Citizenship – Easy Read

If you have citizenship, you:

• live by the laws and customs of the country where you live

• have rights and duties in the country where you live.

These might include the right to:

• live in the country

• work

• vote in elections

• return to the country if you travel

• own real estate – a home or land

• be protected by the law

• be protected by defence forces.

Citizenship is about more than just rights.

Citizenship is also about what people can offer:

• each other
• the community.