94-year-old Kondragunta Mahalakshmamma has formally applied for Indian citizenship to spend her final years in her native Chinthagumpala village.
The elderly woman previously held US citizenship for 18 years after moving to Virginia following the death of her husband.
She returned to India in 2018 and has already relinquished her US citizenship as part of her transition.
The Bapatla District Collector confirmed that the citizenship request is currently being processed through the standard legal and administrative inquiry channels.