Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Over 2 Lakh Indians Renounced Citizenship in 2024
A lot of people in India have decided to give up their Indian citizenship.
In 2024, over 200,000 people did this.
The government has a process for this, which includes applying online and getting your documents checked.
It takes about two months to complete the process.
If parents give up their citizenship, their young children also lose theirs, but the children can choose to become Indian citizens again when they grow up.
Over 2 lakh Indians renounced their citizenship in 2024.
The number of Indians renouncing citizenship was 2,16,219 in 2023.
The renunciation process involves an online application and verification.
The process may take about 60 days from the date of uploading of signed hard copy.
Minors of parents renouncing citizenship also automatically denounce.
- Who
- Over two lakh Indians.
- What
- Over two lakh Indians surrendered their citizenship in 2024.
- When
- In 2024, data released on Thursday.
- Where
- Not explicitly mentioned in the article.
- Why
- The article does not state the reasons why individuals renounced their citizenship.
- Citizenship Renounced in 2024
- 2,06,378
- Citizenship Renounced in 2023
- 2,16,219
- Citizenship Renounced in 2022
- 2,25,620
- Application Portal
- www.indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in
- Process Duration
- About 60 days