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Nationality defines the legal relationship between a person and a state or nation, specifying who is a member or subject of a particular nation. [3] [4] [5] The rights and obligations of citizenship are defined by this relationship, as well as the protections to which nationals are entitled.
The United States passport issued to non-citizen nationals of the United States contains the endorsement code 9 which states: "The bearer is a United States national and not a United States citizen" on the annotations page. [89]
Chapter one of the act outlines the definition of terms used in the Act. Chapters two and three are the largest parts of the Act and they deal with identifying eligibility for citizenship and specific residency requirements for people born abroad to one U.S. citizen parent, or non-citizens born in the U.S. or its territories.
A foreign national is any person (including an organization) who is not a national of a specific country. [1] [2] For example, in the United States and in its territories, a foreign national is something or someone who is neither a citizen nor a national of the United States. [3] The same applies in Canada. [4]
A non-citizen national is a person born in an “outlying possession of the U.S.” like American Samoa on or after the date the U.S. acquired it, or a person whose parents are U.S. non-citizen ...
In the United States, the term "alien" is as synonymous with foreign national. [23] Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of the United States, "[t]he term 'alien' means any person not a citizen or national of the United States." [2] [4] People born in American Samoa or on Swains Island are statutorily "non-citizen nationals."
(The Center Square) – Polling has shown that a large majority of Americans oppose allowing non-U.S. citizens to vote in elections. On Election Day, voters backed up that sentiment. Eight states ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 June 2024. First sentence of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Citizenship Clause is the first sentence of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which was adopted on July 9, 1868, which states: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and ...