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April 28, 2025 at 9:18 am

I think this is where you would need professional help. I’m not sure if it would be straight forward so speaking to a lawyer could be helpful. The thing is you were eligible by birth but you/your folks didn’t decide to exercise it so not sure if that route is still eligible. You are also not a minor anymore so i guess some legal advice would be best

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April 28, 2025 at 8:38 am

Well it seems you were eligible for citizenship by birth given what i mentioned above (citizenship act 1955) but your parents chose Sri Lankan citizenship for you. Is one of your parents a Sri Lankan national?? Since you are a Sri Lankan national now so the Sri Lankan embassy are right in not letting you renounce until you get Indian citizenship first. You can’t be stateless you see. Coming to second point, are you less than 18 or above 18? Also why don’t you go the OCI way? Get an OCI as you are eligible and then stay in India for sometime (I recall it was 5 years not sure) and then apply for Indian citizenship

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April 28, 2025 at 8:14 am

If you are born in India with one parent already being an Indian citizen and the other not an illegal then you already Indian. That’s what the citizenship act states. So you already seem to be an Indian citizen

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