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ILRApplicantJan12 wrote:Dear All,

I am currently on Tier 1 Visa and will be applying for ILR soon. I have a baby born and registered in UK. Currently we have an Indian passport for her and a Tier 1 Visa dependent, however will apply for child's British passport once we have the ILR.

I do know that for adults if we opt BC then we need to surrender our Indian passports. However I wanted to inquire if it is true for the minors as well, or could we keep their passports until they 18, for travelling to India??

It would be real useful if someone can provide information or share their experience on this.

Thanks,
Regards,
Anna

Termination is covered in Section 9 of the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955. The provisions for termination are separate and distinct from the provisions for making a declaration of renunciation.

Section 9(1) of the act provides that any citizen of India who by naturalisation or registration acquires the citizenship of another country shall cease to be a citizen of India.

Notably, the termination provision differs from the renunciation provision because it applies to "any citizen of India" and is not restricted to adults.

Indian children therefore also automatically lose their claim to Indian citizenship if at any time after birth they acquire a citizenship of another country by, for example, naturalisation or registration — even if the acquisition of another citizenship was done as a result of actions by the child's parents.