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Change in citizenship doesn't affect land rights

I am a non-resident Indian living in Canada for 10 years. I have an agricultural land in India jointly owned by me and my father (worth about Rs 100,000). When I take Canadian citizenship and become an Overseas Citizen of India, what will happen to my agricultural land? Is there any way that as an OCI I can keep possession of agricultural land in India?

We presume you were holding this agricultural property even before you went abroad and became an NRI. After taking Canadian citizenship, you will become a Person of Indian Origin. The rights and privileges of an NRI and PIO are identical. The change in your citizenship -- even without an OCI card -- has no effect on your right to hold the agricultural land. You can sell it to a resident Indian without requiring permission from any authority in India.


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