citizenship by marriage
Matrimonial nationality acquisition
Citizenship by marriage is the process of acquiring citizenship in a country through marriage to one of its citizens.
Most countries require the marriage to be genuine and of a certain duration before granting citizenship, to prevent fraud: She obtained citizenship by marriage after three years.
Also called naturalization by marriage.
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- green cardU.S. residency document
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- spouseMarried partner
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
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citizenship by marriagebirthright citizenship
Nationality by birth location
statelessness · non-citizen · denaturalization · alien · foreign national
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