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A native-born citizen of a country is a person who is legally recognized as that country's citizen at the moment of birth. In Law legal status refers to the concept of individuals having a particular place in society relative to the law as it determines the laws which affect them The term person is used in Common sense to mean an individual Human being. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty Naturalization is the acquisition of Citizenship or Nationality by somebody who was not a citizen or national of that country when he or she was born The Leave to Remain is the legal status of a person issued by a government office of internal affairs to one who is not yet a citizen Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term Illegal immigration refers to Immigration across National Borders in a way that violates the Immigration laws of the destination Country Statelessness is the Legal and social concept of a person lacking belonging (or a legally enforceable claim to any recognised State. Naturalization is the acquisition of Citizenship or Nationality by somebody who was not a citizen or national of that country when he or she was born Multiple citizenship, or multiple nationality is a status in which a person is concurrently regarded as a Citizen under the laws of more than one state. In US law, an alien is a legal term for a person, either a corporation or a human who is not a United States national. The term migrant worker has different official meanings and connotations in different parts of the world the United Nations' definition is very broad essentially including anyone According to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race Illegal immigration refers to Immigration across National Borders in a way that violates the Immigration laws of the destination Country A political prisoner is someone held in Prison or otherwise detained perhaps under House arrest, for his or her involvement in political activity A stateless person is someone with no Citizenship or Nationality. Administrative detention - Is an arrest without trial usually for security reasons Immigration law refers to national Government policies which control the phenomenon of Immigration to their country Nationality law is the branch of a country's legal system wherein legislation custom and court precedent combine to define the ways in which that country's Nationality and The term nationalism can refer to an Ideology, a sentiment, a form of Culture, or a Social movement that focuses on the Nation Nativism is an Opposition to immigration which originated in United States politics with roots in the country's historic role as a Melting pot. Illegal immigration refers to Immigration across National Borders in a way that violates the Immigration laws of the destination Country
A person can be considered to be a "citizen-at-birth" either due to place of birth within that country's territorial jurisdiction (jus soli) or through having been born as the child of a serving citizen on a military base abroad or through descent from a citizen of that country (jus sanguinis), or through some combination of these elements. Jus soli ( Latin for "right of the soil" or somewhat figuratively "right of the territory" or birthright citizenship, is a Right Jus sanguinis ( Latin for "right of blood" is a Social policy by which Nationality or Citizenship is not determined by place of birth A person who is a "citizen-at-birth" and was also born within that country would be additionally considered a "native-born citizen". [1]
It should be noted that a person that inherited citizenship through an ancestor but was born outside the country of citizenship would be considered a "citizen-at-birth" (rather than a naturalized citizen) but would not be considered a "native-born citizen". Naturalization is the acquisition of Citizenship or Nationality by somebody who was not a citizen or national of that country when he or she was born Furthermore, a person who was born in a country that did not recognize him as its citizen at birth but later naturalized as its citizen would also not be considered a "native-born citizen".
In many countries (including Japan), a native-born individual may not be a citizen. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Sadaharu Oh is not a Japanese citizen despite being born in Japan and having a Japanese mother. Sadaharu Oh or officially Wang Chenchih ( Hepburn: Ō Sadaharu, born May 20 1940) is a former baseball player and manager of the
In some countries, native birth is a requirement for certain high offices, such as the head of state, see Natural-born citizen . Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a Monarchic or Republican Nation-state Natural-born citizen is a term used in some countries to describe a certain kind of Citizenship in terms of a requirement for eligibility to serve as Head of state
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