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Comment by arsalanb | Hacker News Reader

Indians can't hold dual citizenship. Does this count as an actual citizenship?

From https://e-estonia.com/e-residents/about/

  e-Residency does not confer citizenship, tax residency, residence
  or right of entry to Estonia or to the European Union.
  The e-Resident smart ID card is not a physical identification
  or a travel document, and does not display a photo.

Serious question, if you were to never disclose your dual nationality, would the Indian government ever find out? Any idea how the government stores the data, and if it's cross-linked with any other services?

They probably wouldn't from what I've seen. But it can be a hassle sometimes if they're particularly hellbent on finding out — Case in point, Sonia Gandhi had to pass on being Prime Minister because she held dual citizenship (to put that in context, she is or was at the time one of the most popular politicians)

I would be more concerned about the consequences of not complying than the probability.

If there was ever a time to slip through the cracks, it would be right now. From my pretty limited experience, the data held by the Indian government is in a transition to digital form, but isn't standardized yet.

There's an incredible opportunity for Indian nationals (and former nationals) to take advantage of the transition period.

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