manpreetgil

Hi All,

I am a British citizen holding OCI card and moving to India for work permanently,

Please let me know what happens to my British citizenship if I moved to India permanently.

Thanks,
Manpreet

Bipat

If you keep your British passport you will remain British. You will lose some benefits eg. National health, pensions etc. Other full time expats probably will give more details.

bakedbean

Hi Manpreet and welcome to the forum . Which part of India are you moving to?

manpreetgil

Hi,

I am moving to New Delhi.

Please can you let me know if I work in India on OCI, do I have visit UK in between to maintain my British Citizenship?

Thanks,
Manpreet

bakedbean

Hope you enjoy New Delhi. I'm sorry I cannot help with your query as I'm based in Malaysia. Hopefully one of our posters in India will be able to help you

BritInParis

You won't need to do anything to keep your British citizenship. It's actually almost impossible to lose your citizenship unless you request it.

It's a good idea to keep your British passport up to date though but it's not mandatory.

Chameleons

Contact the National Insurance offices and explain to them that you are moving abroad to work "for some time". You can then arrange to make voluntary NI contributions so that you maintain your pension rights.

Chameleons.