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UI am 18 years old, born and currently living in America with no Indian ancestry. I am so confused about the citizenship process and requirements, I want to register — I am willing to lose my citizenship in America — but everything is making it sound like I have to be a resident for years before even qualifying, and then there’s a waitlist. My boyfriend lives in India and I can’t keep doing these visits I just want to be there permanently. Please help, I’m very lost. Wouldn’t I be an illegal immigrant if I were to reside in India for a decade before even getting a citizenship? Therefore I wouldn’t be able to work that entire time? I don’t want that, but I’ll do whatever I need to I just need to move and I’m very lost in the process. I’m sorry if I asked any obvious questions. Any advice is very very appreciated. Frankly I’m not even sure if this is the right sub for this so again, I’m sorry.
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Userious talk aside there’s a waitlist to ‘become’ a citizen here ?? am i supposed to feel grateful to have this by birth ?
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LI want to rebuke you. But I just can’t. You are my daughters age. Don’t lose your US citizenship. Don’t even consider of losing your US citizenship. No matter what happens and however life treats you, stick to this advice.
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PHave some patience, don’t rush to leave US citizenship. Below is the options in order of simplicity
– Extended tourist visa – can’t work but can stay upto 6 months. ig you’ve done this & want more.
– Best option – student visa. Enroll into some course in India. Restrictions on work permits.
– Work visa – get any job in India, it’s applied by your employer in India.
– Business visa – start a business in India.
Based on whatever visa you apply, prepare yourself for the interview. Don’t say you want to permanently settle in India when you’re applying for a student or work visa.
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UYou are too young to be getting married to begin with! And too young to be making such a drastic decision such as giving up the citizenship of your country where your people are for another country’s where you know limited people. Plus US Citizenship is stronger than Indian so no sense giving it up. Look into if India provides a long term multi visit visa or look for a job in India through which you can stay in the country for long without having to travel back and forth.
As much as in love you may be with your boyfriend or India, (or any other country as well!) and as much as this kind of advice may irritate you, explore more in this direction, and find solutions that can work for next few years till you are older and absolute certain that this is what you want to do. -
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ELooking at your profile you do drugs, nothing against that but please look at the law and what happens to drug users in India. Trust me I’d delete myself before checking into an Indian prison
Still if you want to go ahead marry an Indian or an OCI holder, and stick to that marriage for 2 years, then apply
Still interested?
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Ui’m actually sober now but yes i did used to have a drug problem. been sober for a long time though and went to a rehab facility and everything. thank you though, if i was still involved with any of that my thought process would be much different. i don’t even smoke nicotine anymore. it’s part of why i want to move, i don’t feel comfortable sending my children to schools in america where drugs are even around in grade 6.
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UI had to comment. Please don’t make reckless irreversible decisions . Your boyfriend may be a gem of a person. But, from what I read, he is unemployed. It’s never a good idea to marry an unemployed person. If you are very confident that he’s the one for you, get into a live in relationship with him once he is employed. Meanwhile, you try to achieve your life goals. You say you’re 18. Don’t you want to achieve anything in life? Get a degree, get a job, travel different places. You have a whole life ahead of you. The way you think and feel at 18 need not be the same as you feel at let’s say 25. Time and experience change people. It’s your time to experience new things and not think about getting married. Also, giving up on US citizenship is a very bad idea. Always have a safety net. Let’s assume you marry the love of your life and you are unhappy in the next 1 year due to cultural differences.What is your backup plan if you don’t have a degree or financial independence? Who will help you out? How will you live your life? These are some very important things to think about.
Good luck. I hope things really work out in your favour.
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Uvery good things to think about. i am stable financially though, just nothing is guaranteed. like i probably couldn’t get a job right away in india so if something detrimental happened to my bank account id kind of be screwed. when i was visiting once my bank got put on fraud lock and it was terrifying — i had made the purchase but not being able to use my card was so scary. im not rushing into marriage and definitely not rushing into having children. but the long distance is getting increasingly hard for me — im really just looking to live together for now.
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MIndia isn’t very comfortable or friendly towards live in relationships, especially in any place that isn’t a metro city. It would be considered a major taboo and would make you a target for sexual harassment in most places if you’re openly living together. And no family would permit their son or daughter to live at home with a boyfriend or girlfriend.
If your bf were really as great as you say and his family were as trustworthy, they would never be okay with this move on your part. Live in relationships are extremely controversial, although there are indian couples taking the courageous step to do so. Often families of women hit the boyfriends with kidnapping or rape charges to get the cops to separate the couple – this happens even with married couples where the family doesn’t approve of the marriage.
Apart from in very rural areas, marrying or deciding your life partner at 18 would be considered very bizarre by any family, and they wouldn’t permit their kids to do so. And absolutely do not marry or date anyone from an extremely rural area – the unimaginable cultural differences will put you in danger.
In this case you’re taking all the risk so perhaps no one from your boyfriend’s family would care. That doesn’t mean you should do it.
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CConsider getting a X-Miscellaneous Visa.
Also for any visa its best you hire some sort of Indian Travel agent or a travel company there to get this done. You may have to pay a fee but the right agent will sort it out. Im surprised your boyfriend didn’t mention or organise this yet. Research just the agent well.
You can also contact Karl Rock a YouTuber who is a Kiwi living with his Indian wife in North India. He is a good guy Im sure he can give you advice. @iamkarlrock his instagram.
I strongly think you should not even think of giving up your US Citizenship as of now or ever. There is no saying if you would like to stay in Indian conditions long term or if your relationship status doesn’t change ever. You may have been here but first live off for four five years continuously at least before considering.
Honestly even if you did end up living in India forever still not giving up your US citizenship would be the best choice even for your Indian family, children….socially and financially.
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UI’ve visited my boyfriend and his family felt like my own family, his friends felt like my own friends, his home felt like home. I really don’t have many friends at home and my home life isn’t amazing or anything. I am scared of what our president is about to get us into, and already has. I feel very confident in my relationship and the love we have for eachother. he’s enrolled in college and I don’t start until the fall, and I don’t want to wait another 4 years to have to be together. I’ve been like incredibly sad since I’ve been back home from visiting january-february so i’m also kind of spiraling lol.
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UYou have an e- visa facility which allows u to enter india and stay for 3 months on a 6 month or 1 year visa ( Depends ) .
Another option is to Get married here and just after that you get an X visa for 2 years and then apply for an OCI Card . You don’t need to giveup your American Citizenship for that and you will get a lifetime India access from that you can make any Local IDs … Hope it helps . Best luck 👍
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UIn another social platform called Quora, there is a popular writer called Samantha Kannan. She is a white American who married an Indian. I would ask you to reach out to her. She is probably a very good person for advising on this topic.
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UGeez the comments section are either berating her for wanting to be with her bf and on the other hand treating us citizenship more precious than the ring from LOTR.
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UThis seems very troll like to me. You are 18 and want to get married? There’s a lot of life ahead of you so don’t jump to conclusions. You can always marry your partner later and get an OCI without sacrificing your US citizenship. Unless you’re marrying into an influential political family there is no reason to give up your citizenship.
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