Definition

1. Verb:
   • To naturalize: The primary meaning of "nhập tịch" is the legal process by which a foreign citizen acquires the citizenship or nationality of a new country.
   • To become a citizen: It refers to the act of formally being granted the rights and duties of a citizen of a country where one was not born.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Ông ấy đã nhập tịch Canada năm ngoái. (He naturalized as a Canadian citizen last year.)
  • Sau mười năm định cư, cô ấy quyết định nhập tịch. (After ten years of residency, she decided to become a citizen.)
  • Thủ tục nhập tịch khá phức tạp. (The naturalization procedure is quite complex.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is used in formal, legal, and administrative contexts related to immigration and nationality law.
• It implies a complete legal transition, as opposed to holding permanent residency.

Variants and Related Words

• Quốc tịch (n): nationality, citizenship.

  • Cô ấy có hai quốc tịch. (She has dual citizenship.)

• Định cư (v): to settle, to reside permanently.

  • Gia đình tôi định cư ở Úc. (My family settled in Australia.)

• Thường trú nhân (n): permanent resident.

  • Anh ấy là thường trú nhân trước khi nhập tịch. (He was a permanent resident before naturalizing.)

Synonyms

• Naturalize: to admit to citizenship.
• Become a citizen: to be granted citizenship.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Nhập tịch kết hôn: Refers to acquiring citizenship through marriage, though this is a descriptive phrase rather than a fixed idiom.
  • Có người nghi ngờ cô ấy nhập tịch kết hôn. (Some suspect she naturalized through marriage.)