Multiple citizenship

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.

Related Topics:
Citizen - State

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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, but nothing in international law prevents anyone from establishing citizenship in more than two countries. Some countries do not recognise its citizens as having nationality of any other country, or recognise so only in certain circumstances (e.g. Japan recognises only those of underage nationals). Others may recognise as many nationalities as a citizen has.

Related Topics:
International law - Japan

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