Passport alone no proof of citizenship: Bombay HC - India News: A birth certificate, passport or even an Aadhaar card may not be enough to prove that you are an Indian citizen if you were born after July 1, 1987.
Passport alone no proof of citizenship: Bombay HC - India News: A birth certificate, passport or even an Aadhaar card may not be enough to prove that you are an Indian citizen if you were born after July 1, 1987.
If Passports Don’t Prove Citizenship, What Does? The Long Road To India’s NRC Debate | India News - Until a comprehensive National Register of Citizens is officially enacted across India, proving citizenship requires presenting a robust combination of legacy documents
If a passport is not proof of citizenship, then what is? | Explained - Explore the distinction between Indian passports as travel documents and their role in proving citizenship rights.
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@KanchanGupta
Kanchan Gupta 🇮🇳:
Yo Choir of the Ignorant who are claiming the Indian passport describes the holder as a citizen, it does not do so.
Just as you did not care to read the law before applying for a passport, you have not bothered to check what the passport actually says.
@KanchanGupta
Kanchan Gupta 🇮🇳:
If you are truly a professor with a PhD and a long list of ABCD… degrees, at least read the post instead of shamelessly showcasing your poor knowledge for the world to see.
Section 20 of the Passport Act 1967 says Indian passport can be given to non-citizen.
Now say mea culpa
@KanchanGupta
Kanchan Gupta 🇮🇳:
Cut the cr*p.
The Indian passport does not say the holder of the passport is an Indian citizen:
@KanchanGupta
Kanchan Gupta 🇮🇳:
While you are welcome to believe what you think is above the law of the land, that really will not change the fact that the Indian passport is not a citizenship document.
But do feel free to stomp your feet and insist ‘It is, it is’.
@KanchanGupta
Kanchan Gupta 🇮🇳:
Clearly you either did not bother to read the post because you prefer to be ignorant (like others angsting on the issue) 👎🏽 or you think facts are irrelevant 👎🏽 or you are, simply, reading challenged.👎🏽
Try and read the post and learn that passports can be given to non-citizens.
@ShivAroor
Shiv Aroor:
The reality of the passport/citizenship issue is far less sensational than a lot of clowns are making it sound.
But it does remind us of the uneven mountain of documents we have to grapple with in this country.
My reality check:
@sardesairajdeep
Rajdeep Sardesai:
Passport proof of citizenship or not? Senior advocate Supreme Court Dushyant Dave responds.
@IndiaToday
IndiaToday:
If not a passport, what proves a person is an Indian citizen?
"An undisputed passport is one of the many proofs of citizenship. We have made things complicated. To the Government of India today, 145 crore people don't exist unless they prove themselves to be Indian," says
@sgurumurthy
S Gurumurthy:
That passports are not evidence of citizenship is not the view of MEA or Govt. It is a judicial decision of Bombay High court
https://www.news18.com/india/if-passports-dont-prove-citizenship-what-does-the-long-road-to-indias-nrc-debate-10173415.html
@RShivshankar
Rahul Shivshankar:
"WE NEED AN NRC, WILL THOSE AGONIZING OVER CITIZENSHIP AGREE?".
HARISH SALVE'S BRUTAL TAKE DOWN OF THE ECOSYSTEM.
"Passport isn't a National Register of Citizenship. Everytime there is talk of NRC the country goes up in flames. Those protesting today are part of the problem.
@sidhant
Sidhant Sibal:
Passport is not a citizenship document.
From Passport act 1967 to Bombay high court judgement, the clarity has been given long time ago.
Reporting:
@ShivAroor
Shiv Aroor:
“The outrage over the passport citizenship statement tells me all is well in India, and the outragers have run out of issues to outrage about,” says Harish Salve as he breaks down India’s documents:
@ShivAroor
Shiv Aroor:
"Hum passport nahi dikhayenge..."
9PM, @NDTV
@sidhant
Sidhant Sibal:
From Gazette of India:
Prices of fresh passport (36 page) stands at Rs 2500/ 5000 (under tatkal)
Updated prices-
@suhasinih
Suhasini Haidar:
If a passport is not proof of citizenship, then what is? | Explained @the_hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/if-a-passport-is-not-proof-of-citizenship-then-what-is-explained/article71145481.ece
@RShivshankar
Rahul Shivshankar:
RUBBING SALT IN WOUNDS?
NOT EVEN PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP BUT STILL GETTING PRICIER.
Passport fee hiked amidst the latest controversy surrounding passports. The fee for a 36-page passport has increased from ₹1,500 to ₹2,500, while the Tatkal fee has gone up from ₹3,500 to
@Wangu_News18
Shalinder Wangu:
India has revised passport fees, effective July 1, 2026.
The fee for a 36-page passport has increased from ₹1,500 to ₹2,500, while the Tatkal fee has gone up from ₹3,500 to ₹5,000.
For a 60-page passport, the fee rises from ₹2,000 to ₹3,500, with the Tatkal fee
@svaradarajan
Siddharth:
Who Will Trust the Indian Passport if India Doesn't?
Rahul Bedi writes
https://m.thewire.in/article/government/who-will-trust-the-indian-passport-if-india-doesnt via @thewire_In
@ambkcsingh
K. C. Singh:
As ex-JS(CPV) & Chief Passport Officer (1996-98) & 1st IFS officer(which then EAM ABVajpayee sought) to be RPO Chandigarh (1978-80), I’ve to comment: 1. What if other nations use this to deny visas or deport. 2. Before debasing existing systems a transparent system for
@Iyervval
Abhijit Iyer-Mitra:
Crispest & simplest technical explanation of why a passport is NOT proof of citizenship.👇🏾
@AdityaRajKaul
Aditya Raj Kaul:
Former External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid in a way backs Govt/MEA on their stance on Passport not a Citizenship document as do Courts.
