also called naturalisation
The process of a foreigner becoming a citizen, usually after meeting residence, language and other requirements.
Naturalization is the process of a foreigner becoming a citizen, usually after meeting requirements like a set number of years of residence, language ability and other tests. It is the long road to a second passport, not a quick one. Because it typically demands years of actually being present in the country, it is something you have to plan your life around rather than apply for on a whim.
You want a second passport and look at naturalization as the route. The country asks for years of continuous physical presence before you can even apply, so you realise that keeping your nomad rhythm of drifting in and out would keep resetting the clock and push the citizenship further away.
It's the long route to a second passport and often demands years of physical presence you must plan around.
The difference is the whole point, so here is each one in a line.
These split by what qualifies you.
Citizenship by birth is granted by being born on the soil, citizenship by descent comes through a parent or grandparent, and a grandfathered route or right of return extends that to a wider heritage a country chooses to honour.
Naturalization is the process a foreigner goes through after living there and meeting language and residence rules, and naturalization by marriage is the shortened version for the spouse of a citizen.
Citizenship by birth · Citizenship by descent · Naturalization by marriage
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