Indian Passport for Tibetans
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How to surrender Tibetan Identity Certificate (IC) and RC
Tibetan citizens of India born between January 26, 1950, and June 30, 1987, and their descendants can now surrender their Foreigner’s Registration Certificate and Identity Certificate to apply for an Indian passport. The Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India issued a directive on September 17, 2018, allowing eligible Tibetans to obtain Indian…
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Tibetans Availing Indian Passports Should Move Out of Refugee Settlements
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a circular to all the passport issuing authorities in India and abroad mentioned that Tibetan refugees availing the Indian Passports should declare to not stay in any Tibetan refugee settlements or enjoying any Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) benefits, privileges or subsidies.
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India Outlines Tibetan RCs/ICs Surrender Procedure to Apply for Passport
The Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India has issued a directive to all the passport issuing authorities on Monday to accept the surrender of Registration Certificates (RCs) and Identity Certificates (ICs) of Tibetan Refugees eligible to apply for Indian passports. The memorandum from the ministry has come in response to a Delhi…
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Court Orders Government to Formulate Process for Tibetan RC & IC Surrender
Following about a year after the Delhi High Court ordered the Government of India to issue Indian passports to all eligible Tibetans, the court in response to a petition filed by some Tibetans ordered the government to immediately formulate a process for the surrender of Tibetan RC & IC so that they can apply for…
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Will Tibetans Opting Indian Citizenship Weaken The Freedom Struggle?
Over the recent past, many Tibetans have appreciated the ruling from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs to allow all eligible Tibetans opting Indian citizenship. The effect came in following the Delhi High Court ruling to give citizenship to Tibetans born in India between 1950 and 1987 as per the law and those born from…
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New Rules Set For Tibetans Availing Indian Passports
New rules have been set for Tibetans availing Indian passports following the earlier court ruling in favour of Tibetans eligibility to seek Indian passports. The MEA’s ruling has laid out four conditions to be fulfilled by the Tibetans who are applying for the Indian passports instead of the Tibetan travel document I.C. issued by the…
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India To Issue Passports To All Eligible Tibetan Refugees
The Government of India has ordered all the passports offices across the country and abroad to issue Indian passports to Tibetan refugees. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) following the direction of Delhi High court decided to issue Indian passports to all eligible Tibetans born on India between 26/01/1950 to 01/07/1987.
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4 Tibetans Arrested For Fake Passports At IGI Airport Delhi
Immigration officers at the Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi has arrested four Tibetans carrying Korean passports. The four Tibetans included three women and a men who were checking in for a flight to Zurich Switzerland at early hours of Wednesday.
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Miss Tibet Director Gets High Court Nod For His Indian Passport
The Delhi High Court has directed the Central government to take into consideration the renewal of India born Miss Tibet director, Mr. Lobsang Wangyal irrespective of his Tibetan descent. The court said that it is the fundamental right of Mr. Wangyal as he has acquired the Indian citizenship by birth. The court directed the concerned…