New Delhi: Applicants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh seeking Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Rules, 2009 will now have to provide a declaration about the status of their passport from their country of origin, according to a notification issued by the Home Ministry on Monday.The Union Home Ministry has amended the Citizenship Rules, 2009, introducing a paragraph under which the applicant should not hold a valid and/or expired passport issued by the Government of Pakistan, Afghanistan or Bangladesh.The gazette notification states that if the applicant holds an active passport, the person must submit the passport number and other details such as date and place of issue and expiry date.It said applicants must also give a declaration to surrender their valid and/or expired passport to the Senior Postal Superintendent or Superintendent Postal Superintendent within 15 days of the approval of the citizenship application.