What is dual citizenship?
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Dual citizenship (being a citizen of two nations), or dual nationality, is by far the most common type of multiple citizenship, as nothing in international law prevents anyone from establishing citizenship in two countries.
Multiple citizenships can be acquired because countries use different and not necessarily mutually exclusive criteria to bestow their citizenship. Some countries bestow citizenship automatically at birth to persons with a parent who is one of their nationals (jus sanguinis), or to persons born on their territory (jus soli), or through marriage to persons wedding their nationals (jure matrimonii).[1] In addition, citizenship can be granted on request through naturalization.
Some countries consider multiple citizenship undesirable and take measures to prevent it; this may take the form of an automatic loss of a citizenship if another citizenship is acquired voluntarily (e.g. in Japan or Singapore) or criminal penalties for exercising another citizenship (e.g. carrying a foreign passport in Saudi Arabia). Others may allow a citizen to have any number of nationalities. However, since each country decides for itself who its citizens are, based solely on its own laws and generally without regard for the laws of other countries, it is quite possible for a given individual to be considered a citizen by two or more countries even if some or all of these countries forbid dual or multiple citizenship.
Many countries, even those which "permit" dual or multiple citizenship, do not "recognize" dual or multiple citizenship under their laws: individuals are treated either as citizens of that country or not, and their citizenship with respect to other countries is considered to have no bearing. This can mean, for example, that consular officials abroad may not have access to their citizens if they also hold local citizenship (eg. Iran, [1] Mexico, many Arab countries, former Soviet republics). Some countries may provide access for consular officials as a matter of courtesy, but do not accept any obligation to do so under international consular agreements. The right of countries to act in this fashion is protected via the Master Nationality Rule. In popular discourse, reference to countries that "recognize" multiple citizenship may refer only to the lack of any specific statute forbidding multiple citizenship (leaving aside the difficulties of enforcing such statutes).
You are a citizen of your home country and a citizen of the new country that you reside in.
Dual citizenship or dual nationality is simply being a citizen of two countries.
Example- Having American and German Citizenship.
Each country has it's own citizenship laws. Dual citizenship means if someone has citizenship of two countries at the same time. for example if a citizen of uk marry with US citizen he or she can get also the citizenship of US. So he/she hense has dual citizenship. and their baby will born with dual citizenship of Uk and US.
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