@KanchanGupta
Kanchan Gupta 🇮🇳:
Hold your angst on the Indian Passport not being a citizenship document.
Media should inform, not join Choir of the Ignorant.
Everybody feigning surprise and ranting against Ministry of External Affairs statement that passport is NOT a citizenship document, chill.
You are
@svaradarajan
Siddharth:
We need to strongly caveat this formulation of yours:
"A passport is issued because the Government has satisfied itself that you are an Indian citizen. It is therefore powerful evidence of citizenship in ordinary life and in international travel. But in a legal dispute over
@dravirmani
Dr Arvind Virmani:
Common sense suggests that a passport should generally be accepted, unless there is suspicion of fraudulent claim/decleration of citizenship
@PTI_News
Press Trust of India:
STORY | Passport was never citizenship proof: Govt sources
Passport has never been a citizenship proof and no new decision was taken on the document by the Modi government in the last 12 years, government sources said on Thursday.
On media reports on the Ministry of External
@virsanghvi
vir sanghvi:
Could the government tell us how many non Indian citizens it has issued Indian passports to?
@_pallavighosh
pallavi ghosh:
Big clarification comes in from govt sources- For all friends in Media:
It was not decided yesterday that the Passport is not a proof of citizenship.
It was not even decided in the last 12 years.
The Passport has never been a proof of citizenship.
The Passport Act 1967 says
@amitmalviya
Amit Malviya:
For the “kagaz nahin dikhayenge” brigade outraging over the Ministry of External Affairs’ statement that a passport is not proof of citizenship, here is a reality check.
The MEA has not announced a new policy. It has merely reiterated a settled legal position.
Indian courts
@IamRajat_Pandit
Rajat Pandit:
Plus, India’s rank in #HenleyPassportIndex hovers between a lowly 75 and 80, on par with Gabon, Mauritania, and behind Rwanda or Tanzania. We were misled into believing India had risen so much in global esteem that its citizens would be warmly welcomed at every foreign airport!
@dravirmani
Dr Arvind Virmani:
"A passport does not create citizenship. Nor is it the legal instrument that finally determines citizenship if that status is challenged before a court. Like many democracies, India distinguishes between citizenship law and passport law. In rare cases involving fraud, disputed
@NMenonRao
Nirupama Menon Rao 🇮🇳:
The discussion sparked by a recent statement on Passport Seva Divas has generated more heat than light.
The Ministry of External Affairs stated that a passport is a travel document, not a document of citizenship. Legally, that is correct. A passport is issued under the Passports
@rameshsrivats
Ramesh Srivats:
No need of passport or any document.
The ultimate test of citizenship:
1. Tape a person's mouth.
2. Ask them if they are an Indian citizen.
3. Watch their head closely.
Case a) They make a clean nod - They are lying.
Case b) They shake their head side to side - They have
@sardesairajdeep
Rajdeep Sardesai:
I have a VOTER ID card, but NO, it is not proof of citizenship.
I have a AADHAR card but NO, it is not proof of citizenship
I have a PAN Card, but NO, it is not proof of citizenship.
I have a PASSPORT but NO, it is not proof of citizenship.
So who will give me a CITIZENSHIP
@sidhant
Sidhant Sibal:
India boosts global worker mobility with passport overhaul and new international forum
Details:
https://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-boosts-global-worker-mobility-with-passport-overhaul-and-new-international-forum-1782349001396
@sidhant
Sidhant Sibal:
Explainer
Indian passports are travel documents, not proof of citizenship, law states
https://www.wionews.com/india-news/indian-passports-are-travel-documents-not-proof-of-citizenship-law-states-1782332118700
@saybwala
Anand Sankar:
Deleted my earlier post about the 'passport not a citizenship document.'
Fair fact check has been that it has been that way forever. No point in outraging now.
But what is real - we have a KYC issue in this country. And people like me are extremely fatigued by constant KYC. Now
@KanchanGupta
Kanchan Gupta 🇮🇳:
As usual @IndiaToday is peddling malicious misinformation.
A passport is a travel document. Nowhere in the world it substitutes for a citizenship certificate।
To determine citizenship we require NRC which will be followed by the issuance of a citizenship ID card to every bona
@AnkurSingh
Ankur Singh:
@KapilSibal Passports Act 1967
Congress Govt:
"Passport can be issued to people who are not citizens of India"
2013 High Court
Congress Govt:
"Passport is not proof of Citizenship"
Kapil Sibal is topmost lawyer, several time MPs and former union minister and he doesn't know that Passport
@AdityaRajKaul
Aditya Raj Kaul:
Since everyone on Indian Social Media seems to have discovered suddenly that Passport isn’t an Indian Citizenship Document, here is a Bombay High Court 2013 observation/ruling.
“Passport alone no proof of citizenship: Bombay HC”.
Nuances matter. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/passport-alone-no-proof-of-citizenship-bombay-hc/articleshow/22244467.cms
@RShivshankar
Rahul Shivshankar:
AS "ABSURD" AS IT MIGHT BE IT IS TRUE!
In India citizenship is proved through a combination of documents that establish eligibility under the Citizenship Act:
Birth certificate
Parents' citizenship records (where relevant)
School records
Electoral roll entries
Passport
Government