In 2021, a total of 1,63,370 Indians gave up their Indian citizenship and obtained citizenship from foreign countries, the largest number since 2019.
In 2019 and 2020, there were 1,44,017 and 85,256 Indians who gave up their Indian citizenship, respectively. In 2021, a maximum of 78,284 Indians gave up their Indian citizenship and became citizens of the United States, followed by 23,533 who became citizens of Australia, 21,597 in Canada, and 14,637 in the United Kingdom.
Nityanand Rai, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, submitted data with the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, stating that “the number of Indians who resigned Indian citizenship in 2019, 2020, and 2021 is 1,44,017, 85,256, and 1,63,370, respectively.” According to the Minister’s data, Indians have given up their Indian citizenship in 103 nations.
The Minister referenced data from the Ministry of External Affairs on the number of Indians who have renounced their Indian citizenship and the nations to which they have gained citizenship. When asked about the reasons these people gave for giving up their Indian citizenship, Rai stated, “Individuals resigned Indian citizenship for reasons personal to them.”
