About 2.25 Lakh Indians Renounce Their Citizenship In 2022: Jaishankar

About 2,25,620 persons had given up their Indian citizenship in total, said the minister of external affairs S Jaishankar in Parliament on Thursday. 

The EAM said that in 2020, only 85,256 people gave up their Indian citizenship, which was the lowest number recorded.

The data also indicated that since 2011, the number of Indians quitting their citizenship has increased. Jaishankar also told the house that a staggering 16 lakh Indians had renounced their citizenship since 2011.

According to him, 1,31,489 Indians gave up their citizenship in 2015, 1,41,603 did the same in 2016, and 1,33,049 did so in 2017.

About 1,34,561 Indians gave up their citizenship in 2018, 1,44,017 did so in 2019, 85,256 did so in 2020, and 1,63,370 did so in 2021. According to the minister, 2,25,620 people would be present in 2022.

Jaishankar stated that the data for 2011 was 1,22,819, while the figures for 2012, 2013, and 2014 were 1,20,923, 1,31,405, and 1,29,328 respectively. 16,63,440 Indians in total have renounced their Indian citizenship since 2011.

In response to a specific question, he stated that, based on information, five Indian individuals have become citizens of the United Arab Emirates in the past three years. Jaishankar also offered a list of 135 nations from which Indians have obtained citizenship.