Citizenship by migration: lineage plus residence or prescribed pre commencement registration determines citizenship status. Migrants from the territory now included in Pakistan are deemed Indian citizens at the Constitution's commencement if a parent or grandparent was born in India under the Government of India Act, 1935, and the migrant either was ordinarily resident in India from migration (for those who arrived before 19 July 1948) or was registered as a citizen by an appointed officer in the prescribed form before commencement (for those who arrived on or after that date), with registration contingent on at least six months' prior residence.
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Citizenship by migration: lineage plus residence or prescribed pre commencement registration determines citizenship status.
Migrants from the territory now included in Pakistan are deemed Indian citizens at the Constitution's commencement if a parent or grandparent was born in India under the Government of India Act, 1935, and the migrant either was ordinarily resident in India from migration (for those who arrived before 19 July 1948) or was registered as a citizen by an appointed officer in the prescribed form before commencement (for those who arrived on or after that date), with registration contingent on at least six months' prior residence.
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