What's the difference between permanent residents and nationality?

The difference between permanent residents and nationality lies in:

1. Nationality refers to a person's legal qualification as a national or citizen of a certain country, indicating a fixed legal connection between a person and a specific country, and is the legal consultant basis for the country to exercise personal jurisdiction and diplomatic protection.

2. A permanent resident refers to a person who has the right of permanent residence in the country, that is, an individual has the right of permanent residence in the country and can enter and leave the country without a visa, but he does not enjoy civil rights. According to the laws of different countries, his rights are different.

3. A person with the nationality of that country must be a permanent resident of that country, but a permanent resident of that country does not necessarily have the nationality of that country.

Although you can have nationality and permanent residency at the same time, you don't need to give up your nationality to apply for permanent residency, and theoretically you can apply for permanent residency in multiple countries at the same time, unless the laws of your country and that country allow your citizens to hold dual nationality, you must first give up your nationality if you want to obtain the nationality of that country.

5. According to the Nationality Law of China, dual nationality is not recognized.

6. The green card we often talk about is only a permanent identity card issued by permanent residence in the United States, but a permanent identity card is not necessarily a green card. For example, maple leaf cards are issued in Canada, cherry blossom cards are issued in Japan, and residence visas are affixed to the passports of permanent residents in some countries.

Extended data

Not all countries have permanent residency. The following countries or regions are:

Argentina; Australia; Brazil;

Canada; Chile; China (including Taiwan Province Province, Hongkong and Macau);

Denmark; Germany; Israel;

Japan; Malaysia; New Zealand;

Netherlands; Singapore; Spain;

Sweden; Switzerland; Britain;

United States; France; Russia;

Ukraine.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Nationality

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Baidu encyclopedia-permanent residency

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Baidu encyclopedia-passport

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Baidu encyclopedia-green card