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392,000 Indians renounced citizenship in last three years: Govt

MoS Home Nityanand Rai said that according to details provided by the MEA, individuals renounced Indian citizenship for reasons personal to them and took citizenship in over 120 countries

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A total of 392,643 Indians gave up their citizenship in 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Press Trust of India New Delhi
1 min read Last Updated : Jul 19 2022 | 9:48 PM IST

Over 392,000 Indians gave up their citizenship in the last three years and 1.70 lakh of them, the highest, took up American citizenship, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said that according to details provided by the Ministry of External Affairs, individuals renounced Indian citizenship for reasons personal to them and took citizenship in over 120 countries.

A total of 392,643 Indians gave up their citizenship in 2019, 2020 and 2021, he said in a written reply to a question.

Of these, 1,70,795 people took up American citizenship, 64,071 took up citizenship in Canada, 58,391 in Australia, 35,435 in the United Kingdom, 12,131 in Italy, 8,882 in New Zealand, 7,046 in Singapore, 6,690 in Germany, 3,754 in Sweden and 48 in Pakistan, among others.

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First Published: Jul 19 2022 | 3:37 PM IST

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