New Zealand citizenship

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citizenship legal status

New Zealand citizenship is the legal status that grants individuals full membership in New Zealand’s national community, including rights such as residence, political participation, and consular protection.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
New Zealand citizens	5

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	citizenship ⓘ legal status ⓘ
acquiredBy	adoption by a New Zealand citizen under certain conditions ⓘ birth in New Zealand under certain conditions ⓘ descent from a New Zealand citizen parent ⓘ grant of citizenship by naturalisation ⓘ
administeredBy	Department of Internal Affairs of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ
allows	holding dual or multiple citizenships ⓘ
associatedWith	New Zealand nationality ⓘ New Zealand passport NERFINISHED ⓘ
cameIntoEffect	1 January 1949 ⓘ
confersStatus	New Zealand citizen ⓘ New Zealand national NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
eligibleFor	visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to many countries ⓘ
entails	civic responsibilities such as voting participation ⓘ obligation to obey New Zealand law ⓘ potential liability for jury service ⓘ
establishedBy	British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948 NERFINISHED ⓘ
grants	access to certain public benefits in New Zealand ⓘ eligibility for certain public sector jobs in New Zealand ⓘ right not to be deported from New Zealand ⓘ right of abode in New Zealand ⓘ right to consular protection by New Zealand ⓘ right to enter New Zealand ⓘ right to hold a New Zealand passport ⓘ right to live in New Zealand ⓘ right to stand for public office in New Zealand ⓘ right to study in New Zealand ⓘ right to vote in New Zealand elections ⓘ right to work in New Zealand ⓘ
hasPrinciple	recognition of dual citizenship ⓘ
hasRequirement	good character for naturalisation ⓘ intention to continue living in New Zealand for naturalisation ⓘ minimum period of residence for naturalisation ⓘ sufficient knowledge of English for naturalisation ⓘ understanding of responsibilities and privileges of citizenship ⓘ
historicallyLinkedTo	British subject status ⓘ
isDifferentFrom	New Zealand permanent residence NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand resident visa status ⓘ
languageOfOfficialDocuments	English NERFINISHED ⓘ Māori ⓘ
linkedTo	Treaty of Waitangi as a constitutional context ⓘ
mayBeLostBy	deprivation in specific legal circumstances ⓘ voluntary renunciation ⓘ
regulatedBy	Citizenship Act 1977 NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand nationality law NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizedBy	New Zealand passport coat of arms NERFINISHED ⓘ