naturalized citizens
Legal foreign-born residents
Naturalized citizens are people who have acquired citizenship in a country where they were not born, through a legal process rather than by birthright.
The process typically involves residency requirements, language proficiency, and a citizenship test.
Once naturalized, citizens generally hold the same rights as those born in the country, though some restrictions may apply—in the United States, for instance, naturalized citizens cannot become president.
My grandmother became a naturalized citizen in 1952.
- immigrantsThose settling abroad
- oathFormal binding promise
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
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- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, asylum
- migrationmigration, immigrants, refugees, immigration, emigration
- CanadiansCeline Dion, Justin Bieber, Drake, Ryan Gosling, Jim Carrey
- Poloniadisplaced persons, World War II refugees, economic migrants, chain migration, family reunification
- Americanspresidents, senators, governors, generals, authors
- peoplepeople, persons, person, individuals, humans
naturalized citizensnon-citizens
Those without nationality status
undocumented immigrants · illegal aliens · illegal immigrants · aliens · foreign nationals
naturalized citizensforeigners
People from elsewhere
outsiders · aliens · strangers · expatriates · emigrants
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