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working in India after naturalisation
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:30 pm
by cbal
i would like to go to india and work there after naturalisation in uk,
i know i should get this IPO card,
any other requirements?
do i need to frequent UK to maintain my british citizenship?
Re: working in India after naturalisation
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:24 pm
by geriatrix
cbal wrote:i know i should get this IPO card,
OCI or PIO!
cbal wrote:any other requirements?
Hmmm .... how about a job offer?
cbal wrote:do i need to frequent UK to maintain my british citizenship?
Nope!
regards
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:05 pm
by juliajules1979
Hiya
My husband is in a similar position, we wish to go away travelling for a few years after he gains his citizenship. Is there a time limit of being away to maintain citizenship?
Also could you tell me what an OCI or PIO card is?
Many thanks
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:48 pm
by Christophe
A British citizen is entitled to enter (and re-enter) the UK at any time: citizenship is not lost by being outside the UK.
People who naturalise and who are not naturalising on the basis of marriage to or civil partnership with a British citizen must intend to make the UK their main home after naturalisation. However, of course, that does not preclude travel, nor does it preclude people changing their mind (or having their circumstances changed for them). Intending to do something does not necessarily mean that you do do it.
OCI = overseas citizenship of India; PIO = person of Indian origin. If you're not connected to India it is not relevant. They can be given to former Indian citizens, on application, and they are administered by the Indian government (nothing to do with the UK). (India does not allow dual citizenship, and essentially these statuses — both relatively new — allow people who were Indian citizens to retain a right to enter, live in and work in India, with some restrictions.)
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:29 am
by juliajules1979
Thankyou very much for your answers, very appreciated.
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 6:21 pm
by cbal
Christophe wrote: work in India, with some restrictions.)
thanks
i know some restrictions like
1. cant buy agri land
2. cant become mp
but can i work in a government run institution?
thanks
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:53 pm
by Christophe
I don't believe that either status allows government employment. However, exactly what "government employment" exactly entails in India, I am not sure. Someone who knows will probably be along soon...