Indian-Americans support dual citizenship: survey

September 19, 2019 09:54

The Indian-Americans overwhelmingly support dual citizenship from the Indian government while non-resident Indians prefer proxy voting instead of direct postal ballots, according to a survey.

The survey has been compiled by Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies USA and was conducted ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to a crowd of 50,000 Indian-Americans in Houston over the weekend. The survey covered various topics ranging from immigration issues, investment, dual citizenship, double taxation and transfer of social security funds. Among the surveyed questions, a demand for dual citizenship received a maximum support with 4.4 star rating.

"While citizens of many other countries have had the ability to apply for US citizenship without renouncing the citizenship of their home country, non-resident Indians have been requesting this same opportunity from the Indian government for many years without luck," FIIDS said. -- PTI

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