What A Video: 94 Yr AP Woman Gives UP US Citizenship!

It is an established fact that a large portion of the Indian community and particularly to Telugu community, have the highest regard for the United States citizenship.

However, we have the case of a 94 year old Andhra Pradesh woman who has given up United States citizenship in order to get back to India and spend her final resting days here.94-year-old woman has formally renounced her United States citizenship to regain Indian citizenship so she can spend her remaining days in her homeland.

Kondragunta Mahalakshmamma, a native of Chinthagumpala village in Chinaganjam mandal of Bapatla district in Andhra Pradesh, acquired US citizenship in July 2000. She lived in the United States for nearly 18 years before returning to India in 2018.

She appeared before the Bapatla District Collector on Wednesday accompanied by her son. During the meeting, she submitted documents and requested expedited processing of her application for restoration of Indian citizenship, which she had already filed through the online portal after renouncing her US passport.

Mahalakshmamma told the collector she is nearing 95 years of age. Her stated wish is to live her final days as an Indian citizen and have her last rites performed in her native village.The district administration is reviewing her application as part of the standard verification process for citizenship restoration.