naturalization
Immigrant becomes citizen
Naturalization is the process by which a foreign-born person becomes a citizen of a country.
It typically involves residency requirements, language tests, and oath-taking: She completed her naturalization ceremony last month.
In biology, naturalization describes a non-native species becoming established in a new environment as if native.
The verb is naturalize.
Formal binding promise
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- swearing-inOfficial oath-taking ceremony
application · test · eligibility · residency · permanent · green card · dual · status
Formal event marking occasions
- oathFormal binding promise
- pledgeBinding promise given
- swearing-inOfficial oath-taking ceremony
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
ritual · induction · affirmation · confirmation · flag · anthem · judge · courtroom
Loyalty owed to authority
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
roots · lineage · ethnicity · homeland · motherland · fatherland · birthplace · belonging
One who resettles abroad
- migrantOne who relocates
- emigrateLeave for another country
- immigrateMove to another country
- visaTravel authorization stamp
refugee · asylum · resettlement · deportation · detention · border · alien · foreigner
Adopting another group's customs
- integrationCombining into a whole
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- enculturationAcquiring cultural norms unconsciously
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
cultural · syncretism · pluralism · mainstreaming · inclusion · acceptance · belonging · community
Originating in a region
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
adaptation · establishment · acclimatization · ecosystem · flora · fauna · introduced · colonization
oath
Formal binding promise
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
swearing-in · application · test · eligibility · residency · permanent · green card · dual · status · rights
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- oathFormal binding promise
- pledgeBinding promise given
- swearing-inOfficial oath-taking ceremony
initiation · ritual · induction · affirmation · confirmation · flag · anthem · judge · courtroom · certificate
allegiance
Loyalty owed to authority
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
ancestry · roots · lineage · ethnicity · homeland · motherland · fatherland · birthplace · belonging · loyalty
immigrant
One who resettles abroad
visa · refugee · asylum · resettlement · deportation · detention · border · alien · foreigner · expatriate
acculturation
Adopting another group's customs
- integrationCombining into a whole
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- enculturationAcquiring cultural norms unconsciously
socialization · cultural · syncretism · pluralism · mainstreaming · inclusion · acceptance · belonging · community · identity
indigenous
Originating in a region
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
transplant · adaptation · establishment · acclimatization · ecosystem · flora · fauna · introduced · colonization · proliferation
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
- civic lifevoting, civic engagement, civic responsibility, civic education, civic leader
- formal actswedding, baptism, coronation, inauguration, oath
- life changesmarriage, death, divorce, birth, graduation
- formal appointmentsjob interview, court date, hearing, deposition, consultation
- Roman citizenshipfreedmen, suffrage, freeborn, citizenship rights, voting rights
naturalizationdenaturalization
Revocation of citizenship status
expatriation · statelessness · denationalization · loss of citizenship
naturalizationdeportation
Legal expulsion from country
expulsion · exile · banishment · exclusion · removal
- naturalization papersOfficial immigrant acceptance documents