Citizenship Amendment Act CAA India

The Citizenship Act of 1955 was amended to create a to Indian citizenship for persecuted religious minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who arrived India before 2014.

Indian Parliament passed the Citizenship Amendment Act, (CAA) on 11 December 2019. The eligible minorities were stated as Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains or Christians.

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The eligible minorities were stated as Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains or Christians. The Citizenship Amendment Act does not grant such eligibility to Muslims from these countries.

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The Ministry of Home Affairs had officially announced the rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act on 11 March 2024.

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Based on records from the Intelligence Bureau, it is estimated that there will be over 30,000 immediate beneficiaries of the Citizenship Amendment Act.

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The amendment relaxed the residence requirement for naturalisation of these migrants from twelve years to six.

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According to the amendment 2019, migrants who entered India by December 31, 2014 were made eligible for accelerated citizenship.

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Migrants who entered India by December 31, 2014 had suffered or feared religious persecution in their country of origin, were made eligible for accelerated citizenship

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