▁few ▁remaining ▁countries ▁that ▁prevent ▁dual ▁citizens hip , ▁and ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁attempts ▁to ▁resolve ▁this , ▁through ▁Long ▁Term ▁Vis as ▁and ▁more ▁recently ▁a ▁pseudo ▁citizens hip ▁O verse as ▁Cit iz ens hip ▁of ▁India ▁( O CI ) ▁has ▁been ▁created ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁taken ▁up ▁posit ively , ▁with ▁many ▁Austral ians ▁O C Is , ▁cr ick eter ▁Sh a un ▁T ait ▁being ▁a ▁famous ▁example , ▁who ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁take ▁res iden cy ▁in ▁India ▁without ▁applying ▁for ▁a ▁vis a . ▁However ▁privileges ▁of ▁O CI ▁hold ers ▁depends ▁on ▁the ▁Government ▁policy ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁and ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁instances ▁where ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁denied ▁additional ▁rights ▁afford ed ▁to ▁full ▁Indian ▁citizens , ▁such ▁as ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Indian ▁bank note ▁demon et isation ▁where ▁non - cit iz ens , ▁including ▁O C Is ▁were ▁denied ▁rights ▁to ▁bring ▁ru pe e ▁notes ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Iss ues ▁and ▁controvers ies ▁▁ ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁inc idents ▁concerning ▁citizens ▁of ▁both ▁countries ▁that ▁received ▁media ▁attention : ▁▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁- ▁Moh amed ▁H ane ef , ▁was ▁f als ely ▁accused ▁of ▁terror ism ▁related ▁cr imes . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁released ▁and ▁compens ated . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁- ▁Att acks ▁on ▁Indian ▁students , ▁including ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁Indian ▁gradu ate ▁and ▁Australian ▁permanent ▁resident ▁N it in ▁G arg ▁in