Indian citizenship for PIO

[atangutu]

Scenario:
- Child born in USA to Indian parents
- Child holds US passport with PIO card
- Child is minor -3 yrs
- Both parents hold Indian passports

The above family plans return to India for good.

Question:
Can the Child obtain Indian passport at the Indian embassy in USA?

I was reading the info on acquisition of Indian citizen ship on the following website: http://www.mha.nic.inhttps://www.imm...cquisition.htm

Item (b) under para 3 indicates that "Persons of Indian origin who are ordinarily resident in any country or place outside undivided India under section 5(1)(b)."

Any one on this forum got any additional info. Please advise.

[immihelp]

If the child gets Indian citizenship, he/she will loose US citizenship. Are you sure is that what you want to do?

[amadineni]

Scenario:
- Child born in USA to Indian parents
- Child holds US passport with PIO card
- Child is minor -3 yrs
- Both parents hold Indian passports

The above family plans return to India for good.

Question:
Can the Child obtain Indian passport at the Indian embassy in USA?

I was reading the info on acquisition of Indian citizen ship on the following website: http://www.mha.nic.inhttps://www.imm...cquisition.htm

Item (b) under para 3 indicates that "Persons of Indian origin who are ordinarily resident in any country or place outside undivided India under section 5(1)(b)."

Any one on this forum got any additional info. Please advise.

Persons with PIO will be eligible to apply for Indian citizenship 7 years after receiving the PIO. It is only five years if you are a OIC.

[raviteli]

Can PIO card holders (currently a US citizen) get Indian Citizenship ?

As per the following link, it seems like PIO card holders can acquire indian citizenship by registration.

http://www.mha.nic.inhttps://www.imm...cquisition.htm

However, I have a couple of questions with regards to a PIO card holder child.

Question:
1) If PIO card holder is a minor (3 months old baby) and parents are say returning to India for good in a year's time. Roughly, at the age of 8 the child will be able to apply for Indian citizenship (after staying for 7 years in succession). However, will it be necessary for child to renounce his US citizenship in order to acquire Indian citizenship ? If it is so, we are in a loop here. A minor child can not renounce US citizenship until he reaches 18 neither can his parents on his behalf. So, can the child acquire Indian citizenship before he reaches age of 18 in this scenario ?

2) How long it takes to acquire Indian citizenship after applying for it ?

Thanks,
Ravi