二重国籍

nijukokuseki/ɲi.dʑɯː.ko.kɯ.se.kʲi/

noun

the legal status of being a citizen of two countries at once

二つの国の国籍を同時に持つ法的地位

It is a nationality-law status, not merely owning two passport booklets.

パスポートを二冊持っていることではなく、国籍法上ふたつの国の国民である状態を指す。

Examples

01
空港でパスポートを二冊出し、二重国籍だと係員に説明した。
At the airport she opened both passports and explained that two nationalities let her enter either country.
02
兵役の案内が届き、二重国籍のままでよいか弁護士に聞いた。
Before the army physical he asked a lawyer whether two nationalities would change his military duty.
03
十八歳になる前に、二重国籍を整理する期限が来ると母が言った。
At eighteen her parents said she might have to give up one nationality and keep only one country.

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