PIOs to get life-long Indian visa Citizenship Act promulgated

PIOs to get life-long Indian visa Citizenship Act promulgated

The Citizenship Amendment Bill of 1955 was first introduced by the UPA government in 2013.

Modi government promulgated an ordinance that seeks to merge Person of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) schemes, by which PIOs will also get life-long Indian visa
The President has signed the Citizenship Ordinance

PIO will enjoy following benefits –
1-like life-long visa
2-exemption from appearing before the local police station on every visit

This is the ninth ordinance promulgated by the Modi government.

An ordinance can be used by the government to pass laws when Parliament is not in session.

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Wednesday, January 07, 2015

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