citizenship
- India
Immigration Bill: Seven-year jail term for using forged passport
New Delhi: Anyone found using a forged passport or visa for entering, staying or exiting India will be punished with a jail term of up to seven years and a fine to…
- Middle East
Oman grants dual citizenship to Russian woman in historic first
Muscat: The Head of State of the Sultanate of Oman, Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, has issued Royal Decree No. 29/2025, granting Omani citizenship to Maria Victor Anatolyevich Armantova while allowing her to…
- World
Trump’s ‘gold card’ to give US citizenship, will be on sale in two weeks
Washington: President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the proposed ‘Gold Card’ will come with a pathway for citizenship for those who buy it, tentatively priced at $5 million and that they could…
- World
UK Opposition proposes stricter citizenship rules for all migrants
London: The UK’s Opposition Conservative Party on Thursday proposed a clampdown on all migrants by tightening citizenship rules and barring social benefit claimants from residency rights. Kemi Badenoch, who took over from…
- World
US birthright citizenship: Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s order
Washington: A federal judge in Maryland has indefinitely blocked US President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship for undocumented immigrants and foreign visitors with temporary visas. Judge Deborah L. Boardman…
- World
US birthright citizenship was for children of slaves: Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump has said that birthright citizenship was primarily intended for the children of slaves and not for the whole world to “come in and pile” into the US. On…
- World
Bill introduced in US Senate to restrict birthright citizenship
Washington: A group of Republican Senators has introduced a bill in the US Senate to restrict birthright citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants and non-immigrants on temporary visas. According to Senators…
- World
US birthright citizenship: Judge stays Donald Trump’s order
New York: A federal judge has stayed US President Donald Trump’s order to deny automatic citizenship for babies born to parents here illegally or on temporary visas. “This is a blatantly unconstitutional…
- World
NRIs in US eye pre-term deliveries to beat birthright citizenship deadline
Anxiety is running high among NRIs in the US following the recent announcement by President Donald Trump to end birthright citizenship. Many expectant Indian couples are reportedly rushing to maternity clinics with…
- World
Trump signs executive order to end birthright US citizenship; lawsuit filed
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end birthright citizenship. However, hours after the order, a coalition of civil rights and immigration groups filed a lawsuit challenging the move. Signed…
- Middle East
Kuwait revokes citizenship of 5,838 in nationwide crackdown
Kuwait has stepped up its campaign against citizenship across the country, thus shedding light on some of the key strategies the country has been deploying in the war against dual nationality and…
- Telangana
Citizenship row: Ex BRS MLA considering appealing against HC verdict
Hyderabad: Former BRS MLA Chennamaneni Ramesh announced on Monday, December 9, that his legal team is considering an appeal against the recent high court ruling, which upheld the Indian government’s decision to…
- Middle East
Kuwait revokes citizenship of 930 individuals
Kuwait: At least 930 individuals have had their Kuwaiti citizenship withdrawn following a decision by the Supreme Committee for the Investigation of Kuwaiti Nationality. The committee, chaired by Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud…
- Middle East
Oman grants citizenship to over 80 expats
Muscat: Oman on Sunday, October 27, granted citizenship to 85 expats living in the Sultanate. According to the Oman News Agency (ONA), Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik issued Royal Decree No. 50/2024, following…
- India
SC upholds constitutional validity of Section 6A of Citizenship Act
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955. A Constitution Bench, headed by CJI D. Y. Chandrachud, was dealing with a…
