The citizenship status of an individual will tell you if they are a legal citizen of a country or not. When an individual has filed their application for citizenship, then this usually means that their citizenship status is pending or in a holding pattern as the government reviews everything. If an individual has gone through the process and filed all of the forms and been approved, then their citizenship status will quickly change from a permanent resident to that of an actual citizen of the country that they live in. If an individual wants to gain citizenship status in a given country, then they must go through the appropriate channels and processes.