Constitution Section 9 — Persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign State not to be citizens

Part II — CITIZENSHIP

Constitutional

Summary

If a person voluntarily becomes a citizen of another country, they cannot be a citizen of India under Article 5, nor can they be considered a citizen under Article 6 or Article 8. This means that choosing to take up foreign citizenship ends their Indian citizenship under these specific articles.

Official Text

No person shall be a citizen of India by virtue of article 5, or be deemed to be a citizen of India by virtue of article 6 or article 8, if he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of any foreign State.