Ginnu,
Appreciate your answers. But the following are not clear to me.
1. My child who is born in USA but have taken a Indian Passport ( by registration) and currently holds it. He doesn't have US passport. Does he loose his Indian Citizenship if we,the parents, become the US citizens?
-----------------------Child does not loose Indian citizenship. when he turns 18 he can claim US citizenship as Child is born in US. I dont understand why you did not got US citizenship for the Child.
>>> Can the child still use Indian Passport? Are still he be considered OCI for the 18 years?
2. I understand that many of the past Indian citizens living as a OCI in India, upon acquiring US citizenship. What are the implications are that?
----------------OCI is for life and can stay/work in India. No voting, no Govt job and cant buy agricultral land.
mean under what circumstances a person can loose OCI and forced to leave the country?
---------------You should read OCI rule and visit OCI site. If you work against India then you can be sent back or face the charges according to indian law.
>>> Now, I realized, I need to do that ( once I am loosing what I have taken granted so far). Thank you.
3. I read in some posts like OCI is like NRI status. Does it really?
--------------- NRI can have Indian passport and OCI gets OCI booklet and U visa for life in US passport. Banks treat NRI or POI same way and both can have NRO and NRE accounts.
What does it take to get the Indian Citizenship back?
-------- if you get OCI and stay 1 year in Indian in 5 years then you can get Indian citizenship. It is not for Pakistani or Bangladesi.
>>> does that mean one has to wait for 5 years? or say one stays 3 years and decides get Indian citizenship, would he be able to get?
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