Just dropping a little about Mona's situation
My family is in the same manner as Mona's - where my great-grandparents were initially Pakistani but moved to India during the partition.
My grandparents were infants when they moved to India, but since the partition, they have been considered Indian and held Indian Passports, not sure about my great-grandparent's documentation (as to my knowledge they had no documentation as they had destroyed their Pakistani proof and were applying for Indian ones - which they did not receive, so basically they were living in India with no documentation, which was very common back then due to the emergency of the partition)
Please note that in the 1960s, when my grandparents were applying for their Indian Passports, the process was not as elaborate as it is today. Parents' names were not mentioned in the passport and when asked about my great-grandparent's documentation, my grandparents lied that they were killed during the partition, which again was common back then.
My grandparents held Indian passports and moved to the UK and then got British Passports with my mom being British by birth (mom was born in the 1970s) - Mona was also born in the 1970s as she gave birth to the twins when she was 19.
BUT, since my grandparents held Indian passports initially, my mom got a PIO(Person of Indian Origin).
With a British passport, my family was able to visit both Pakistan and India easily. Which I am assuming is the case with Mona as well, where she was able to visit her family in Pakistan while also being able to marry an Indian and get the marriage registered in India despite her ancestors being from Pakistan due to the PIO card.
My mom is not married to an Indian ( as in Lailli's case ) but I am assuming that the PIO had some part to play in Mona's situation.
In 2015, PIO was discontinued and all PIOs were converted to OCI.
Not sure when Lailli got her OCI - ii) If she got hers before 2015 - then it's due to her dad's Indian citizenship and Mona's PIO
ii) If she got it after 2015 - then its because Mona's PIO was converted to OCI and OCI kids are eligible for OCI
Just dropping a little about Mona's situation
My family is in the same manner as Mona's - where my great-grandparents were initially Pakistani but moved to India during the partition.
My grandparents were infants when they moved to India, but since the partition, they have been considered Indian and held Indian Passports, not sure about my great-grandparent's documentation (as to my knowledge they had no documentation as they had destroyed their Pakistani proof and were applying for Indian ones - which they did not receive, so basically they were living in India with no documentation, which was very common back then due to the emergency of the partition)
Please note that in the 1960s, when my grandparents were applying for their Indian Passports, the process was not as elaborate as it is today. Parents' names were not mentioned in the passport and when asked about my great-grandparent's documentation, my grandparents lied that they were killed during the partition, which again was common back then.
My grandparents held Indian passports and moved to the UK and then got British Passports with my mom being British by birth (mom was born in the 1970s) - Mona was also born in the 1970s as she gave birth to the twins when she was 19.
BUT, since my grandparents held Indian passports initially, my mom got a PIO(Person of Indian Origin).
With a British passport, my family was able to visit both Pakistan and India easily. Which I am assuming is the case with Mona as well, where she was able to visit her family in Pakistan while also being able to marry an Indian and get the marriage registered in India despite her ancestors being from Pakistan due to the PIO card.
My mom is not married to an Indian ( as in Lailli's case ) but I am assuming that the PIO had some part to play in Mona's situation.
In 2015, PIO was discontinued and all PIOs were converted to OCI.
Not sure when Lailli got her OCI - ii) If she got hers before 2015 - then it's due to her dad's Indian citizenship and Mona's PIO
ii) If she got it after 2015 - then its because Mona's PIO was converted to OCI and OCI kids are eligible for OCI
My family is in the same manner as Mona's - where my great-grandparents were initially Pakistani but moved to India during the partition.
My grandparents were infants when they moved to India, but since the partition, they have been considered Indian and held Indian Passports, not sure about my great-grandparent's documentation (as to my knowledge they had no documentation as they had destroyed their Pakistani proof and were applying for Indian ones - which they did not receive, so basically they were living in India with no documentation, which was very common back then due to the emergency of the partition)
Please note that in the 1960s, when my grandparents were applying for their Indian Passports, the process was not as elaborate as it is today. Parents' names were not mentioned in the passport and when asked about my great-grandparent's documentation, my grandparents lied that they were killed during the partition, which again was common back then.
My grandparents held Indian passports and moved to the UK and then got British Passports with my mom being British by birth (mom was born in the 1970s) - Mona was also born in the 1970s as she gave birth to the twins when she was 19.
BUT, since my grandparents held Indian passports initially, my mom got a PIO(Person of Indian Origin).
With a British passport, my family was able to visit both Pakistan and India easily. Which I am assuming is the case with Mona as well, where she was able to visit her family in Pakistan while also being able to marry an Indian and get the marriage registered in India despite her ancestors being from Pakistan due to the PIO card.
My mom is not married to an Indian ( as in Lailli's case ) but I am assuming that the PIO had some part to play in Mona's situation.
In 2015, PIO was discontinued and all PIOs were converted to OCI.
Not sure when Lailli got her OCI - ii) If she got hers before 2015 - then it's due to her dad's Indian citizenship and Mona's PIO
ii) If she got it after 2015 - then its because Mona's PIO was converted to OCI and OCI kids are eligible for OCI