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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 to a person's legal belonging to a sovereign state and is the common term used in international treaties when addressing members of a country, while citizenship usually means the set of rights and duties a person has in ...
The definition of Polish citizenship has been based for years on article 34 of the Polish Constitution; this article is based on a jus sanguinis right to citizenship. [34] Moreover, any child born by Polish parent(s) is a de jure citizen of Poland.
French descendants born abroad are neither immigrants nor foreigners. Foreigners born in France, generally children who will acquire French nationality, are not immigrants either, as they have not crossed a border. [SpM 1] [Bo 1] [CD 1] French immigrants are therefore included in both French citizen and immigration statistics. [He 1]
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.
The French government set a goal of 35,000 for the next year. [49] The initialism 'OQTF', from the 2006 law obligation de quitter le territoire français, is sometimes used for a person who is required to leave France. [50] The French government threatened to withdraw from the Schengen accord in 2009, [51] 2011 [52] [53] and 2012. [54] [55] [56]
The New Oxford American Dictionary defines birthright citizenship as "a legal right to citizenship for all children born in a country's territory, regardless of parentage". [22] In the United States jus sanguinis is not a constitutional right or a birth right. [23] Citizenship by jus sanguinis is a legal status conferred by statute.
The French national identity card (French: carte nationale d’identité or CNI) is an official identity document consisting of an electronic ID-1 card bearing a photograph, name and address. While the identity card is non-compulsory, all persons must possess some form of valid government-issued identity documentation.
Congress determines who acquires citizenship when born outside the United States. Generally, acquisition of citizenship at birth abroad depends on whether, at the time of the child's birth, one or both of the parents was a U.S. citizen; the gender of the U.S. citizen-parent, and whether the parents were married at the time of the child's birth.