Who qualifies to be a person of Indian Origin?
A- A person of Indian Origin means a citizen of any country other than Bangladesh or Pakistan, if- (i) he at any time held an Indian passport; or (ii) he or either or his parents or any of his grand-parents was a citizen of India by virtue of the Constitution of India or the Citizenship Act, 1955 (iii) the person is a spouse of an Indian citizen or a person referred to in sub clause (i) or (ii).
A foreign citizen (not being a citizen of Pakistan and Bangladesh) is deemed to be of Indian origin if: • He or she, at any time, has held Indian passport, or • He or she or either of his or her parents, or grandparents was a citizen of India by virtue of the Constitution of India or Citizenship Act, 1955 A spouse (not being a citizen of Pakistan or Bangladesh) of an Indian citizen or of a person of Indian origin is also treated as a person of Indian origin for the above purposes provided the bank accounts are opened or investments in shares or securities in India are made by such persons only jointly with their NRI spouses.
A foreign citizen (not being a citizen of Pakistan and Bangladesh)is deemed to be of Indian origin if- • He/She, at any time, has held Indian passport, or • He/She or either of his/her parents or any of his/her grandparents was a citizen of India by virtue of the Constitution of India or Citizenship Act, 1955 A spouse (not being a citizen of Pakistan or Bangladesh) of an Indian citizen or of a person of Indian origin is also treated as a person of Indian origin for the above purposes provided the bank accounts are opened or investments in shares/securities in India are made by such persons only jointly with their NRI spouses.
A foreign citizen (not being a citizen of Pakistan and Bangladesh) is deemed to be of Indian origin if – • He/She, at any time, has held Indian passport, or • He/She or either of his/her parents or any of his/her grandparents was a citizen of India by virtue of the Constitution of India or Citizenship Act, 1955 A spouse (not being a citizen of Pakistan or Bangladesh) of an Indian citizen or of a person of Indian origin is also treated as a person of Indian origin for the above purposes provided the bank accounts are opened or investments in shares/securities in India are made by such persons only jointly with their NRI spouses.
• He/She, at any time, has held Indian passport, or • He/She or either of his/her parents or any of his/her grandparents was a citizen of India by virtue of the Constitution of India or Citizenship Act, 1955 A spouse (not being a citizen of Pakistan or Bangladesh) of an Indian citizen or of a person of Indian origin is also treated as a person of Indian origin for the above purposes provided the bank accounts are opened or investments in shares/securities in India are made by such persons only jointly with their NRI spouses.
