There is a topical ongoing debate in society about whether citizenship is becoming an outdated notion in the 21st century. Citizenship refers to the “state of being vested with the rights, privileges and duties of a citizen” (Dictionary, 2016). In the last century, the concept of citizenship has altered drastically and in addition, there is now more then one type of citizenship in existence. Until the modern era arrived, there were only two types of citizenship; natural born or naturalised. A natural born citizen refers to “a citizen being born in the state and a naturalised citizen is a person whom moved to the country post-birth” (Brown, T, 2016). Dual citizenship is another type of citizenship that allows people to maintain more than one
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Only 38 countries out of 196 in the world allow people to attain dual citizenship. The original intentions of dual citizenship were because of the benefits it could produce, but since establishing the concept, many limitations have arisen that test the notion of citizenship. There are many legal concerns with dual citizenship such as ‘limited assistance abroad, military service, double taxations, career issues and that it is a lengthy, expensive process’ (Folger, J, 2016). In the US, there is mandatory military service which can create challenges for dual citizens. If an individual was born in the United Stated but married an Australian before they had completed their mandatory service, this becomes a problem as the individual must either travel back to the US to complete their service or renounce their US citizenship. Double taxation may also be a substantial issue as an individual may end up “owing income taxes to two countries” (Folger, J, 2016). The United States imposes taxes on it’s citizens for “income earned anywhere in the world” (Folger, J, 2016) which therefore means all dual citizens living abroad must pay taxes for both countries. Nevertheless, this is only one example of dual citizenship in a country. Each country has their own individual requirements which all citizenship must engage in. Dual citizenship is different from citizenship from …show more content…
If an individual considered themselves a cityzen then they would technically have to apply themselves to this definition. If this is considered a legal form of citizenship, then each individual would have to attentively involve themselves in their city life on a day-to-day basis. If an individual lived in a particular city but did not actively involve themselves, this would challenge the concept of being a cityzen because not all individuals can abide by participation as they may be bedridden or on house arrest. Another form of citizenship is the concept of a ‘netizen,’ which is formally known as ‘a user of the Internet, especially a habitual or keen one’ (Dictionary, 2016). Netizenship is an extremely different form of citizenship in that can only be attained through choice. Firstly, netizenship is not defined by country but by what websites and apps an individual has chosen to connect themselves too. This is the largest redefining aspect in this type of citizenship because netizenship is not an obligation. In all countries there is a large number of citizens who have chosen not to be netizens and also a large number who has chosen to be become a netizen by signing up to Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and other aspects of the media. The validity of
Only 38 countries out of 196 in the world allow people to attain dual citizenship. The original intentions of dual citizenship were because of the benefits it could produce, but since establishing the concept, many limitations have arisen that test the notion of citizenship. There are many legal concerns with dual citizenship such as ‘limited assistance abroad, military service, double taxations, career issues and that it is a lengthy, expensive process’ (Folger, J, 2016). In the US, there is mandatory military service which can create challenges for dual citizens. If an individual was born in the United Stated but married an Australian before they had completed their mandatory service, this becomes a problem as the individual must either travel back to the US to complete their service or renounce their US citizenship. Double taxation may also be a substantial issue as an individual may end up “owing income taxes to two countries” (Folger, J, 2016). The United States imposes taxes on it’s citizens for “income earned anywhere in the world” (Folger, J, 2016) which therefore means all dual citizens living abroad must pay taxes for both countries. Nevertheless, this is only one example of dual citizenship in a country. Each country has their own individual requirements which all citizenship must engage in. Dual citizenship is different from citizenship from …show more content…
If an individual considered themselves a cityzen then they would technically have to apply themselves to this definition. If this is considered a legal form of citizenship, then each individual would have to attentively involve themselves in their city life on a day-to-day basis. If an individual lived in a particular city but did not actively involve themselves, this would challenge the concept of being a cityzen because not all individuals can abide by participation as they may be bedridden or on house arrest. Another form of citizenship is the concept of a ‘netizen,’ which is formally known as ‘a user of the Internet, especially a habitual or keen one’ (Dictionary, 2016). Netizenship is an extremely different form of citizenship in that can only be attained through choice. Firstly, netizenship is not defined by country but by what websites and apps an individual has chosen to connect themselves too. This is the largest redefining aspect in this type of citizenship because netizenship is not an obligation. In all countries there is a large number of citizens who have chosen not to be netizens and also a large number who has chosen to be become a netizen by signing up to Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and other aspects of the media. The validity of