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[Mass Effect]Can aliens become citizens of the System Alliance or other alien governments that are not their species' traditional government?

Say I am a turian and I do not wish to serve in the military, can I renounce my citizenship and apply to become a citizen of the Asari republics or Salarian Union?
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The Systems Alliance isn't something that offers citizenship. It is simply a unified front that the independent nations of Earth contribute to and that represents humanity and its colonies in the Council. Think of it as the United Nations in space. You would have to petition for citizenship to one of the individual human nations. Your ability to do so would probably depend greatly on the particular nation you choose: certain nations are certainly more likely to be open to immigration than others, given historical evidence. A Turian would likely have a bit more difficulty than a Salarian or Asari given the First Contact War and mankind's predilection for jingoistic xenophobia (among those humans still living on Earth).