双重国籍

shuangchong guoji/ʂwaŋ.ʈʂʰʊŋ.kwo.tɕi/

noun

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

同时拥有两个国家国籍的法律身份

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

不是单纯收藏两本护照，而是国籍法承认你同属两个国家。

Examples

01
在机场她拿出两本护照，向工作人员说明自己有双重国籍。
At the airport she opened both passports and explained that two nationalities let her enter either country.
02
征兵体检前，他问律师双重国籍会不会改变服役义务。
Before the army physical he asked a lawyer whether two nationalities would change his military duty.
03
满十八岁前，父母提醒她可能必须放弃双重国籍、只留一国。
At eighteen her parents said she might have to give up one nationality and keep only one country.

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