naturalisation
Immigrant gains citizenship
Naturalisation is the British spelling of naturalization—the process by which a foreign citizen becomes a citizen of a new country: She applied for naturalisation after living in the UK for five years.
The term extends to introducing foreign plants or animals to a new environment where they establish themselves as if native.
Official enactment of statutes
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- statuteEnacted written rule
regulation · policy · rights · status · renunciation · expatriate · denizen · visa
Absorbing into a whole
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- inclusionBeing made part
- belongingState of fitting in
- identityWho someone is
community · roots · heritage · adaptation · adjustment · settlement · participation · acceptance
Formal binding promise
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- swearing-inOfficial oath-taking ceremony
- applicationFormal request document
eligibility · requirements · documentation · residency · petition · approval · denial · fees
Adjusting to new conditions
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
flora · fauna · introduced · established · transplanted · colonization · spread · adaptation
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
statute · regulation · policy · rights · status · renunciation · expatriate · denizen · visa · nationality
assimilation
Absorbing into a whole
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- inclusionBeing made part
- belongingState of fitting in
identity · community · roots · heritage · adaptation · adjustment · settlement · participation · acceptance · mainstreaming
oath
Formal binding promise
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- swearing-inOfficial oath-taking ceremony
application · eligibility · requirements · documentation · residency · petition · approval · denial · fees · interview
acclimatization
Adjusting to new conditions
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
species · flora · fauna · introduced · established · transplanted · colonization · spread · adaptation · survival
- UK ImmigrationBritish citizenship, British passport, Home Office, immigration law, immigration officer
naturalisationdenaturalisation
Involuntary loss of nationality
deportation · expatriation · exile · banishment · statelessness
natural, nature, native, nation, innate, unnaturally, nativity, naturalize, natal