I doubt that most of the people on here will be able to help with this, but worth a shot!
I'm Indian but have been living in London for over 11 years now. I could, if I wanted, apply for British citizenship in the next few months. India doesn't allow proper dual citizenship, so this would mean giving that up. I could get an OCI card (Overseas citizen of India) which allows travel without visas, staying/working there etc. Essentially all the same rights as a citizen apart from being able to vote, buy agricultural property or stand for public office. There may be a couple of other rights as well which aren't coming to mind at the moment.
I've been in two minds about this for a while. I love travelling and a British passport would make that significantly easier. I also intend to work here for the short term and though I have indefinite leave to remain at the moment, the political culture seems to be going against things like that so who knows when the rules will change. That being said, I was born and brought up in India; all my family is there and eventually I would like to go back (like 20-30 years or so...to eventually settle down in). It's probably a sentimental thing more than a practical thing, but did wonder if anyone else here has done it and had any views.
Also, if anyone knows of other disadvantages of giving up Indian citizenship that I might've missed, that would be helpful!
(In before 'send them back...')
I'm Indian but have been living in London for over 11 years now. I could, if I wanted, apply for British citizenship in the next few months. India doesn't allow proper dual citizenship, so this would mean giving that up. I could get an OCI card (Overseas citizen of India) which allows travel without visas, staying/working there etc. Essentially all the same rights as a citizen apart from being able to vote, buy agricultural property or stand for public office. There may be a couple of other rights as well which aren't coming to mind at the moment.
I've been in two minds about this for a while. I love travelling and a British passport would make that significantly easier. I also intend to work here for the short term and though I have indefinite leave to remain at the moment, the political culture seems to be going against things like that so who knows when the rules will change. That being said, I was born and brought up in India; all my family is there and eventually I would like to go back (like 20-30 years or so...to eventually settle down in). It's probably a sentimental thing more than a practical thing, but did wonder if anyone else here has done it and had any views.
Also, if anyone knows of other disadvantages of giving up Indian citizenship that I might've missed, that would be helpful!
(In before 'send them back...')