The number of Indians who renounced their citizenship surged dramatically in 2021, going from 85,256 in 2020 to 1,63,370, according data released by the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Tuesday. Haji Fazlur Rehman, a Lok Sabha member for the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), requested the information, and Nityanand Rai, the Union minister of state for home affairs, responded by providing it.
United States Is People’s Most Preferred Choice
Haji Fazlur Rehman, is a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in the Lok Sabha had requested information on the number of Indian nationals who relinquished their citizenship as of 2019 and the nations where they received citizenship. According to the data, the United States happens to be the most preferred country when it comes to settling down, followed by Australia and then Canada. Rai predicted that over 8.5 lakh Indians will have renounced their citizenship by September 30, 2021, in a speech to the Parliament in December of last year.
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List Of Countries Where Indians Settled After Giving Up Their Indian Citizenship
- United States (The number increased from 30,828 in 2020 to 78,284 in 2021)
- Australia (The number increased from 13,518 in 2020 to 23,533 in 2021)
- Canada (The number increased from 17,093 in 2020 to 21,597 in 2021)
- United Kingdom (The number increased from 6,489 in 2020 to 14,637 in 2021)
- Italy (The number increased from 2,312 in 2020 to 5,986 in 2021)
- New Zealand (The number increased from 2,116 in 2020 to 2,643 in 2021)
- Singapore (The number increased from 2,289 in 2020 to 2,516 in 2021)
- Germany (The number increased from 2,152 in 2020 to 2,381 in 2021)
- The Netherlands (The number increased from 1,213 in 2020 to 2,187 in 2021)
- Sweden (The number increased from 1,046 in 2020 to 1,841 in 2021)
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