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Indian Citizenship, Indian Passport and Visa free travel

An article from Present Indian Blog, written b Abha Adil
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researched to the a#thor(s abilit, however it sho#ld be noted that facts, laws and international
policies are s#b)ect to change and sho#ld be crossed chec"ed$
Indian Citizenship Act, *+,, defines an Indian citizen b the following terms:
Citizenship b Birth
Citizenship b -escent
Citizenship b .egistration
Citizenship b /at#ralization
And Citizenship 0Amendment1 Act, 233, defines Indian citizen b the polic "nown as 4#s
5ang#inis 06atin for: right of blood1$ %hich means an Indian citizenship is not determined b
place of birth, b#t b having a parent0s1 who are citizens of India$ In contrast with 4#s 5oli 06atin
for: right of the soil1
As Indian citizens, we can ac7#ire an Indian passport$ %ith an Indian passport we are allowed to
travel to some co#ntries witho#t visa, and some co#ntries offer #s visa'on'arrival$
!hro#gh a ver few co#ntries offer them to Indian passport holders, some of these co#ntries are
good for holida visit$
I wo#ld list some of the co#ntries I find interesting below, however it is alwas advisable to
chec" with a travel agent or the co#ntr8s embass to confirm before ta"ing off$
!here are three tpes of Indian passports, these are:
*1 .eg#lar Passport: the are ordinar passports iss#ed to ordinar citizens for ordinar travel9
the are of deep bl#e color$
21 :fficial Passport: the are iss#ed to government emploees representing Indian government
on official b#siness9 the are of white color$
;1 -iplomatic Passport: the are iss#ed to the top ran"ing Indian officials and Indian diplomats9
the are of maroon color$
C#rrentl 0as on 2<'/ov'23**1 Indian government iss#es normal paper passports b#t soon start
iss#ing biometric passports$
Biometric passports wo#ld contain a chip which wo#ld have all o#r data written on it, so these
passports wo#ld be comp#ter readable$
Permanent .esidenc or P.:
Ac7#iring a P. of another co#ntr has some advantages$ P. stat#s lets o# sta in that co#ntr
indefinitel witho#t ac7#iring its citizenship$
According to the Indian /ationalit 6aw o# can not have d#al citizenship so if o# accept a
citizenship of an other co#ntr o#r Indian citizenship is a#tomaticall terminated, #nder
section +0*1$
=ven ac7#iring and passport of another co#ntr is deemed to be a vol#ntar ac7#isition of
another co#ntr8s citizenship$
P. is also "nown in >5A as ?reen Card, which is hard to get$ If o# get a P. of another co#ntr
o# become /.I 0/on'.esident'Indian1$
%ith P. o# get the benefit to live and wor" in that co#ntr$
http:&&www$visasforindians$com& is a good website which host information on to#rist visas, wor"
visas and P. of some co#ntries$
According to an Indian citizen as ac7#ire 5ingapore P. after staing in 5ingapore for at least @
months on P, A or 5 wor" pass$ !his wo#ld ma"e it the easiest P. to obtain if this information is
correct$
5imilarl the also sa that after staing in Canada for * ear on contin#o#s f#ll time wor"
eBperience o# can ac7#ire Canada P.$
Cor travel p#rpose there are man co#ntries where Indian citizens can travel witho#t Visas or
Visas are iss#ed on arrival pl#s some co#ntr8s to#rist visas are easil obtained$
All the co#ntries offering visa free and visa'on'arrival to Indian Passport holders can be fo#nd on
vario#s websites incl#ding b#t not limited to:
http:&&en$wi"ipedia$org&wi"i&VisaDre7#irementsDforDIndianDcitizens
!his %i"ipedia page shows the co#ntries list according to its continent$
Please note that wi"i page ma have some mista"es so its advisable to cross chec" all the info$
i$e$ I co#ldn8t find and info on !a)i"istan giving visa free and visa'on'arrival to Indian Passport
holders$ !his is act#all a good co#ntr to visit if o# li"e nat#ral bea#t, even thro#gh its not
political stable$
:ther good website is http:&&www$visah7$in&
!his website give o# visa related info man co#ntries, thro#gh #nli"e its >$5$ co#nterpart o#
can8t appl for visas thro#gh them$
Ver few of these co#ntries are reasonable for a normal Indian citizen for vacation$
5ome of the co#ntries I thin" are worth loo"ing into are mentioned below in no partic#lar order$
Eaca# is one of the two 5pecial Administrative .egion of China the other being Fong Gong$
C#rrentl the offer ;3 das visa free travel to Indian citizen which is mentioned on Eaca#
embass website$
It(s a nice co#ntr to travel and vacation, the small island8s main so#rce of income is to#rism and
gambling being its main attraction in fact gambling is an important part of Eaca#8s econom$
5imilarl Fong Gong offers visa free travel for *< das to citizens of all commonwealth
co#ntries, India being one of them$
It8s a nice place to visit with great c#lt#re and to#rist attraction, Fong Gong film ind#str being
one$
/ote:
=ven thro#gh the are separate nations the are also part of China and c#rrent tension between
India and China ma ca#se some tension between Indian and Fong Gong H Eaca# too$
Indonesia provides visa'on'arrival valid for ;3 das for a fee of >5I 2,$
Indonesia offers great #rban and r#ral locations as well as great c#lt#re, its worth visiting$
!hailand provides visa'on'arrival valid for *, das for a fee of *333 !FB$
!hailand has great locations and c#lt#re, its capital cit Bang"o" is a nice place to vacation$
5ingapore, tho#gh the onl give a < das transit visa #pon arrival if holding tic"et and visa for
traveling to another destination$ It is better to appl for a 5ingapore to#rist visa and travel to this
great nation$
Cormer Indian /ational Arm Eemorial is a m#st visit for ever Indian, it is b#ild at the same
location of the I/A %ar Eemorial which was destroed$
!hro#gh I have m li"eness inclined towards to Asian co#ntries as the are closer to home and
are m#ch safer, there are some Caribbean co#ntries which are worth traveling to as the offer
great nat#ral bea#t and awe inspiring view tho#gh the are ver far awa for home and are high
in povert$
4amaica offers +3 das visa free travel$
It(s a bea#tif#l co#ntr, with spectac#lar nat#ral landscapes$ Its a co#ntr deep in povert so it is
advisable to "eep a safe g#ard from local th#gs$
!rinidad and !obago also offers +3 das visa free travel
!rinidad and !obago is a co#ntr consist of two islands, it has a good share of Indian c#lt#re and
Indian people however there is also an a minor Indian'African clash$
5aint Vincent and the ?renadines offers * month visa fee travel
A bea#tif#l co#ntr with a great nat#ral bea#t, It has been one of the location of !he Pirates of
!he Caribbean movies$
Please note again: do chec" with o#r travel agents and embassies before o# plan o#r visit to
avoid an complications$
Jo# can chec" o#t more info on these co#ntries and other co#ntries, also chec" the pict#res of
the locations, on !he 6onel Planet8s website$
http:&&www$lonelplanet$com&
A good website to visit for travel related information and a m#st for travelers$
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