# The Citizenship Act, 1955, Section 7C: Renunciation of Overseas Citizen of India Card

- Act: The Citizenship Act, 1955 (Act 57 of 1955)
- In force from: 1955-12-30
- Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/citizenship-act-1955/section/7C/

## Text

1[7C. Renunciation of Overseas Citizen of India Card.-- (1) If any Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder of full age and capacity makes in prescribed manner a declaration renouncing the Card registering him as an Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder, the declaration shall be registered by the Central Government, and upon such registration, that person shall cease to be an Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder. (2) Where a person ceases to be an Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder under sub-section (1), the spouse of foreign origin of that person, who has obtained Overseas Citizen of India Card under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 7A, and every minor child of that person registered as an Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder shall thereupon cease to be an Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder.]

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