“Big relief for persecuted minorities: CAA cut-off extended to December 31, 2024”, Opindia, September 3, 2025:
“In a major relief for persecuted minorities, Bharat has extended the window for citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) by a full decade.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has announced that Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan can now apply for Bharatiya citizenship if they entered the country on or before December 31, 2024.
Earlier, the CAA limited eligibility to those who arrived by December 31, 2014. With this fresh notification, thousands more who sought refuge in Bharat over the last ten years will now be able to seek legal recognition and permanent citizenship……”
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