citizenship card

Proof of allegiance

A citizenship card is an official government document certifying that the holder is a citizen of a particular country.

In some nations, it serves as proof of naturalization for immigrants who have become citizens.

The term also appears informally for any identity card that establishes citizenship status: She carried her citizenship card whenever she traveled internationally.

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national ID · document · photo ID · nationality · resident · legal status · border · border crossing · photo · laminated · wallet · alien · status · application · renewal · permit · foreign · bureaucracy

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Opposites
legal status documentation

citizenship carddeportation order

Legal mandate requiring departure

green card · visa · work permit · passport · permanent resident card

national belonging

citizenship cardstatelessness

Having no recognized citizenship

non-citizen · undocumented status · illegal alien · foreigner · persona non grata

belonging vs. exclusion

citizenship carddeportation order

Legal mandate requiring departure

statelessness · banishment · entry ban · denaturalization

Family

citizenship, citizen, citizens, citizenry, cities, civic, civilian, civilize, civilization

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G