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To check if your gold is real or not, you can search for a hallmark, which is a stamp that confirms the quality of gold. Go for a purity test, which is a quick and reliable way to certify the quality of the gold, and many stores in dubai provide free gold purity tests. Or else, use a karatmeter, which is a device that measures the purity of the gold and tells the gold’s karat or fineness level.
The male passengers can carry up to 20 grams of gold to india from dubai. However, a female passenger can carry up to 40 grams of gold. The duty-free limit applies only to gold jewelry and not gold coins, bars, biscuits, or jewelry with stones or pearls.
No, once updated, only the latest version of Aadhaar is valid. The old one becomes invalid.
No, you can retrieve your Enrollment ID (EID) from the UIDAI website using your registered mobile or email.
To verify the status of your Aadhaar update, go to the UIDAI website, select "Check Aadhaar Update Status," input your Aadhaar Number (UID) and Update Request Number (URN), finish the CAPTCHA, and then select "Check Status." You can get the most recent Aadhaar online if it has been updated.
If you are an Adult (18 years and older), it takes 180 days; if you are a minor (below 18 years), it usually takes up to 30 days.
Check it online at UIDAI using your EID. SMS tracking isn’t available for international numbers.
The URN (Update Request Number) is a 14-digit number given when you update Aadhaar details. Use it to track updates online.
Yes, the PVC Aadhaar Card is equally valid as the original paper-based Aadhaar.
Yes, NRIs with an Indian passport can apply for Aadhaar after 180 days of stay in India.
Parents/guardians can update a minor’s Aadhaar at an Aadhaar Seva Kendra with supporting documents.
No, Aadhaar status can only be checked using EID, UID, or URN on the UIDAI portal.
Yes, with an OCI card by your side, you can permanently live in India, significantly granting you a form of permanent living, allowing you to live and work in the nation indefinitely. However, as it is not Indian citizenship, it does not provide you the voting rights and holding public office.
Although some Indian politicians have spoken in favor of dual citizenship in India. In this respect, the OCI scheme is one such concession. However, the traditional reason India does not allow dual citizenship is according to it citizenship is a commitment towards a nation and it believes that a person cannot remain truly loyal to two nations at one time.
Giving up Indian citizenship means you are no longer entitled to get support from the Indian Embassy if you are abroad. In this case, the rights, laws, and responsibilities of the new state will be applicable. It means that as any other citizen, you might be obliged to serve in the military, vote, and so on. With this, when you come back to India the same rules will apply to you like the other citizens of your adopted nation and you need a visa to travel to India.
Possessing two passports in India is considered an offense and it comes under the Passport Act as the nation does not allow dual citizenship. It means you need to legally surrender your Indian passport once you get citizenship of another nation. However, if you fail to do so you need to pay a fine and potentially imprisonment depending on the situation.
Through naturalization, if you take citizenship of another country you automatically lose the Indian citizenship. Also, if you want to voluntarily leave your Indian citizenship you are free to do so.
To become an Indian citizen by naturalization an individual with a preceding application need to live in India for 12 of 14 years and aggregate eleven years within the last fourteen years. In addition, it also includes the complete calendar year of the citizenship application.
Birth or adoption certificate, Proof of British nationality, Photos, Parent's details, Grandparent's documents, and Digital referee. These are the essential documents you need for a child’s first UK passport.
Yes, Indians can become British citizens through naturalization.
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