Hello i,m an english person wanting to move to india can i apply for an indian passport?

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bill_hill@rocketmail.com

No you can`t and you won`t get a council house there either.....the Sudenese have got there before you

holmes

no, currently in this world every citizen of a country can take passport from his own country and not any other country. since u r an english person ur passport will be issued by UK.

Paul M

If you have an indian relative you can, or if you stay in India for a certain period of time. Contact the Indian Bureau of Immigration at:

http://www.immigrationindia.nic.in/

mariolla oneill

Well I wish it was as easy as u think hon but it is not u 1st got to get a tourest visa and then u can go into the FRO here and ask them to extend ur visa and then u can apply 4r citizen ship here if ur retired its ok.it's cheaper to live here hon thenm live in the uk.
well why would u want an indian passport it's not worth nout to have 1.u can hav duel nationality by the way u dont get a councel house or dole out here. good look see u when u come to goa if u are here in india.good luck.

MagicMan

go online and search for the indian embacy, there should be a phone number on site give them a ring and they will send out to the forms to your adress OR go into your local post office and ask them, but normally to apply for residance you have to have interveiw at the embacy anyway!

random

No, sorry. India does not have dual citizenship with any country. You can still move to India without needing an Indian passport. All you have to do is get yourself registered in the place you wish to live. Please, do not confuse "living there" with simply being able to move around as a traveler inside the country. India likes to keep track of the people they let stay. What I did was have my friend/now husband take me to the local LIU and use his address as my own. After a little paperwork, minimal fees and a little baksheesh the paperwork went through. i could then stay there up until the duration of my passport validity. Even though I am married now, and have been living solely in India for 5 years, I am still not entitled to an Indian passport without first giving up my original American one. You could register without the help of a friend, although I suspect your costs will be a bit higher...You do however NEED a stable address. If you are going for spiritual practice then an Ashram is a good address to have. Good Luck!

dave

One thing about this I know for sure - Indian gov does entertain dual citizenship NOW.

EquityCraft

You should first apply for a long term visa. Long Term visa valid for 5 years is issued to people of Indian origin only. It makes the subject easier if you have an Indian spouse. After living for some years in India, you can apply for an Indian passport, after surrendering your British Passport. There are people of foreign origin with various passports living for a long time in India. They are mostly nuns, monks and priests.

spartan in solitude

are you willing to give up the current passport you hold, whatever nation it belongs to? And are you of Indian origin? I think Indian gov doesn't entertain dual citizenship

World Citizen

Probaly the following may help decide in the matter :
http://www.amb-inde.fr/nri.asp

GENERAL INFORMATION

Non-resident Indian (NRI)/Person of Indian Origin (PIO)/Overseas Corporate Bodies (OCB)

Who is non-resident Indian (NRI)?

"Non-Resident Indian (NRI) means a person resident outside India who is a citizen of India or is a person of Indian origin".

Who is a person of Indian Origin?

For the purposes of availing of the facilities of opening and maintenance of bank accounts and investments in shares/securities in India
Person of Indian origin means a citizen of any country other than Pakistan or Bangladesh, if
he at any time, held an Indian passport; or
he or either of his parents for any of his grand parents was a ciftizen of India by virtue of the constitution of India or Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1995); or
the person is a spouse of an Indian citizen or a person referred to in clause (a) or (b)
For investments in immovable properties;
Person of Indian origin means an individual(not being a citizen of Pakistan or Bangladesh or Afghanistan or Bhutan or Sri Lanka or Nepal or China or Iran)
Who at any time, held an Indian passport or
who or either of whose father or whose grandfather was a citizen of India by virtue of the Construction of India or the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955)

What is an OCB?

Overseas Corporate Bodies (OCBs) are bodies predominantly owned by individuals of Indian nationality or origin resident outside India and include overseas companies, partnership firms, societies and other corporate bodies which are owned, directly or indirectly, to the extent of at least 60% by individuals of Indian nationality or origin resident outside India as also overseas trusts in which at least 60% of the beneficial interest is irrevocably held by such persons. Such ownership interest should be actually held by them and not in te capacity as nominees. The various facilities granted to NRIs are also available with certain exceptions to OCBs so long as the ownership/beneficial interest held in them by NRIs continues to be at least 60%

What are the various facilities available to NRIs/OCBs?

NRIs/OCHHs are granted the following facilities:
Maintenance of bank accounts in India.
Investment in securities/shares of, and deposits with Indian firms/ companies.
Investments in immovable properties in India.

GENERAL PERMISSIONS

Reserve Bank has granted general permission to NRIs/PIOs, for undertaking direct investments in Indian companies, under the Automatic Route purchase of shares under Portfolio Investment Scheme, investment in companies and proprietorship/partnership concerns on non-repatriation basis and for remittances of current income. NRIs/PIOs do not have to seek specific permission for approved activities under these schemes.
The Reserve Bank of India has now further simplified financial transactions by NRIs/PIOs by granting general permissions to :

To resident individuals, partnership/proprietorship concerns to avail of interest bearing rupee loans from NRIs/PIOs out of funds remitted by them from abroad or out of funds held in their bank accounts in India, on non-repatriation basis, subject to certain conditions one of them being that the rate of interest on such loans should not exceed Bank Rate plus two percentae points.
NRIs/PIOs to transfer by way of gift shares held by them in Indian companies and to transfer by way of gift immovable property held by them in India subject to compliance with other applicable rules/regulations including the provisions of Foreign Contribution Regulations Act, 1976 by the charitable trust/oranisation concerned.
All domestic public/private sector mutual funds for issue of Units to NRIs/PIOs/OCBs on bot repatriation as well as non-repatriation basis.
NRIs/PIOs/OCBs to place deposits wit Indian firms, on non-repatriation basis and wit Indian companies including Non-banking financial companies on bot repatriation and non-repatriation basis.
NRIs/PIOs/OCBs for sale of shares acquired under direct investment Schemes on stock exchanges in India.
NRIs/PIOs/OCBs have been granted General Permission to invest in Government Securities and Treasury Bills.
Taking into account the facilities tat are already available, and the above new measures, NRIs/PIOs will not have to seek specific permission of the Reserve Bank for a whole variety of approved financial/investment transactions. This should considerably reduce paper work and time taken for undertaking such transactions.
After the above changes come into effect, the areas in which facilities available to NRIs/PIOs/OCBs will be the same as available to domestic residents except relating to investment by NRIs/PIOs/OCBs in real estate/agriculture and plantation business Chit Funds, Nidhis or Print Media.

RBI FORMS

NRIs/OCBs/PIOs do not have to seek specific permission for approved activities covered under 'General permission' schemes. The ac

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