Archive · 25 Jul 2025
Over 2.06 Lakh Indians Gave Up Citizenship in 2024
In 2024, over 206,000 people who were citizens of India decided to give up their citizenship.
This information was shared with the Parliament by the government.
In 2023, a similar number of people, 216,000, also gave up their Indian citizenship.
The government explained that individuals apply online and officials verify their documents.
The reasons why people choose to give up their Indian citizenship are private and vary from person to person.
The government also recognizes the benefits of having a successful diaspora.
Over 2.06 lakh Indians gave up their citizenship in 2024.
This data was presented to Parliament by the Union government.
Kirti Vardhan Singh stated that 2.16 lakh Indians relinquished citizenship in 2023.
Reasons for renouncing citizenship are personal, according to the government.
The process includes online application and verification by officials.
- Who
- Over 2.06 lakh Indians
- What
- Over 2.06 lakh Indians gave up their citizenship in 2024.
- When
- 2024
- Where
- India
- Why
- Reasons for renouncing citizenship are personal and known only to the individual.
- Citizenship Relinquished in 2024
- Over 2.06 lakh
- Citizenship Relinquished in 2023
- 2.16 lakh
- Verification Process
- Online application and verification
- Government Acknowledgment
- Recognizes the potential of the global workplace