Highlights
- 163,370 Indians renounced US citizenship and became citizens of other countries in 2021
- In 2019, 144,017 Indians abandoned their US citizenship
- According to the data provided by Indian Home Ministry, Indians in 103 countries abandoned their citizenship
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Indians want citizenship for the US, the UK, and Canada
The United States is a main country to which Indians want to migrate and later transfer their citizenship to other countries. In 2021, the number of Indians who abandoned their US citizenship was 163,370. These Indians moved to other countries. This number was revealed by the latest government data.
The abandonment of US citizenship came down during the COVID period and 85,256 Indians relinquished their citizenship. In 2019, the number of people who left their US citizenship was 144,017.
Number of Indians who migrated to different countries
Most Indians transferred their citizenship to the United States, Australia, Canada, and the UK. The table below will reveal the number of Indians who migrated to these countries:
| Country | Number of Indians who migrated |
| United States | 78,284 |
| Australia | 23,533 |
| Canada | 21,597 |
| United Kingdom | 14,637 |
Abandonment of citizenship
Union Minister of the State for Home in India, Nityanand Rai, has provided the data in the Lok Sabha. According to this data, Indians in 103 countries have abandoned their citizenship. Some of these countries are listed below:
| Argentina | Armenia |
| Australia | Austria |
| Azerbaijan | Bahrain |
| Bangladesh | Belgium |
| Brazil | Brunei |
| Canada | China |
| Colombia | United Kingdom |
| Finland | France |
| Germany | Indonesia |
| Iran | Iraq |
| Malaysia | Maldives |
| Netherlands | New Zealand |
| Pakistan | Ireland |
| Russia | Saudi Arabia |
| Singapore | Slovakia |
| Sri Lanka | Thailand |
| United Arab Emirates | USA |
| Venezuela |
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