It is a mandatory certificate to be submitted along with other documents by the applicants on the portal; as per the rules, the certificate can be issued by a ‘locally reputed community institution’
By VIJAITA SINGH
A local priest may issue an “eligibility certificate” under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019 to validate the religion of an applicant, according to a response received by The Hindu through the Union Ministry of Home Affairs’ CAA helpline.
The certificate, a mandatory document, is to be enclosed along with an affidavit and other documents that the applicants are to upload on the CAA portal. “The reasons for which applicant wishes to acquire Indian citizenship” must also be stated.
The eligibility certificate, a mandatory document, is to be issued by a “locally reputed community institution”. Photo: indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in
On March 11, days ahead of the announcement of the general election, the Ministry notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024, enabling the implementation of CAA four years after the legislation was passed. On March 21, the Ministry launched the helpline number 1032 “for assistance and information” on CAA, so that “applicants can make free call from anywhere in India from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.”
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