What is the difference between a U.S. citizen and a U.S. national?
2006-09-16 15:21:55 · 5 answers · asked by sweet-chic 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
I give you an example: If you are from Puerto Rico you are a USA citizen but you are not a USA national. In general your nationality refers to the places you are from.
2006-09-16 17:23:37 · answer #1 · answered by Lost. at. Sea. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A U.S. Citizen can be someone born in the states or outside but received citizenship here. To be referred to as a national you must have been born in the states.
2006-09-16 18:35:35 · answer #2 · answered by malcriada24 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A national is usually someone who was born in that country whereas a citizen can either be a person who was born there or when through some right-of-passage to declair there loyalty to a new country where they want to live!
A legal resident is someone who has come into a country using the appropriate procedures of that country.
2006-09-16 15:37:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The term "national" includes legal permanent resident aliens, who are not citizens. Specifically, as defined in 8 USC 1101, a national is anyone who is a citizen, or any who is not a citizen but "owes permanent allegiance to the United States."
An "alien" is any person not a citizen or national of the US.
2006-09-16 15:28:44 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2006-09-19 23:36:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