(a) A person who is of the prime age and capacity:

(i) Who is a citizen of another country, but was a citizen of India at the time of, or at any time after, the commencement of the constitution, or

(ii) Who is a citizen of another country, but was qualified to become a citizen of India at the time of the commencement of the constitution, or

(iii) Who is currently a citizen of another country, but hails from a region that became part of India after the 15th Day of August 1947.

(iv) Who is a child of such a citizen, or

(b) A person, who is minor child of a person mentioned in clause (a)

Provided that no person, who is or had been a citizen of Pakistan, Bangladesh shall be eligible for registration as an Overseas Citizen of India.