadian citizenship did not settle well with Twitterati. A person added an image from ‘Hera Pheri’ and wrote, “Usually Punjabis go to Canada for Canadian citizenship but you’re the first Punjabi to come back to India from Canada for Indian citizenship. How did you do that?

Usually Punjabi go to Canada for Canadian citizenship but you're the first Punjabi to comeback to India from Canada for Indian citizenship. How did you do that?

Akshay Kumar : pic.twitter.com/d1oJLyO8po

— EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer) August 15, 2023

Another user created a collage of Akshay Kumar dancing and captioned it, “Akshay Kumar happy to have citizenship (transferred) from Canada to India.”

Akshay Kumar happy to have citizenship from Canada to India 😂❤️🇮🇳 #AkshayIndianKumarpic.twitter.com/w7oT8sxIdg

— 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐣 (@Chole_Chawal) August 15, 2023

How To Apply For Indian Citizenship

If you want to become an India citizen, there are a couple of ways you can apply for citizenship. Depending on your current status, you can visit the website of the Foreigners Division Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, to apply for Indian citizenship online.

Eligibility Criteria To Apply For Indian Citizenship

• A person of Indian origin can apply
• A person whose parents are registered Indian citizens can apply
• A person who is married to an Indian citizen can apply
• A person who is registered as an overseas citizen of India can apply
• A minor can apply under the section 5(1)(d) of the Citizenship Act of 1955

There are other criteria for registration of birth of a minor, naturalisation as a citizen of India, declaration of intention to resume Indian citizenship and declaration of renunciation of citizenship.

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Each of these criteria has a further breakdown of eligibility. For example, if you are a person of Indian origin applying for citizenship of the country, here are a few things you need to tick mark on your checklist,

• The person has resided in India for 12 months immediately before submitting the registration application
• The person has resided in India for eight years immediately preceding 12 months for a period of not less than six years.

A person will only be considered of Indian origin, if they or their parents were born in undivided India or a territory that became a part of the country after August 15, 1947 (Interesting Facts Independence Of India).

Documents Required While Applying For Indian Citizenship

When applying for Indian citizenship, here is a list of documents you will need to submit along with your application if your origin is Indian,

• A copy of a valid residential permit
• A copy of a valid foreign passport
• Evidence of date of birth of parents, which can include a copy of their Indian birth certificates or Indian passports

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For more details, you can visit the official website of Foreigners Division Ministry of Home Affairs.