Glossary
The EMN Glossary – as one of the key products of the EMN - improves comparability by enabling a common understanding and use of terms and definitions relating to asylum and migration. The Glossary draws on a variety of sources, but primarily on the legislation of the EU asylum and immigration acquis, and makes terms available in the majority of EU Member State languages.
The online version is regularly updated and available in various languages.
- BG: страна на гражданство
- CZ: země státní příslušnosti
- DE: Land der Staatsangehörigkeit / Staatsbürgerschaft
- EE: kodakondsusjärgne riik
- EN: country of nationality
- ES: país de nacionalidad
- FI: kansalaisuusvaltio
- FR: pays de nationalité
- GA: tír náisiúntachta
- GR: Χώρα της ιθαγένειας
- HU: állampolgárság szerinti ország
- IT: paese di cittadinanza
- LT: pilietybės šalis
- LV: pilsonības valsts
- MT: Pajjiż tan-nazzjonalità
- NL: land waarvan iemand onderdaan is (syn.: land waarvan iemand het staatsburgerschap heeft)
- NO: statsborgerskapsland (b) / statsborgarskapsland (n)
- PL: państwo, którego obywatelem jest cudzoziemiec
- PT: país de nacionalidade
- RO: ţara de cetăţenie
- SE: medborgarskapsland
- SK: krajina štátneho občianstva / krajina štátnej príslušnosti
- SL: država katere oseba je državljan
The country (or countries) of which a person holds citizenship.
2. In some EU Member States, this term is used in the context of return.
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- BG: придобиване на гражданство
- CZ: nabytí státního občanství
- DE: Erwerb der Staatsangehörigkeit / Staatsbürgerschaft
- EE: kodakondsuse omandamine / kodakondsuse saamine
- EN: acquisition of citizenship
- ES: adquisición y atribución de nacionalidad
- FI: kansalaisuuden saaminen
- FR: acquisition de la citoyenneté
- GA: saoránacht a fháil
- GR: κτήση ιθαγένειας
- HU: állampolgárság megszerzése
- IT: acquisizione di cittadinanza
- LT: pilietybės įgijimas
- LV: pilsonības iegūšana
- MT: Ksib ta’ ċittadinanza
- NL: verkrijging van het staatsburgerschap
- NO: erverv av statsborgerskap (b) / erverv av statsborgarskap (n)
- PL: nabywanie obywatelstwa
- PT: aquisição de nacionalidade
- RO: obtinerea cetateniei / dobandirea cetateniei
- SE: förvärv av medborgarskap
- SK: nadobudnutie štátneho občianstva / získanie štátneho občianstva
- SL: pridobitev državljanstva
The particular legal bond between an individual and their State, acquired by birth or naturalisation, whether by declaration, choice, marriage or other means according to national legislation.
2. One of the possible ways of acquiring citizenship is through naturalisation, which refers more to the decision / administrative process by the relevant authorities for the granting of nationality.
EUDO Glossary on Citizenship and Nationality