dual citizen
Belongs to both
A dual citizen holds citizenship in two countries simultaneously, with the rights and obligations that entails—two passports, potential tax liability in both nations, and sometimes conflicting duties.
As a dual citizen, she votes in both U.S. and Canadian elections.
Some countries don't recognize dual citizenship, requiring a choice.
One living abroad permanently
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
- migrantOne who relocates
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
transnational · multicultural · cross-cultural · polyglot · diaspora · globalization · nomad · worldly
Legal path to belonging
- oathFormal binding promise
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- statelessnessHaving no recognized citizenship
repatriation · expatriation · residency · jurisdiction · legislation · civil liberties · due process · asylum
Government-issued travel credential
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- borderOuter edge or limit
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
emigration · consulate · embassy · entry · exit · stamps · biometric · document
Inherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
- belongingState of fitting in
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
roots · diaspora · integration · hyphenated identity · code-switching · mother tongue · homeland · home country
Formally registering a choice
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
- representationDepiction or likeness
- property ownershipHolding title to land
- healthcare accessAbility to obtain treatment
education access · employment rights · military service · jury duty · social security · pension · inheritance · land ownership
expatriate
One living abroad permanently
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
- migrantOne who relocates
cosmopolitan · transnational · multicultural · cross-cultural · polyglot · diaspora · globalization · nomad · worldly · internationalist
naturalization
Legal path to belonging
- oathFormal binding promise
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
statelessness · repatriation · expatriation · residency · jurisdiction · legislation · civil liberties · due process · asylum · deportation
passport
Government-issued travel credential
immigration · emigration · consulate · embassy · entry · exit · stamps · biometric · document · travel
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
bicultural · roots · diaspora · integration · hyphenated identity · code-switching · mother tongue · homeland · home country · cultural bridge
voting
Formally registering a choice
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
- representationDepiction or likeness
- property ownershipHolding title to land
healthcare access · education access · employment rights · military service · jury duty · social security · pension · inheritance · land ownership · business ownership
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, asylum
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
- citizenshipnationality, passport, birthright, denaturalization, renunciation
- residency statusresident, national, naturalized, immigrant, permanent resident
- Hyphenated IdentitiesAfrican-American, Mexican-American, Irish-American, Italian-American, Chinese-American
- traveltrip, trips, journey, journeys, travel
dual citizenstateless person
Person without recognized citizenship
stateless · non-citizen · refugee · undocumented immigrant · alien
dual, citizen, duality, dualism, dualistic, dually, duet, duplex, duplicate