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Ireland allows and encourages dual citizenship, but a naturalized citizen can lose Irish citizenship again when naturalized in another country; Ireland was the last European country to abolish unconditional birthright citizenship [in 2004] in order to stop "birth tourism" and to replace it by a modified form: at least one parent must be a ...
The distinction between the meaning of the terms citizenship and nationality is not always clear in the English language and differs by country. Generally, nationality refers a person's legal belonging to a nation state and is the common term used in international treaties when referring to members of a state; citizenship refers to the set of rights and duties a person has in that nation. [1]
Despite the fact that she took and passed the test, Meghan is still not a U.K. citizen because she did not live in the country long enough to obtain citizenship. (The required period is three years.)
Other politicians in Pakistan known to have held dual British citizenship include Rehman Malik, [329] Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan, [330] and some members of the Pakistani national and provincial legislative assemblies. [331] [332] In 2007, 257 British Pakistanis were serving as elected councillors or mayors in Britain. [333]
He was a part of the Pakistan squad which finished as runners-up at the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Previously, he played Tests and ODIs for Pakistan national cricket team and county cricket in England. Azhar is a dual British citizen. [2]
The following is a list of athletes with dual nationality. It includes both players who can trace their origins to a foreign country and those who have attained foreign nationality during their career, as well as players who hail from semi-autonomous regions within countries.
Naturalization (or naturalisation) is the legal act or process by which a non-national of a country acquires the nationality of that country after birth. [1] The definition of naturalization by the International Organization for Migration of the United Nations excludes citizenship that is automatically acquired (e.g. at birth) or is acquired by declaration.
Michael Nazir-Ali – 106th Bishop of Rochester in the Church of England; holds dual Pakistani and British citizenship. [215] Became Roman Catholic in 2021. Musharraf Hussain – scientist, educator and religious scholar in Nottinghamshire [216] Faiz-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi – scholar and principal of the Hijaz College